Mills + Schnoering Architects, LLC (M+Sa) is a full service architectural firm. Our work is focused on cultural buildings of all types, including theaters and museums; public buildings; campus planning and design; and the preservation and rehabilitation of historic structures. We have a particular interest in the restoration, renovation, and adaptive use of mid-century Modern buildings and sites.
The firm was founded in 2011 and traces its origins to the 1974 partnership of William Short and Jeremiah Ford III, a community-based general practice that undertook design and preservation projects for residential, commercial, and institutional clients. With the addition of new partners in subsequent years, Short and Ford became known as Ford Farewell Mills & Gatsch Architects and then as Farewell Mills Gatsch Architects. The work of M+Sa reflects a continued emphasis on both new design and preservation. We are dedicated to making a meaningful contribution to the built environment. We look for projects that inspire and challenge us, and client partners who share our commitment to quality and craftsmanship. Our approach to all projects is based on a thorough understanding of the building or site and its greater context, of our client and their role within the community, and of the program requirements that serve as a basis for design.
We are committed to creating safe, secure, and fully accessible public facilities, and to social, economic, and ecological sustainability. It is our goal to create innovative, high quality environments that enhance and advance the users’ mission and become valued and enduring elements of a community’s architectural legacy.