Stephen Mackenzie Email & Phone Number

Steve’s background offers a rich blend of experience and innovation. His 40+ years of experience include over 30 years of dedicated focus on multi-family/multi-generational housing, senior living, and health care. Steve’s expertise covers the spectrum from rural to academic work over an entire continuum of services and facilities, and includes participation in well over $1.5 billion in construction work nationwide.The work of Mackenzie Architects, P.C. is national in scope and broad in focus. Our years of designing elder housing and services—independent, assisted, dementia, and skilled nursing—reflect a commitment to creating communities that honor and respect personal dignity, independence, and the kindness of a residential, homelike environment. Widely regarded as a national expert in the design of new housing options for aging Baby Boomers, Steve’s experience has earned him a reputation as an innovative, creative designer, eager to facilitate a positive, collaborative team experience from design through occupancy.This approach extends beyond the building itself to careful site analysis that balances environmental sustainability, pedestrian, vehicular/site amenities, and contextual considerations in an enjoyable and satisfying team environment. We always look for ways to better serve our clients and the industry; by listening carefully and translating wishes and objectives into built work, we help to create environments that exceed the expectations of our clients.PRESENTATIONS:“Aging in Community: The Exponential Power of People and Place” and “Successfully Marketing Aging in Community: The VMRC Story”---ASA/National Council on Aging National Conference, Washington, D..C., March, 2008Housing and Community - Design for the 50+ Population,” and “Getting Aging in Community Projects in the Ground”—ASA/National Council on Aging National Conference, Chicago, IL, March, 2007.“Intentional Communities for the Second Half of Life”-- ASA/National Council on Aging National Conference, Anaheim, CA, March, 2006.“Aging in Community”— Boomer Business Summit,Anaheim, California, March, 2006.MEMBERSHIPS:AIANCARBRegistered – Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia.EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:Mackenzie Architects, P.C.; 2001-present; OwnerMorris/Switzer & Associates; 1995-2001; PartnerHansen Lind Meyer; 1981-1995; PrincipalFry Peters Associates; 1979-1981; AssociateRossen Neumann; 1976; ArchitectFrederick Stickel Associates; 1973-1979; Intern/Architect

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  University Of Michigan

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