IRVINE, CA—Colored-curtain wall mosaics, standalone big-box retail and LEED, in a way, are some trends that are becoming passé in CRE and residential real estate, MG2's Mark Griffith tells GlobeSt.com. Griffith recently joined the Seattle-based architecture and design firm as managing principal in its Irvine, CA, office. We spoke with him about his new role and the design trends that are emerging as well as those that are on their way out the door.
GlobeSt.com: What are your goals in your new role with MG2?
Griffith: My goals are very much aligned with the goals of the firm. MG2's Irvine office has primarily focused on supporting efforts of our Seattle headquarters and now, our goal is to seek out more design- driven projects and to expand our services and markets to grow the MG2 brand throughout California. We've also recently hired Manny Bouza to lead the design effort in our Irvine office, and I'll be working with him closely to grow our office.
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Carrie Rossenfeld
Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.
