The Washington, DC-based architect creates spaces that honor history and center communities

Members of the MMD design team did not let the summer heat wave deter an important site visit to The Langston, a project nearing completion in DC’s Shaw neighborhood.

EDENS has not one, but two new residential buildings on the boards for the Union Market area. Penn and 4th is a two-building residential development that will take the place of the Motel 6 building and Maurice Electric parking lot just off of New York Avenue.

Amazon HQ2 has been awarded a CoStar Impact Award for 2024. CoStar's Impact Awards highlight the commercial real estate transactions and projects that have transformed their markets over the past year.

Amazon HQ2 has been awarded LEED Platinum Certification, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

Clark Construction's Black Leadership + Development Resource (BLDR) group hosts BLDR Constructive Conversations: The Transformative Intersection of Art and Architecture in the Built Environment on April 5. 

Michael Marshall, FAIA, NOMA, NCARB is featured on a recent installment of America's Black Forum, a nationally-syndicated news feature program.

On Wednesday, December 13, MMD and our partners celebrated the Topping Out of our project, The Langston, located on 7th Street, NW in the District of Columbia.

Join us for a reception for students interested in pursuing graduate studies at the Yale School of Architecture.

The American Planning Association’s 2023 National Planning Awards were announced on October 25; The Cody Rouge & Warrendale YOUTH-CENTRIC Neighborhood Framework project was awarded The Planning Excellence Award.

MMD team members joined Friendship Public Charter School and Friendship Ideal Elementary and Middle School students, faculty, administrators and friends on October 19 for a special ribbon cutting ceremony, commemorating the completion of extensive renovations and modernization of the school campus.

On August 25, 2023, Bread for the City will hold an official Opening Celebration for their newest facility, the Michelle Obama Southeast Center of Bread for the City on Good Hope Road in Southeast DC.

Michael Marshall has been interviewed for the nationally-syndicated news feature program, America's Black Forum.

MMD is pleased to announce our firm has joined the design team, with our partners at Bradley Site Design, for the new community park in Maryland named for David Driskell, artist, historian, curator and scholar of African American art.

Michael Marshall Design is pleased to congratulate Amazon on the grand opening of HQ2 in Arlington, Virginia!

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) have selected the Reeves CMC Venture team to redevelop the Frank D. Reeves Center of Municipal Affairs (Reeves Center) site.

We are pleased to welcome Daniela Pay to our design team! Daniela will support architecture, interiors and branding clients and we are excited to have her join us!

POSITION DUTIES: Role responsibilities include assisting with all aspects of architectural design, from client presentations to construction administration.

At its first meeting for the month of March, 2023, ANC1B, representing DC’s Ward 1 community, presented its evaluation of each of the two proposals for the redevelopment of the Reeves Center and set forth its recommendations.

As we close out Black History Month, we share an interview with our own Michael Marshall, featuring reflections and advice for young architects of color.

A D.C.-based architecture and design firm needed to quickly hire creatives to work on purpose-driven projects that promote equity and inclusion. 

To transform the design profession and create more inclusive built environments, hiring a diverse team is the first step.

In 2022, we have been honored to work with some amazing clients and partners, on projects in the Washington, DC region and well beyond.

Members of Friendship Aspire, along with our team and our partners from Nelson Architectural Group of Pine Bluff and Hart Construction, attended the opening of the newly-renovated Friendship Aspire Academy, a charter elementary school in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on December 6.

The next major development near Union Market seeks to extend the burgeoning district to north, essentially to New York Avenue NE.

"But it is a city, and a vibrant one, and increasingly it is a city of significant architectural interest."

It's that time of year again. That beautiful season of color, celebration, and bountiful sharing.

As a child growing up in Egypt, Eman Yassin loved to draw. And she realized, by 6th grade, that she had a real aptitude for geometry. “Studying geometry actually brought me great joy,” she recalled.

Developer EDENS has not one, but two new residential buildings on the boards for Union Market, UrbanTurf has learned.

Designight 2022 is a free event where everyone is welcome; all firms, clients, consultants, partners, friends, and family—and all Chicagoans with a penchant for great architectural design.

AIA Chicago, the second largest chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the collective voice of 4,000 licensed architects, emerging professionals, architecture students, and allied professionals, today announced jurors for its revamped award program Designight 2022 which honors the global design achievements of Chicago architects.

At its Awards Gala on May 19 in Virginia, the Potomac Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects recognized 16 projects with professional awards.

The Octagon has been closely tied to our nation’s history since its construction began in 1799.

Michael Marshall Design (MMD) is thrilled to celebrate the grand opening of KID Museum’s new flagship location at 3 Bethesda Metro Center on Sunday, May 22, 2022.

A new campaign has been launched to encourage more girls in the D.C. area to participate in sports, and the first step is to help girls in underserved communities get what they need to play the game.

Black History Month is a time to reflect upon the past and reckon with the long history of racism and inequality that has disenfranchised Black Americans to this day.

We're celebrating Black History Month by showcasing some local and international groundbreaking artists and innovators who've changed their communities and the world for the better.

From Southern California to Tokyo, these incredible buildings were designed by Black architects.

The latest Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff campus is under construction, but city and school leaders already hold the charter elementary school in high esteem.

The Walton Family Foundation is building on the success of its Northwest Arkansas Design Excellence Program by welcoming 31 firms with deep and diverse experiences creating inclusive public spaces. Renowned architect Toshiko Mori will also join the program’s selection committee.

Michael Marshall Design is pleased to announce the firm is part of the winning team for the Hill East Phase II Development, Bundle 2, awarded by the District of Columbia.

Washington, DC-based architect Michael Marshall established the Michael Marshall Scholarship Fund at the Yale School of Architecture, which has named its inaugural recipient, Nwando Onochie.