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Origins and Evolution
Michael Gallis & Associates started operations
in the early 1980s - and began to develop its new methods and techniques
for building frameworks, involving visual language, as the foundation
for strategic planning. Through the early 1990s, the firm focused
on strategic planning and design projects requiring a high degree
of innovation. In 1996, the firm formed a real estate group aimed
at more effectively linking public sector policy with private investment
to re-urbanize cities and maximize the utilization of land.
Company Philosophy
MG&A has developed the philosophy that
a comprehensive and strategic framework, built in a partnership
with our clients and communities, must be created before any strategic
plan or real estate project can be effective. We believe fragmented
and traditional approaches are no longer viable in the 21st century.
Organization and Structure
The firm is organized into two primary divisions: the Strategic
Planning Group and the Real Estate Studio. The core services that
the firm provides through these divisions are complementary and
create value for clients through added dimensions of understanding.
Our breadth of experience in integrated strategic planning projects
has helped MG&A develop a comprehensive information base to
support our expertise in urban development patterns across the world.
The Real Estate Studio provides the firm with an in-depth knowledge
of metropolitan markets and market dynamics. Design is the tool
that MG&A uses to abstract and communicate complex information
from both fields to provide our clients with a more comprehensive
understanding and integrated framework for problem definition, solutions
and decision-making
Basic Principles
MG&A believes that four basic principles
underlie every planning and real estate solution: data and information
are the foundation; involving the right combination of public, private
and institutional participants is vital; effectively communicating
to a wide range of audiences democratizes the process; and project
management must be capable of long-term implementation.
Visual Language
The firm has pioneered the development of
a “visual language” that illustrates the patterns of
linkage forming the global network. The visual language synthesizes
a wide variety of data such as demographic trends, market dynamics,
traffic flow, infrastructure patterns and major capital investments
into diagrams that simplify the complexities of regional dynamics.
By translating complex data into easily interpreted yet detailed
maps and graphics, the visual language allows spatial and other
relationships to be more readily comprehended. The use of visual
language facilitates discussion by making complex information equally
visible to all participants and citizens. |
