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A LT H O U G H T H E M Z O G R O U P o f S t o n e h a m , M A , h a s e s t a b - lished a stel la r na me for itself in del iver i n g creat ive de si g n solut ion s for custom homes, additions, renovations a nd mu lt i-fa m i ly development , it i s, i n fa c t , t he s e c ond gener at ion of t he le gend a r y Claude Miquel le A ssociates dati ng back t o t he 1 950 s. Claude, who wa s a c t ive i n a rchitecture into his 90s, recently pa ssed away a f ter a brief illness. Drawing from a rich blend of experience i n v a r i o u s m a r k e t s , T h e M Z O G R OU P creates in novative desig n solutions t hat a re i mplement ed i n a pra c t ica l way. A n e x c e e d i n g l y q u a l i f i e d i n - h o u s e s t a f f a nd other desig n tea m members, includ- i n g s i t e e n g i n e e r s , i n t e r i o r d e s i g n e r s , la ndscape a rch it ect s a nd cust om bu i ld- e r s s u c h a s E .W. T a r c a C o n s t r u c t i o n , p r o v i d e c l i e n t s w i t h o p t i m a l s e r v i c e s for t h e i r n e e d s . T h e M Z O G R OU P h a s been recog n i z ed loca l ly a nd n at ion a l ly, receiving awa rds from the Homebuilders a nd R emodeler s A s soci at ion of Great er B os t on , a cit at ion f rom t he Urba n L a nd Institute a nd a n Aurora Awa rd for desig n e x c e l l e n c e i n t he s out he a s t er n Un it e d States. The MZO GROUP also operates an o¡ce in The Woodlands, TX. A n d r e w Z a le w s k i , A I A , P r e s ident of The MZO GROUP, is the direct beneficiary of the ex traordina r y skills, for titude a nd for e s i g ht for wh ic h C l a ude M ique l le i s so wel l know n. A ndrew picked up where Claude left o£ in 1990, when the firm's name transitioned to The MZO GROUP. Raised in Bu£alo, NY, Andrew began working for Claude Miquelle Associates within a week of graduating with a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Unsu r pr isi n g ly, one of h is f i rst project s landed on a magazine cover. Andrew cited t he compa ny 's d iver sit y of projec t s a nd capabilities as a key to success. " Tod ay, we do ever y t h i n g f rom sm a l l projects to 300-unit apartment and condo projects," he says. "Our ability to handle a diverse and broad range of services allows us to continually learn how to manage budgets and work with clients and top builders like Ed Ta rca t o a ch ieve what ever goa l s a re pre sent ed . We m ay d i sc over somet h i n g while working on a $6 million project that would one day help us on a simple addition or renovation. It works the other way as well." John Cronin Jr., AIA, is the company 's Vice President a nd wa s a lso a n i nteg ra l player of the original company. Andrew began his career there in 1976, while John came aboard in 1982. John holds degrees in archi- tectura l engineering from the Wentworth Institute of Technology and the University of Massachusetts Boston. His career began in Florida, where he worked on projects for four years before moving back to New England and joining the Claude Miquelle Associates team. He is licensed in three states, including Texas, where he spends approximately two of every six weeks at The Woodlands o¡ce. Thanks to today's technology, the Lone Star state is not as distant as it may seem. "Over the past 10 years, our connection to The Woodlands has produced phenom- en a l r e s u lt s for b ot h ou r c omp a ny a n d our clients," John says. "For instance, we did a custom home in Need ha m for New Englanders who had moved to and resided in The Woodlands for some 24 years, and then decided to move back. We have t wo o t h e r c l i e n t s f r om T h e Wo o d l a n d s for The MZO GROUP SPECIAL FEATURE BOSTON.BUILDERARCHITECT.COM Builder+Architect Greater Boston | BOSTON.BUILDERARCHITECT.COM Builder+Architect Greater Boston |

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