Architecture Our architects offer fresh and creative solutions for today's design challenges. MRA takes pride in working closely with our clients to satisfy their specific needs, whether they are for renovation or new construction. With decades of experience with residential, commercial, and multi-family architecture, our staff excels at creating buildings that enhance their environment and provide value to our clients. Our production department provides efficient, high-quality documentation. Our state-of-the-art facility is fully equipped with Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) technology, high-speed internet connections, multimedia & web authoring software and equipment, and digital imaging tools, generating efficient, high-quality documentation and presentations. We constantly evaluate and integrate new technologies into this process, helping our clients contain costs, reduce risks and add value to their projects. Land Planning Land planning at MRA complements the architectural services; we unite buildings with their surroundings to create a cohesive design program. Our planners consider aesthetics, safety, maintenance and long-term growth in the design of every site. Lighting, planting, grading and irrigation designs are included in the services we offer. We create site amenities, including ponds, fountains, and site furnishings, to further enhance the design plan. For planning projects, full construction documentation is available through the use of our CAD technology. Site analysis, feasibility studies, site planning, facility programming, and comprehensive master planning are services MRA offers as part of our site planning expertise. Construction Management Our creative design approach is augmented by a technical knowledge of the construction issues that affect each project. This in-depth understanding of the building industry makes MRA's Construction Management services a valuable asset to our clients. By monitoring the progress of construction, MRA is able to smoothly and efficiently guide the process, delivering results on time and under budget. Visualization An early pioneer in the use of Virtual Reality (VR) in architectural design, Mike Rosen has gained worldwide acclaim for his efforts to integrate advanced technology with the design process. With projects such as the Atlantic City Convention Center and a proposed Phillies stadium, Mr. Rosen gave clients a glimpse into the future, allowing them to see what their finished product would look like before the first brick was laid. A more ambitious project was ModelCity Philadelphia, a fully-textured VR model of Center City containing everything from cars driving around Love Park to sunlight gleaming off the windows of Liberty Place. Recently, Mike Rosen Architects developed new techniques for creating photo-realistic perspectives, elevations, and sections in short-order. Using our extensive digital library, we are able to piece together and manipulate architectural elements, creating pictures that tell a building's whole story, to scale, in full-color, at a low cost. Many examples of this technique can be found throughout the website - so if it looks real, be careful; it may be a computer-generated image designed to help visualize a project's full impact within the real context. Principals Mike Rosen, AIA Chief Executive Officer, president, architect, and virtual reality evangelist are just a few of Mike Rosen's many titles. He is recognized as a leader in the residential architecture, virtual reality, and internet communities. Born in Israel, Mike Rosen immigrated to the United States when he was ten years old, where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture from Temple University. In 1988, Mike formed Mike Rosen Architects, P.C., a full-service architecture, land planning, and landscape architecture firm. Mike Rosen Architects (MRA) is considered a leading design and technology trendsetter in the residential architecture industry. The firm has received many local and national honors including the prestigious Best in American Living Award for their innovative design work. Mike Rosen is a frequent speaker on architectural subjects and has presided as judge for building competitions across the country. He is a co-author of the NAHB's Sales and Marketing Council's Institute of Real Estate Marketing Five (IRM V). MRA's most recent work consists of town planning, commercial shopping centers and small office design, as well as custom homes. His firm's work using advanced visualization technology has received tremendous national and international magazine, newspaper and television coverage. Mike Rosen has lectured and presented on the subject at more than twenty conferences nationally and in Singapore, China, Israel, Norway, Canada and Great Britain. He was recognized by Business Philadelphia magazine as one of the "Top 100 People to Watch" in 1995 for his firm's work using virtual reality, and Philadelphia Business Journal's "Top 40 Under 40" business leaders in 1999. Mike Rosen is a member of many professional organizations, including the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and the Philadelphia Technology Council. He was the 1998 National Chairman of the AIA Housing PIA. Mike is also the past Chairman of AIA Philadelphia's Housing Committee. He sat on the Design Committee of the NAHB. He is also involved with local and national philanthropic organizations. Richard Luce Richard J. Luce, Jr. is Vice President with MRA. After the Bachelor of Architecture program at Drexel University in Philadelphia, he became experienced with the construction industry. Working on projects as diverse as the Philadelphia International Airport, hospitals, commercial, and multi-family residential, he brings years of a background in design/build firms and construction management to Mike Rosen Architects. Luce concentrates in project management, contract administration, estimating, and specification writing. In addition, he has been a construction industry advisor for local colleges, and is currently Chairman of his town's Planning Commission and a Township Supervisor.