Architects’ side venture keeps projects on time, on budget
“Well beyond our expectations,” is how Tom Marshall described MFA’s success so far. Pictured are partners Alan Barner (left), Marshall, Scott Fleming and Aaron Patrick Campbell as they toured the Renasant Convention Center on Monday, March 9, 2020. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Architect Tom Marshall (profile) along with his MFA partners discuss upgrades that have been completed inside the Renasant Convention Center on Monday, March 9, 2020. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
MFA partners (left to right) Scott Fleming, Tom Marshall and Alan Barner discuss upgrades that have been completed inside the Renasant Convention Center on Monday, March 9, 2020. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Renderings of the new grand lobby of the Renasant Convention Center shown on Monday, March 9, 2020 during a tour with MFA leaders. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
MFA's project is the $200 million renovation of the Renasant Convention Center (formerly Memphis Cook Convention Center), which is still under construction. (Rendering courtesy of Oakhurst Building Brands)
MFA is a sideline business — a joint-venture — formed by three architecture firms. It does not design buildings, but works to keep construction on time and under budget for the owner. Business is so strong that MFA is looking for permanent office space Downtown.
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Renasant Convention Center Fleming Architects Tom Marshall OT Marshall Aaron Patrick ArchitectsTom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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