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Underwood Farms Becomes a Partner in MCM’s Agritourism Planning in China
May 29, 2018, Beijing China. Underwood Farms has agreed to supply MCM with expertise and their famous IP to help develop Agritourism in China. As one of America’s leading agrictourism farm, Underwood has created an ideal model for agritourism development in China....
MCM Group Undertakes Singapore’s Sentosa Island Design Survey
May 17, 2018, Beijing, China. MCM Group International’s (MCM Group) Beijing Branch visited Singapore’s Sentosa Island, a man-made island built for fun and recreation. Universal Studios Singapore, Wings of Time and Sentosa Merlion highlight the teams design survey MCM...
MCM Cares teamed up with MOGUMAMA and MCM WITOP for a Mother’s Day Fundraiser to Alleviate Poverty
May 11, 2018, Beijing, China. MCM Cares, in collaboration with MOGUMAMA and MCM WITOP, are co-sponsoring a program for the alleviation of mothers in poverty for the Mother’s Day event. Incy Wincy Kids and DAILY YOGA join in support of this fundraiser. MCM Group...
MCM Group Designs the Kangle Kindergarten, Giving Versatile Experiences and Adventures for the Children in Yantai
May 4, 2018, Beijing, China. MCM Group International (MCM Group) designs the Kangle Kindergarten (Kangle), giving versatile experiences and adventures for the children in Yantai prefecture of Bohai Strait, the northeastern part of Shandong Province, China. With the...
Venice Biennale 2018 Invites MCM Group to the Prestigious Biannual Art Festival
April 5, 2018, Beijing, China. The prestigious Venice Biennale will open its pavilions to curate the world’s top and influential art and designs this May 26th 2018. The long-standing organization invited MCM Group International (MCM Group) to exhibit at the biennial...
MCM Cares Helps Fund Special Needs Children Programs
March 30 2018, Beijing, China. MCM Group International’s (MCM Group) philanthropic endeavor, MCM Cares, visited the Children’s Hope Home in Beijing, China, engaging with and sending love to the special needs children. Ms. Jiang Yan, the head of Children’s Hope Home,...
MCM Group Presents at the China Attractions Expo (CAE) in Beijing
February 1, 2018, Beijing, China. MCM Group International (MCM Group) invites you to visit their booth at the China Attractions Expo (CAE) in Beijing, China, at the National Convention Center from March 17 to March 19. Annually led by China Association of Amusement...
MCM Cares Brings Christmas Cheer to the Children at the Yutian Hearing Speech Rehabilitation Training Center
December 12, 2017, Beijing, China. MCM Group International (MCM Group), led by the company’s president, Michael Mitchell, revisited the children at the Yutian Hearing Speech Rehabilitation Training Center (Yutian Center) in Beijing, bringing Christmas gifts, warming...
MCM Group Starts a New Journey in 2018 with the Successful Annual Meeting, themed Elegance: “New Dream, New Journey”
December 11, 2017, Beijing, China. MCM Group International (MCM Group) China successfully held their annual meeting, themed Elegance: New Dream, New Journey. Founder Michael Mitchell delivered the opening remarks, recapping MCM Group’s 2017 achievements and...
MCM Group and Guonong Huike Agricultural Research Institute form a Strategic Partnership
December 10, 2017, Beijing, China. The signing ceremony, held at MCM Group International’s (MCM Group) Beijing Headquarters, officially confirmed the strategic partnership between MCM Group and Guonong Huike Agricultural Research Institute (Guonong Huike). Michael C....
MCM Cares: Beijing Qizhi School – Let Love Be Always With Us
September 27, 2017, Beijing, PRC. Michael Mitchell, CEO of MCM Group International, together with the delegation of his staff, visited Beijing Qizhi Rehabilitation Center on September 27, 2017, bringing donations and care. Qizhi School Principal GAO Maocheng and MCM...
Congratulations on ZRTG China HHN City · Haishang Show Opening
July 24, 2017, Beijing, PRC. Zhejiang Radio & TV Group (ZRTG) China HHN City Phase I - “Haishang Show” celebrated its grand opening recently. MCM Group International delivered warm congratulations to China HHN City. MCM provided substantial design work for HHN City...
“New-type Urbanization & Agricultural Tourism Research Center” Founders’ Preparatory Meeting Successfully Held
MCM Group International Founder & CEO Michael Mitchell (Left) with Pan-China Group President & Party Secretary Yang Tianju (Right) July 07, 2017, Beijing, PRC. The Founders’ Preparatory Meeting of New-type Urbanization & Agricultural Tourism Research...
Lifestyles in Future Cities Deserve More Attention than Freestyle
July 15, 2017, Beijing, PRC. Hosted by Suqian People’s Government and co-organized by Suqian Planning Bureau, China Building Center (CBC) and Urban·Environment·Design Magzine (UED), the “Design for Suqian” & “Natian Cup” Sustainable Design International Competition &...
MCM Cares: Dream Tree Charity Show
June 03, 2017, Beijing, PRC. MCM Cares-We are dedicated to creating better childhood for children all along. MCM Group International attended the 3rd Dream Three Charity Show held in Love Hope (Beijing) Cultural Development Center on June 3, 2017. MCM also contributed...
Cangma Mountain Programs Upgraded—Blueberry Town Children’s Discovery Park & VR Experience Center Opened
June 01, 2017, Qingdao, PRC. With the increasing demand for higher quality life, traditional children’s entertainment spaces are failing to satisfy the needs of parents and children. The innovation on the design concepts and the upgrade of the play methods have become...
Tianjin Design Week: “The Future is Now ”
Michael Mitchell, CEO of MCM Group International, was invited to attend the opening ceremony of “The Future Is Now” Tianjin Design Week and delivered the keynote speech of "Digital Brings Changes to Entertainment Experience" on May 13, 2017. May 13,...
Tianjin Association of City Planning “Master’s Lectures”-Sports Venues Design and Operation
May 11, 2017, Tianjin, PRC. Venues are essential for hosting a large sports event. As nowadays sports venues have encountered many problems, there is need and necessity to contemplate the solutions from coordinated perspectives of investment, planning and design, and...
The Salon Season – How to Achieve Higher Value in Agriculture-based Leisure Projects
April 08, 2017, Beijing, PRC. In-depth Exploration on Questions Troubling Agricultural Leisure Projects in China What’s more important, products or operation? How to stand out from the rest of the agricultural leisure projects? How to maintain constant appeal to...
MCM Forms Strategic Partnership with Pan-China Group
February 20, 2017, Beijing, PRC. MCM Group International entered into strategic partnership with Pan-China Group and its No. 1 Construction Company on February 20, 2017. MCM Group CEO Michael Michelle, MCM China Region General Manager ZHANG Yue, Deputy General Manager...
People Daily Detailed Report on MCM’s Design of “Beautiful Countryside” Product Line for Luneng
People Daily reported in great length about MCM designing the “Beautiful Countryside” product line for Luneng Group on January 19, 2017. Maintain the Features of Beautiful Countryside January 19, 2017, Beijing, China. To build beautiful...
Bring the Best to Countryside Following No. 1 Central Document
January 19, 2017, Beijing, PRC. After the Spring Festival, the first important matter in the New Year will be the No. 1 Central Policy Document which addresses the “Three Rural Issues”. The document points out that the principal contradiction in the agricultural...
MCM Group designs a creative outdoor parent-child farmland – “Forest Kindergarten” for Children
MCM Group focuses on designing top-level children's projects. For the past six years MCM has been designing agriculture based projects. With Chinese parents increasingly showing interest in getting their children out of the cities to enjoy nature and learn about their...
Interview: Theme Parks with Michael Mitchell
In your opinion, what makes a successful theme park? What should be taken into consideration in design work? Michael Mitchell: The first consideration in planning a theme park is understanding the purpose and objectives of the client. Theme parks are built to...
MCM Group Gives Keynote Speech on at Children Entertainment Commerce Seminar
On November 11th, Francesco Matinata, Senior Designer of MCM Group China, gave a keynote address at the Lianchuang Real Estate Seminar focusing on the impact of children centered projects on mall visitations. After “Golden Decade” of Chinese commercial real estate,...
MCM Group Keynotes Singularity Think Tank Agricultural Seminar
Francesco Matinata, Senior Designer of MCM Group China, attended the Singularity Think Tank Agricultural Seminar to make a presentation on MCM’s work in Agricultural Tourism. Mr. Matinata pointed out that, “traditional Chinese residential real estate is facing an...
MCM Opens Garfield World!
Garfield World which is licensed and designed by MCM Group opens in Qingdao Vanke Center on November 8th. Garfield World is one of MCM’s Licensed children’s programs In 2015, MCM Group received the exclusive licensing rights to open Garfield Children Centers in...
MCM Group CEO Is Invited By Peking University to Address Senior Real Estate Executives
MCM CEO Michael Mitchell is invited by Peking University to continue his lecture program addressing senior real estate developers on key issues regarding real estate development in China. Photo Left: Peking University Gives Weiming Lake Plate to Michael Mitchell as a...
MCM Senior Designer Keynotes Chongqing Luneng 2017 Brand Release Conference
October 16, 2016 MCM Group was invited by Chongqing Luneng to deliver a keynote address at the 2017 Luneng Brand Release Conference. After the “Country Paradise” product line designed by MCM was released at a Beijing conference in April, “Country Paradise” projects...
MCM Group International Establishes Strategic Partnership with Huajian Group
On August 22, 2016, MCM Group establishes a strategic partnership with Huajian Group. The Huajian partnership provides MCM’s clients with a full service option from design through construction. This alliance with a highly accomplished construction firm allows MCM to...
MCM’s General Manager was a keynote Speaker at Luneng’s Mountain-Sea-Sky Innovation and Development Forum in Wenchang
June 26, 2016, MCM Group’s General Manager, Claudia Zhang, was a keynote speaker at Luneng’s Mountain-Sea-Sky Innovation and Development Forum in Wenchang, PRC. Ms. Zhang, the General Manager of MCM China introduced the "Luneng Country Paradise Project" product line...
MCM Group Receives Sino-US International Design Cultural Exchange Exhibition Award
June 18th, Sino-US International Design Cultural Exchange Exhibition opened in the China Art Museum, Los Angeles, USA. MCM Group international’s design work “Beijing Qinghe Snoopy theme park” received the Best Design Company Award. Michael Mitchell, CEO of MCM,...
MCM Cares Children Welfare Activities
June 20, 2016, Beijing, China. MCM Cares continues our tradition of helping less fortunate children. Middle Autumn Festival is a happy day to gather with friends and families in China. But there is a group of children who can neither hear beautiful sounds nor speak...
MCM Group Creates a New Real Estate Product Line “Luneng Country Paradise” for the Luneng Group
On April 22 2016, in commemoration of the 47th "Earth Day", MCM Group’s CEO, Michael Mitchell was invited as a keynote speaker at the "Green Homeland"-- 4/22 Earth Day Conference of Luneng Group held in the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. MCM Group has long been involved...
MCM Cares Launches its Children’s Charity for Christmas
December 26, 2015, Beijing, China. With the goal of bringing cheer to deaf and hearing impaired children during the Christmas season, MCM Cares brought gifts and games to the Beijing Tianyun Hearing Speech Rehabilitation Training Center. Having learned that the school is facing financial problems…
Garfield World Welcomes You! – MCM Group Creates a New Branded Learning Experience
December 11, 2015, Nationwide, China. Garfield is the perfect international Children’s Brand: Garfield is the world’s most widely syndicated comic strip The Garfield cartoon show was recently rated number one on Chinese television Garfield merchandise is...
MCM Group Wins Exclusive Development Rights for Garfield Children Education and Activity Centers throughout China
November 24, 2015, Beijing, China. MCM Group has been awarded the National Master License Rights for the exclusive development of Garfield Children Education and Activity Centers throughout China, by Paws, Inc. Branded as Garfield World, the centers offer...
MCM Invited to 2015 China International Amusement Facilities Exhibition
September 23, 2015, Shanghai, China. The 2015 China (Shanghai) International Amusement Facilities Exhibition was held in Shanghai Expo Exhibition Center from September 20th to 23rd. MCM group was invited to attend this exhibition to share their experiences...
Qinghe Snoopy Park Wins the IDG Golden Creativity Award
August 27, 2015, Beijing, China. The third Golden-Creativity International Space Design Competition Award was held in Beijing. Snoopy Theme Park, designed by MCM, was awarded the Commercial Exhibition Space Design Silver Award. This competition has attracted...
MCM Receives 2015 BUILD Award for Best Community Planning
August 26, 2015, Long Beach, CA. MCM received a BUILD Award for Best Community Planning Company as the result of the success of their design for Qingdao Cangma International Resort. BUILD is a professional architecture magazine in Britain. The annual BUILD...
Edutainment Exploring Museum – Kahramaa Awareness Park
MCM group won an international competition for designing and building a children’s exploratorium in Qatar two years ago. The Kahramaa Awareness Park is located in the capital city of Qatar and expected to be open to the public in the end of 2015. As an...
We Can Do More! MCM Does Digital
June 12, 2015. Long Beach, CA. MCM Group International launches the Smart Interactives Division, enhancing our scope of "Designing Experiences for Life". MCM Smart Interactives include 4 parts: Digital Interactives, Digital Entertainment, Digital...
Housewarming of MCM Group
June 12, 2015, Beijing, China. MCM moved their Beijing headquarters into the RCDL Culture & Creative Industrial Park at the beginning of June. For over thirty years the MCM Group of companies has created memorable destinations throughout the world. We have...
The New Age of China Culture – Ecological Tourism
“The first reason that people choose to travel is meeting friends and family. The most important event that travelers experience is shopping and catering,” Michael Mitchell stated at the architecture forum in Dalian, China. Whether you agree his opinion or not,...
2015 China Amusement Theme Commercial Real Estate Developing Forum
January 20, 2015, Beijing, China. As e-commerce is developing nowadays, commercial real estate has to be transferred to entertainment and creative experience. Under circumstances of fierce competition, the 2015 China Amusement Theme Commercial Real Estate...
MCM Group International CEO Michael Mitchell was invited to be on the Jury for the UIA-HYP Cup 2014 International Competition in Architectural Design
September 22, 2014, Haidian, Beijing, China. MCM Group International CEO Michael Mitchell was invited on the Jury for UIA-HYP Cup 2014 International Student Competition in Architectural Design which took place at Tsinghua University on September 20th, 2014. Out...
Ningbo Xiangshan Maritime & Movie Culture-Based Theme Park Broke Ground
September 16, 2014, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. China Maritime Movie Studio, the nation’s first maritime & movie culture-based theme park designed by MCM Group International broke ground in Xinqiao Ningbo Movie Culture Industrial Zone, Xiangshan County....
MCM Group CEO Michael C. Mitchell Officially Grants MCM Signboard to Yidao
June 22, 2014, Chengdu, China. Michael C. Mitchell, CEO of MCM Group International, and Christine Zhao, Senior Manager of MCM Southwest China Region, paid an official visit to Yidao Design Institute. Lan Yongqiang, General Manager of the Institute, welcomed...
MCM Group Design Director John M. Wells Gave a Lecture at CBC on May 22, 2014
May 25, 2014, Beijing, China. John M. Wells, Design Director of MCM Group International, provided a full-day seminar at China Building Center (CBC) with the topic of "Integration of Experiential Entertainment with Tourism/Commercial Real Estate.” Following last...
John M. Wells Invited to Attend the International Seminar on Planning and Development of Theme Park & Cultural Tourism Real Estate in Shenzhen
May 25, 2014, Shenzhen, China. John M. Wells, Design Director of MCM Group, was invited to attend the International Seminar on Planning and Development of Theme Park & Cultural Tourism Real Estate. The seminar focused on the approaches that cities and...
MCM Group International Trip to Thailand
April 30, 2014, Beijing China. In order to enrich the staff's cultural life while relieving workplace stress, MCM Group International offered its employees a paid trip to Thailand in early April. MCM leadership conferred great importance to the long-anticipated...
MCM Group International Offers Sino-U.S. International Internship Program
January 1, 2014, Long Beach, CA. With strong continued growth, MCM Group International decided to provide an international internship program in order to share its extensive design experience with young designers. MCM hopes that this influx of young talent will...
MCM Group Honored with the 2013 Continental Diamond Award for Design by the World Hotel Association
November 8, 2013, Beijing, China. MCM Group was one of five firms recognized with the World Hotel Association's highest award presented at their international awards ceremony, held this year in Beijing, China. The Continental Diamond Award honors the world's...
MCM Group One of Thirteen Firms Honored with Gold Design Awards by the Society of American Registered Architects at the 2013 Celebration of Architecture & Design
October 11, 2013, New York City. MCM Group was one of thirteen firms recognized with the highest award presented at the 2013 National Celebration of Architecture & Design Program sponsored by the Society of American Registered Architects (SARA). The awards were...
Yanan New City Invites MCM Group to Participate in Their Community Planning
September 12, 2013, Yanan, China. Following his last trip to Yan'an, the founder of MCM Group, Michael C. Mitchell was invited again to present a planning seminar in the city of revolutionary legacy. Accompanied by the leadership of the Yan'an New Town, Michael...
MCM Group Invited to Speak at “2013 Green China” Workshop by China Institute of Building Standard Design and Research
September 5, 2013, Beijing, China. MCM Group was invited to participate in "2013 Green China" Workshop to share their expertise on sustainable urban planning. The participants of the conference included senior building experts, research scholars, heads of...
MCM Group was Invited by the China National Institute of Standardization to Participate in the 8th Central China Investment and Trade Expo
May 23, Beijing, PRC. MCM Group representatives was invited by the China National Institute of Standardization to participate in the 8th Central China Investment and Trade Expo organized by eight national ministries and commissions including the Ministry of...
MCM Group Wins Unprecedented Architectural Award from California Council of Society of American Architects
On May 18th, MCM Group was honored with a Design Award of Honor from the California Council of the Society of American Registered Architects at their annual Professional Design Awards Banquet. MCM Group associates Daniel Shirk, AIA, SARA and Tina Gu accepted...
MCM Group Participates in Beijing Seminar on “The Utilization of Vacuum Reinforced Glass on Building Restoration”
May 16, 2013, Beijing. MCM's Design Director, John Wells, was invited to participate in a seminar on "The Utilization of Vacuum Reinforced Glasses on Building Restoration". Because MCM Group has experience utilizes hi-tech solutions in solving key building...
MCM Group International held the “2013 Ecological and Social Sustainable Development Seminar” with Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) and Hanjia Design Group
On March 27th, 2013, MCM Group International held the “2013 Ecological and Social Sustainable Development Seminar” together with Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) and Hanjia Design Group. The meeting was attended by Michael Mitchell, President of MCM Group;...
MCM President Michael Mitchell met with leaders from The Architecture and Research Institute of Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) to sign Mutual Cooperation Agreement
On March, 25th, Leng Hong, Deputy Dean of School of Architecture and Shao Long, Director from Landscape Design Research Institute signed a mutual cooperation agreement with MCM Group for architectural research, graduate student training and joint architectural design...
MCM Group International Annual Meeting starts smoothly
The 2012 annual meeting of MCM Group International opened successfully from January 18th to 20th, 2013 in Harbin. Michael (MCM president) and Claudia (General Manager) made summaries on 2012 and briefings on new development plans in 2013. MCM employees also made...
Mr. Mei Hongyuan, Dean from College of Architecture in HIT met MCM Representatives to discuss joining HIT’s Design Alliance
Harbin, PRC. Dean Mei, representing HIT's College of Architecture, welcomed a team from MCM including MCM's CEO, Michael Mitchell, to discuss cooperative agreements between both parties. After detailed discussions and review of MCM's sustainable design work,...
MCM Group Selected as a Finalist in the International Design Competition to Renovate the Historically Important Minyuan Sports Stadium in Tianjin
The MCM Design Team was selected as one of the five finalists in an international competition to present a renovation plan for Minyuan Stadium to the Tianjin planning and city leadership.
Changsha City Real Estate Developers Host CEO of MCM Group to Discuss Real Estate Trends and Opportunities
A round table discussion was held with the CEO of MCM Group, Michael Mitchell, in Changsha City, with more than 20 professionals from tourism investment groups and real estate developers to…
The Huzhou City Children’s Park Designed by MCM Begins Construction
The Huzhou City Children’s Park designed by MCM has begun construction. Qiujiayang Children Park covers 11.4 hectares with a 6-hectare water area. To create a world class children park, the municipal government of Huzhou hired MCM Group to plan…
MCM Presents International Collegiate Design Award in Chicago
Daniel Shirk, senior designer of MCM Group, presented the collegiate design award winners with the 2012 MCM Group Mock Firms International Skyscraper Award. A NewSchool of Architecture and Design (NSAD) team won the highest honors as First Place Mock Firm in the...
Tianjin University of Technology invites CEO of MCM Group to Give “Experiential Design” Lecture
The “Experiential Design” methodology of MCM Group was explored in detail through a three hour lecture organized by Tianjin University of Technology. Academic leaders from various fields at the University as well as 300…
MCM’s Chairman Meets with President of Peking University
Michael C. Mitchell, Chairman of MCM met with the President of Peking University Mr. Zhu Shanlu, Party Secretary and head of Council of Peking University. Also, in attendance were Li Yansong, Vice President of Peking University; the Director of the office of...
MCM Hires Matt Harmon
MCM hires Matt Harmon who will leverage his experience in solar design and background in physics to strengthen MCM's sustainable design team. Mr. Harmon received his M. Arch degree from SCI-Arc, a cutting edge design based architectural school located in downtown Los...
MCM Group Celebrates its 28th Anniversary in Beijing
MCM Group celebrated its 28th Anniversary with hundreds of guests at the celebrated Enjoy Museum of Art, Factory 798 in Beijing. The evening highlighted MCM’s current work in China as well as the company’s contributions in sustainable design and cultural projects...
MCM Wins Competition for Design of Outdoor Snoopy Amusement Park
MCM wins competition for the design of the outdoor Snoopy Amusement Park in Beijing. The park is designed to become an iconic feature of the Qinghe Gongjian Shopping Mall providing children with year-around entertainment. MCM Group was selected, in part, for its...
MCM Finalist in World’s Largest Edutainment Project for Erdos Cultural Children’s Park
MCM Group finalist in international competition for the Erdos Cultural Children's Park. The program is an urban cultural center of Erdos themed as a Mongolian Yuan (Dynasty) Cultural Children's Park. The project will focus on the regional culture industry and tourism....
MCM Wins International Competition to Design 200 Meter Tower
MCM Group design concept wins international competition to design 200 meter tower. The project includes a first-class hotel, office, trading floors, restaurants and retail mall. The overall shape and layout of the project mirrors the crescent-moon shape of the...
MCM Group Holds Experiential Design Conference at Nankai University in Tianjin, PRC
MCM Group held a design conference for leading Tianjin architectural firms, developers and students at Nankai University in Tianjin. Various presenters included Fang Liang, President of Tianjin Huafang Architectural Design Co. and Michael C. Mitchell, Founder and...
MCM Group Forms a Strategic Partnership with a Leading Chinese Architectural Firm – Tianjin Huafa Architecture
MCM Group formed a strategic partnership with Tianjin Huafa Architecture providing MCM with its fourth office in China in the important northeastern city of Tianjin. Tianjin Huafa Architecture is a leading Tianjin firm with a strong background in government...
MCM Wins Major International Competition from COFCO – China’s Largest Food Company
MCM Group wins major design competition with COFCO, China's largest food company. Called China Beijing Agro - Ecology Valley, the project is a new concept presenting the COFCO green lifestyle in a 1715 MU development. The project showcases COFCO's lead food company...
Developing a Coastline Tourist Destination in Northern China
To promote development of China’s landscape design industry, and provide an international platform for academic discussions and international communication among relevant professionals, the "2011 International Forum of College of Architecture and Landscape...
Culture and Tourism Come Together in Tanmen Town
MCM Group is designing preliminary plans for the Paigang Peninsula and Brother Island projects on Hainan Island's eastern shore. There is a strong interest in the Chinese real estate and development markets to embrace and explore Chinese history and culture, and MCM...
Creating a European Wine Region in Shandong
MCM Group has won a contract to complete the architectural design of multiple privately-owned wineries, each with its own distinctively styled chateau, as well as a 280-room luxury hotel in China's Shandong Province, north of QingDao City. Known as the "Rushan...
MCM Group to Design Dalian’s Luxury Resort District
The City government of Changxing Island City, a regional district of Dalian, China, has retained MCM Group to plan five kilometers of coastline into a national level resort and residential development. The project’s core design goal is to become a Class AAAAA...
MCM’s Conceptual Design for Iconic Jinan Theme Park
MCM Group International has just completed the first phase of the conceptual design for the 770 mu (127 acre) Dreamland Theme Park to be located 70 km south of Jinan City in Pingyin, Shandong Province, China. Designed to a “fairyland” theme, the park is inspired by...
Design Philosophy: The South China Sea Pearl
Hainan Airlines Group wanted to create an iconic statement for their world-class man-made island project that reflected the many dimensions of Hainan Island culture and turned to MCM Group to bring this vision to reality. The design philosophy for this vibrant project...
Re-Imagining a Functional Community: Yanjin
MCM Group has been contracted by the Yanjin County Goverment to create a Master Plan for the Shuitian Dam New District in Yanjin. The task, however, is twofold: the physical task is to create an architectural Master Plan based in the existing site; the economic task...
U Mich: Sustainability and Design Strategies in China
MCM Group’s founder and CEO Michael C. Mitchell toured the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor campus this week, speaking with students across many disciplines about the thinking, expertise and strategy behind designing “optimal environments” in China where construction...
MCM Group to Design World’s Largest Dinosaur Geo Park
MCM Group International has been selected to plan and design what is to become the largest dinosaur exhibit in the world on the site of the recently unearthed dinosaur bone bed in Zhucheng, Shandong Province, on China’s eastern coast. Discovered just three years ago,...
Designing Huzhou’s Sustainable Children’s Water Park
MCM Group International has been selected to design a new children’s water park - the largest children’s park of its kind in the country - in the new district of East Huzhou City. The park, situated on its own small lake, will be dedicated largely to water and...
MCM Group to Design Sustainable Community in Tianjin
MCM Group International will design “Fleur-de-Lys,” a French-styled community in Tianjin – one of the major economic centers in Northern China. Planned to be one of the most fashionable, sustainable and environmentally friendly mix-used communities in the world,...
MCM Completes Interim Designs for Hangzhou Auto Park
MCM Group International has completed the interim designs for China’s largest and most exclusive automobile park to be built in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province located along the Southeast coast of China. The first of its kind, the park, funded by both...
Mitchell Addresses Inter-Islands Tourism Policy Forum
“Low-carbon economy and islands traveling” was the subject of discussion during the 14th session of the Inter-Islands Tourism Policy held in Sanya, Hainan, China. This forum discussed low-carbon economy to develop the islands traveling influence, promotes building...
CTG Energetics Provides LEED Training to Lianyungang
John Irvine, director of Client Services for CTG Energetics, a partner company of MCM Group International, was invited to Lianyungang City in Jiangsu province by local government officials to present a seminar on LEED and sustainable development, demonstrating China’s...
MCM Holds Second LEED Training at Tsinghua University
The Sustainable Design Institute (SDI), a division of MCM Group International, held the company’s second LEED Certification Training Seminar at Tsinghua University, attended by more than 100 professional architects, designers, planners and project managers from...
Sustainable Practices for China’s First Eco-City
At the invitation of local Tianjin government in China, Michael C. Mitchell, Founder & CEO of MCM Group International, delivers keynote presentation China's green construction industry, with a market value estimated at 1.5 trillion Yuan ($208 billion), is growing...
Mitchell Talks Sustainability with Jiaonan Gov’t Officials
Meeting stresses the importance of sustainability in city planning, development and construction in the face of unprecedented urban migration. In his keynote address during a training seminar to more than 200 local government representatives and businessmen, Michael...
Mitchell on Planning, Security for 2014 Youth Olympics
Michael C. Mitchell, CEO of MCM Group International met with Nanjing government officials to advise on the planning for the city’s upcoming 2014 Youth Olympic Games. Mitchell served as serving as Group Vice President of the Los Angeles Olympics, and as a senior...
Mitchell Meets to Discuss Transforming Hainan Province
Minister of Propaganda Tan Li, of the Hainan Province, welcomed Michael C. Mitchell, CEO of MGM Group International, and unveiled plans for Hainan province to build an international destination travel island. Intended to be China’s next entertainment hub, Hainan is...
PACE Wins UAE Sustainable Water Contract
Masdar City is the world’s first to rely entirely on solar and other renewable energy sources PACE, a civil engineering firm specializing in water resources, was awarded a contract by Masdar City to create 18 unique and sustainable water features, at a combined total...
Mitchell Talks Enviro Protection, Sustainability in Beijing
Invited by the Continuing Education Department of Tsinghua University, Michael C. Mitchell, CEO of MCM Group International, recognized for leading the charge in sustainable, green and low-carbon developments, was invited to help the planners building the third largest...
PACE Designs Sustainable Water Park in Stone Forest Int’l Golf Course
PACE, a member of the MCM Group International, in collaboration with Schmidt-Curley Design, one of the world’s most active golf course design firms, will provide the schematic design for a 3.7 hectare water park in a 54-hole golf course at Stone Forest International...
MCM Group joins 47th IFLA World Congress
MCM Group, an international planning and design firm, will join the 47th International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) World Congress held in Suzhou, China, May 28-30. Hosted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the IFLA, the theme of...
MCM Group’s Cooperating Relationship with EIIDC
MCMGroup International has set up close cooperation relationship with EIIDC. Ecological Committee is set up by a dozen of ministries and commissions under the State Council; the area they focused is ecological industries. With abundant experience in sustainable...
MCM to Design Redevelopment of Beijing’s Old Summer Palace
At the invitation of the Beijing Haidian Urban Planning Bureau as well as the Old Summer Palace Management Commission, MCM Group International has received approval for its proposed development plans for Beijing’s Old Summer Palace. Extolled as the "Garden of...
Mitchell Addresses Beijing’s Tourism Bureau
MCM Group CEO Michael C. Mitchell, along with leaders and key officials from 18 district and county tourism bureaus, were invited by Beijing Municipal Tourism Bureau to attend the Tourism Planning Achievement Summary and Commendation. Mitchell spoke about...