Karen Alcock established MA and Co in 2008. Karen is passionate and tenacious about the contribution architects can make to our society. Buildings shape our city, can support and enhance our society and use our valuable resources – they need chaperones and champions to achieve quality outcomes that people want to live, work and play in.

A wise mind, Karen has operated as a developer, an architect, an educator, a competition judge and a mover-and-shaker in the Australian Institute of Architects. Karen has gained recognition for her innovative architecture with an emphasis on experimentation and craft.

The evolution to MA and Co reflects her continued dedication to engaging with her team and sharing her learning with young architects, giving back to support the future, as she was once afforded. Appreciating architecture is not the product of one person but the product of bigger teams. Karen relishes in the synergy with her team; collaborating to create timeless works in the future, with her and beyond.

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