Context before ego.
MEG’s published philosophy places value on client engagement, buildings that communicate with their surroundings, respect for natural and built context, cultural heritage and greener architecture.
Pretoria roots. Long-view thinking.
Industry reporting from 2014 traced MEG Architects to 1974, founded by Karre Maree and Johan Els and later joined by Gerhard Els. That same report records Tienie van Rooyen joining as a partner in 2014 and MEG becoming an associate affiliate of Fresh Design International.
Fresh Design International’s current Pretoria office page still identifies MEG Architects at 1085 Francis Baard Street, Hatfield, with Gerhard Els and Tienie Van Rooyen as Senior Partners.
Publicly reported origins of the MEG practice.
First documented phase of Onderstepoort student housing completed.
Tienie van Rooyen welcomed as partner; MEG joined the Fresh Design International network as an associate affiliate.
Fresh continues to list MEG as its Pretoria office.
A concise summary of MEG’s public company description, which places interpersonal collaboration alongside technical process.