McGill Smith Punshon, Inc.

McGill Smith Punshon, Inc. MSP Design is a multidisciplinary firm shaping meaningful places through design, technical expertise, and collaboration.

For more than 170 years, we’ve partnered with clients to create environments that serve communities today and evolve for tomorrow. At MSP, we’re committed to creating your vision. We work with you, helping you take your ideas from concept to reality. And we bring decades of expertise to each aspect of the project — architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, planning, and surveying. Our rich history of more than a century includes long-standing client relationships with organizations such as Xavier University, Spring Grove Cemetery, and many of the top land developers in the region. Our excellent reputation has enabled us to work on more than half of the Homerama projects in Southwest Ohio. And when it comes to prestigious land developers in the region, we count more than half of them as our clients. We’ve been involved in many high-profile projects including Great American Ballpark, Paul Brown Stadium, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, and the West Chester Towne Centre, as well as countless hotels, office parks, residential developments, and academic institutions across the country. This extensive experience is what makes MSP the leading multi-disciplined consulting firm in the region. In fact, we’re noted as one of the top architectural and engineering firms in Cincinnati.

A little time out of the office and a good opportunity to connect with others across the industry.Bryan Grome and Chris ...
09/21/2026

A little time out of the office and a good opportunity to connect with others across the industry.

Bryan Grome and Chris Balash represented MSP at the Ohio Cemetery Association Annual Conference last month, spending time with professionals from across the state and catching up on the conversations shaping cemetery planning, operations, and design.

Thanks to the Ohio Cemetery Association for bringing everyone together for another great annual conference.

Whether you’re exploring a project, looking for a design partner, or considering a career with MSP, finding what you nee...
09/18/2026

Whether you’re exploring a project, looking for a design partner, or considering a career with MSP, finding what you need should be simple.

Our new website is now live, making it easier to explore our services, projects, markets, and people, and to see how our disciplines come together across the work we do.

After a year of work behind the scenes with our design partner, Pixel Parade, we’re proud to share a website that better reflects MSP today and where we’re headed. It’s a fresh way to tell the story of our work, our people, and the partnerships that continue to shape what’s next.

Take a look around at mspdesign.com.

Welcome Ethan Colee to MSP Design!Ethan joins our Architecture team as an Architecture Co-op, where he’ll support projec...
09/14/2026

Welcome Ethan Colee to MSP Design!

Ethan joins our Architecture team as an Architecture Co-op, where he’ll support project work while continuing to grow his design, communication, and Revit skills.

Learn more about Ethan: https://mspdesign.com/leadership/ethan-colee/

Planning for the future of a community’s parks starts with understanding what people value today. As the Village of Indi...
09/11/2026

Planning for the future of a community’s parks starts with understanding what people value today. As the Village of Indian Hill’s Active Recreation Parks Master Plan moves toward completion, preserving the Village’s rural character while supporting recreation has remained central to the conversation.

Throughout the process, residents, park users, Village staff, and stakeholders helped shape the plan through two public surveys, open houses, stakeholder meetings, and community outreach. That input was paired with site assessments and analysis to identify needs and establish priorities for each of the Village’s five active recreation parks.

MSP’s Landscape Architecture team used that feedback to develop, test, and refine park concepts, turning community priorities into recommendations for recreation, accessibility, circulation, amenities, and future improvements. A second round of engagement gave the community another opportunity to respond before concepts were refined.

Now, the work is moving into its final phase: establishing priorities, preliminary costs, and an implementation framework that can help the Village make informed decisions about its parks for years to come.

September brings a couple of extra-special work anniversaries to celebrate at MSP Design.We’re grateful for the years of...
09/08/2026

September brings a couple of extra-special work anniversaries to celebrate at MSP Design.

We’re grateful for the years of experience, dedication, and perspective that longtime team members bring to our firm.

Happy work anniversary to those celebrating this month!

Labor Day is a chance to recognize the people whose hard work, skill, and dedication help shape the places and communiti...
09/07/2026

Labor Day is a chance to recognize the people whose hard work, skill, and dedication help shape the places and communities around us.

We’re grateful for our team, our partners, and everyone across the industry who brings care and commitment to their work each day.

Happy Labor Day from MSP Design. Our offices are closed today and will reopen Tuesday.

A good day on the course is even better with good company.MSP’s Andrew Dodds and Rick Nichols joined Dave Stroup and Tro...
09/04/2026

A good day on the course is even better with good company.

MSP’s Andrew Dodds and Rick Nichols joined Dave Stroup and Troy Cameron with Grand Communities/Fischer Group for the Montgomery County Engineer Golf Outing.

Thanks to the Montgomery County Engineer’s Office for bringing everyone together.

When projects cross state lines, having the right licensed professionals in place matters.Congratulations to Brian Jimis...
09/03/2026

When projects cross state lines, having the right licensed professionals in place matters.

Congratulations to Brian Jimison, Vice President of Surveying, on earning his North Carolina license. With this addition, MSP’s Survey team is now licensed in six states: Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Indiana.

Across MSP, our Architecture, Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture, and Surveying professionals hold registrations across 13 states. Our Interior Design team also includes two NCIDQ Certified designers.

Together with Planning, these disciplines help clients access the right expertise as projects move from early planning through design and implementation.

MSP 170 Series: Before the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden became one of the nation’s premier zoo destinations, its fu...
09/02/2026

MSP 170 Series: Before the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden became one of the nation’s premier zoo destinations, its future home first had to be surveyed and planned. In 1874, MSP founder Thomas B. Punshon surveyed the property and helped lay out the grounds that continue to serve generations of visitors today.

In September 1920, Punshon was honored as a “Zoo Pioneer” during the Citizens’ Zoo Fall Festival, as featured in the Cincinnati Enquirer article below.

As we celebrate 170 years, we’re proud to be connected to the history of one of Cincinnati’s most beloved landmarks.

After years of planning, The Light of Hope now has a permanent home in Avondale, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s l...
08/31/2026

After years of planning, The Light of Hope now has a permanent home in Avondale, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy while connecting it to Cincinnati’s own Civil Rights history.

Located at Martin Luther King Drive and Reading Road, the memorial centers on a bronze statue of Dr. King surrounded by six stained glass panels representing the principles of nonviolence. Together, the memorial creates a place for reflection, learning, gathering, and continued conversation within the community.

MSP partnered with METALab Studios and artist group RE to help bring the vision into the site. Our team led site design, engineering, security design, lighting and electrical engineering, and construction administration, work that required extensive coordination through design, approvals, permitting, and construction.

The recent unveiling marked the culmination of that effort and the beginning of something much longer lasting: a place for Cincinnati to gather, remember, and carry Dr. King’s message forward.

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