Greg Meckstroth
Founder, City Designer
Greg is Founder and Principal city designer at Meck Studio. He is an award-winning designer, published writer and recognised industry leader, recently being selected by UN-Habitat and World Bank to advise on global sustainable urban design projects.
Greg shares his experience with teams, clients and communities across 5 continents and at various scales. Greg’s approach to design focuses on the human scale, graphic communication and creativity.
Collaborators
Bryony Simcox
Placemaker, Producer
Birmingham, UK and Sydney, Australia
Swati Janu
Architect, Writer, Artist
Delhi, India
George Webster
Videographer
Manchester, UK
Nicole Dennis
Strategist and Community Engagement Specialist
Sydney, Australia
Roberto Jaime Deseda
Architect
Puerto Rico and Philadelphia, USA
Meck’s Story
What’s in a name? For Greg Meckstroth, city design has been encoded into his for generations. ‘Meckstroth’, loosely translated from German and adapted into American English, is thought to mean ‘maker of streets.’
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Greg started Meck in January 2019
With Meck Studio, Greg keeps to his ‘maker’ roots with an aspiration to shape sustainable cities of the future. Greg has spent his career working across 5 continents while living and working in the United States, Australia, India and Ukraine.
Meck’s Services
Masterplans, new or infill
Built form testing, feasibility
Lot subdivision, DAs
Human scale design, character assessment
Climate adaptation
Multi-modal transport planning, accessibility
Transit-oriented development integration
Active transport design – e.g. walking, cycling
Future mobility technology
Public realm design
Water sensitive urban design (WSUD)
Streetscapes
Placemaking
Tactical urbanism, pop-ups
Precinct visioning, storytelling
Participatory engagement
Graphics, videography
Capacity building
Community resiliency
Design Approach
Our approach is client driven, iterative and holistic, but we always come back to shaping cities for the betterment of people and the planet.
Meck work with our clients and the community to create cities that improve people’s quality of life and foster a respectful relationship with the natural environment.
Meck is a globally networked city design consultancy offering expertise in urban design, public space, mobility, storytelling and city strategy.
We address local and global trends with an evidence-based approach and a human-centered design lens. We co-create plans with communities during the design process to empower residents, leaders and organisations as stewards of bringing plans to life.
