About us

The Urban Collaborative, LLC has completed master plans for more than $1 billion in construction at sites across the world. Through our process, we have been able to prepare programs and conceptual designs for communities, military bases, churches, schools, and transit agencies. Projects include concept designs for religious education and office buildings, urban design plans for mixed-use transit villages, and master plans for entire communities.

We specialize in the preparation of programs, master plans, and conceptual designs for a wide array of clients including:

  • Non-profit institutions
  • Private developers and
  • Government agencies

Principal Mark Gillem, an architect and planner with extensive project experience in both the public and private sectors, has developed master plans for nearly $1 billion in capital improvements worldwide. His work includes plans for sites across the United States as well as Japan, Italy, and several developing countries.