Blurred Lines: Why collaboration is the key to grander designs
In her first column for PrimeResi, Sheila McCusker of MSMR Architects explains how integrating interior design at the start of a project can save considerable amounts of time and money...

Sheila McCusker is one of the founding directors of MSMR, a team of architects and designers working on a wide range of projects in the UK and overseas with particular emphasis on prime central London residential property. She studied at Edinburgh University and in the USA at the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and is an RIBA Chartered Architect. After gaining experience at a number of architectural practices in London and working in East Africa, Sheila started her own practice in 1995 and then set up MSMR in 2000. Today she combines her management and architectural expertise and is responsible for the running of the practice including marketing, finance, HR, legal compliance and architectural appointments.
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