Mel McGowan

Mel McGowan is the co-founder and chief creative principal of PlainJoe Studios, a multidisciplinary design firm focused on storytelling from branding to building. He also is the author of Design Intervention: Revolutionizing Sacred Space (PlainJoe Studios) and serves as an adjunct professor at California Baptist University’s College of Architecture, Visual Arts and Design.

Place Makes Space

By its name alone, the church was already primed to lean into its identity, while giving their outbuildings names like The Ridge, The Summit and The Vista kept the motif consistent.

A Church for Rosenberg

Inspiring Real Hope in a Small Texas Community

Exploring Faith and Liberty

Philadelphia museum traces the role of faith in our nation’s founding

Embrace the Metaverse

Transforming Ministry Through Mixed Reality

What Story Does Your Facility Tell?

Determine Your Church’s Unique Story and How to Share It

Following God’s Heart for the Community

How Churches Can Recapture the Town Square in a Post-COVID-19 World

Redeeming Post Commons

Hugh Halter revitalizes Alton, Illinois, with nothing but an old post office.

ReCreation: EDEN City

An Ethos-Driven Experimental Neighborhood (E.D.E.N.) is a destination designed to contribute to the overall development, health and happiness of its residents.