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Architectural Firm Welcomes Two Senior Designers

Becky Boyer

Boston –  TRIA, a partner-led architecture firm with a focus on designing unique spaces for science, technology, and corporate clients, announced that two new senior designers have recently joined the firm. TRIA welcomes Becky Boyer, IIDA, NCIDQ as senior interior designer and John D. McDermott, AIA, NCARB as senior project architect.

Boyer brings 17 years of experience working on various architectural specialties, including lab/ biotech, corporate office, residential, education, military, hospitality, and community center projects. Her mastered skill set includes space planning layouts, finish selection, millwork design and detailing, FF&E selection, and specifications.

Boyer’s portfolio of life sciences projects includes Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research, Genzyme, Johnson & Johnson, and Bristol Myers Squibb, which won the ISPE Facility of the Year Award in 2016.

John McDermott

With more than 35 years of experience in the AEC industry, McDermott has participated in the design and construction of hundreds of buildings and facilities encompassing a variety of verticals including biotech, pharmaceutical, corporate, industrial, education, recreation, and hospital and medical clinics including Proton Therapy facilities. He is a technically skilled architect with extensive experience in construction, including work as a general contractor.

McDermott’s solutions for the technical challenges of design and construction are targeted to keeping the project on schedule and on budget, while successfully meeting the client’s program.