Tag: design
Global Architectural Firm Expands Boston Leadership Team
Boston—The Boston studio of global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will has announced new hires and internal promotions. Principal Lisa Killaby has joined the studio to lead its workplace strategy practice, and associate principal Gautam Sundaram has joined to lead its urban design practice. At the same time, operations director Andrew Grote, marketing director Carolyn Cooney, […]
Mystic Seaport Museum & Temple-Tifereth Israel Recognized for Design
Centerbrook, CT – Centerbrook Architects & Planners recently earned design honors for two projects. The Thompson Exhibition Building at Connecticut’s Mystic Seaport Museum was recognized at the Connecticut Green Building Council Awards on Oct. 4 with the Public/Institutional Award of Merit. The Thompson Building, which opened in the fall of 2016, features a number of sustainable aspects, […]
99 Summer Street Lobby Renovation Unveiled
Boston – Shawmut Design and Construction recently announced its completion of a two-phased lobby renovation at 99 Summer Street in Boston. Located in the heart of the Financial District, the 20-story, Class A office building is one of the most recognizable office towers in the city. Shawmut, along with CBT Architects, Rockpoint Group, and Rockhill Management, renovated […]
JCJ Expands into Vegas
Las Vegas, NV – JCJ Architecture, an architecture, planning and interior design firm, has announced its expansion into the Las Vegas market. The firm, which has been in operation since 1936, has led hundreds of gaming and hospitality projects across the U.S. and internationally. JCJ’s new location, strategically located in the “entertainment capital of the world,” […]
BSA Announces Winners of the 2018 Honors and Awards
Boston – The Boston Society of Architects/AIA (BSA/AIA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 BSA Honors and Awards. Awardees will be recognized on January 17, 2019 at the BSA Design Awards Gala. BSA Award of Honor This honor is given to individuals whose lifetime contributions to the profession and to the BSA […]
NCMA Launches Free Education for Design Community
Herndon, VA – The National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) has launched a free continuing education course for design professionals hosted by AEC Daily. This course is titled “Concrete Masonry: The Energy Efficiency Solution”, and educates users on the thermal benefits of concrete masonry systems and energy code compliance options. The course is approved for continuing […]
Technology Trends and Future Sensitive Design
by Michael Kerwin Three of the most influential technology trends are the reduction in on-site technology equipment space requirements, the increasing mobility of devices, users and applications, and the growing use of collaboration tools and activities. How do design approaches often conflict with technology trends? Current design approaches to technology are commonly retrospective. […]
PROCON Adds 26,000sf to its Manchester, N.H., HQ
Manchester, NH – Construction is underway at Manchester-based design-build firm, PROCON. In June, 2018 work began on a two-story, 26,000sf expansion to PROCON’s headquarters. The new building will house the company’s construction operations and administrative teams as well as adding some essential new spaces. This will be the company’s second large-scale construction project on home turf […]
Finegold Alexander Wraps Up the Summer With Three Projects
The Gibbs School, The Boulevard on the Greenway, and Stoughton Public Library Boston – This fall, Finegold Alexander Architects (FAA) is wrapping up three projects that highlight the firm’s special skills in reimagining existing buildings and sites and in design for new buildings. Projects include: a major renovation of Arlington’s Gibbs Building to create a […]
MIT New House Renovation Complete
Stefura Associates teams with Goody Clancy on design Cambridge, MA – In 1975, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology built New House. The residence hall, designed by renowned architect Josep Lluís Sert, is comprised of six houses shared by nine distinctive living groups. Culturally identified groups like Spanish House, French House, German House, and Chocolate […]
