Tag: innovation
That’s the Way We Always Do It
by John Cannistraro I never thought the day would come when traffic patterns throttled back to 1970, and I’d be wishing for bumper to bumper again! The alarm clock doesn’t need to ring at 4:30 a.m. Wake-up is as automatic as the day is full of Teams chats, Zoom meetings, and webinars. The surprisingly smooth, […]
The Role of Integrated Science Centers
by Matthew Guarracino In 2017, Boston College announced the development of a new $150 million, 156,500sf science complex on its Chestnut Hill Middle Campus to house laboratories, classrooms, and maker spaces for students. The complex is being designed by the Boston-based architecture firm Payette. Now, as this expansive development gets underway, it is worth examining the role […]
SLAM CS Gets DBIA-NE Gold Award
New Britain, CT – S/L/A/M Construction Services (SLAM CS) has received a Design-Build Institute of America New England (DBIA – NE) Gold Award for the Out-Patient Suite Renovation at the Hospital of Central Connecticut, located in New Britain. SLAM CS accepted the award at the 2019 DBIA New England Region Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner […]
SGA Completes TitletownTech Innovation Center
New York – SGA, a Boston and New York-based architecture, planning and interior design firm, announced that it recently completed TitletownTech, an innovation center built by Titletown Development, the development arm of the Green Bay Packers. TitletownTech (Titletown being the nickname for Green Bay) is a joint venture of the Green Bay Packers and Microsoft. […]
BIM is Not the Solution
by Chad Wisler BIM has been around for well over 20 years and has taken hold of our building industry within the last decade. The sales pitch from the software developers was incredibly strong and the AEC industry transitioned to using BIM. However, as part of that transition, we lost the Discipline of Design. Senior […]
QA+M Architecture Honored by NAHRO
Farmington, CT – QA+M Architecture has been honored by The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) with a 2019 Award of Merit for the Foran Towers Revitalization project. Foran Towers is a five-story, 42-unit affordable housing development built in the mid-1960s in Milford. The project was celebrated at the annual NAHRO conference on […]
GUND Breaks Ground on Kenyon College
Gambier, OH – Three buildings designed by GUND Partnership have broken ground at Kenyon College in Gambier. The new West Quad buildings include a new library, an interdisciplinary academic building and an admissions building with financial aid center for student recruitment. Together, these buildings support an evolution in teaching, learning and defining student success. These […]
Nitsch Wins ACEC/MA Silver Award
Cambridge, MA – The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) has named Nitsch Engineering, a firm with offices in Boston, Worcester and Lawrence, as a Silver Award Winner for Engineering Excellence for its work on MIT’s North Corridor in Cambridge. The North Corridor project provided the opportunity to reinforce MIT’s position as a […]
MassDevelopment Workspace Program Receives $2M in Funding
The Baker-Polito Administration and MassDevelopment announced $2,165,000 in funding for the fourth round of Collaborative Workspace Program grants, a MassDevelopment program that accelerates business formation, job creation, and entrepreneurial activity in communities by supporting infrastructure that fuels locally based innovation. Eligible organizations may apply for either seed grants to plan and study the feasibility of new […]
The 10th Annual Visionaries Forum: Creating a Need for Change
This year marks The Construction Institute’s 10th Annual Visionaries Forum. As in years past, Rebecca Hopkins, Assoc. AIA, EDAC, introduced the event as a representative of founding partner, Tecton Architects. Her thought-provoking speech emphasizes the power of an innovative mindset, stating that the first step is to create a need for change. We are […]
