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Oblique Figures Apartment / J.Roc Design
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Architects: J.Roc Design
- Area: 1800 ft²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Duravit, Duraamen, Tectum, VARIO, Waterworks
Building Community: The Women of Sasaki Designing More Sustainable and Inclusive Futures
Celebrating community, three interdisciplinary leaders of design firm Sasaki are building space for change. Defining the future through collective, contextual, and values-driven projects, they are showing how working together produces greater impact. Following the belief that better design comes through open exchange and deep engagement, each of these women are creating more sustainable and inclusive futures.
Sasaki Set to Transform Boston City Hall's Historic Plaza
Design practice Sasaki has begun a transformation and renovation of the historic Boston City Hall Plaza. As one of the city's most-used civic spaces, the project aims to make the plaza more welcoming and accessible for everyday life and special occasions. The design team is working with Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston on the seven-acre plan to deliver updated programming capabilities, new infrastructure, and improved sustainability.
The Revolution Hotel / PCA / Prellwitz Chilinski Associates
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Architects: PCA / Prellwitz Chilinski Associates
- Area: 73001 ft²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: C3, Roome & Guaraccino, Chamberlain Company, Boston Light Source, Kaplan Construction
Pier 4 Office Building / Elkus Manfredi Architects
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Architects: Elkus Manfredi Architects
- Area: 385000 ft²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Walker Parking Consultants, Haley & Aldrich, Consentini Associates, Heintges & Associates, Jensen Hughes, +6
Transforming Gallery / J.Roc Design
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Architects: J.Roc Design
- Area: 1100 ft²
- Year: 2020
Höweler + Yoon and Sasaki Announce New Residential Tower in Boston
Höweler + Yoon Architecture and Sasaki have announced the groundbreaking for new construction on 212 Stuart Street, in the historic Bay Village neighborhood in downtown Boston. The residential tower is a 19-story building containing 126 units with two townhouses and retail space on the ground level.
American Architect Michael McKinnell Dies from Coronavirus Complications
Michael McKinnell, a British-born American architect, known for his work on the acclaimed Boston’s Brutalist City Hall, and co-founder of the Kallmann McKinnell & Wood architectural design firm, has passed away on March 27, 2020, at the age of 84, from COVID-19-induced pneumonia.
KPF Unveils High Performance and Resilient Tower in Boston
KPF and the Chiofaro Company have released images of their latest project The Pinnacle at Central Wharf, a high performance and resilient mixed-use development on the Boston Harbor waterfront. Aiming to reconnect Downtown Boston to the waterfront, the project also puts in place a new public space.
Emerson College Student Residences / Elkus Manfredi Architects
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Architects: Elkus Manfredi Architects
- Area: 90000 ft²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Endicott, Sherwin-Williams, Armstrong Ceilings, EFCO, FilzFelt, +3
Boston's Largest Carbon-Neutral Building Breaks Ground
KPMB Architects and Suffolk recently broke ground on Boston University’s new Center for Computing and Data Sciences. The Center aims to be a striking new addition to Boston University’s central campus and its first new major teaching center in a half-century. As the tallest building at Boston University, the 19-story, 350,000-square-foot structure will bring the institution’s mathematics, statistics and computer science departments under one roof.
Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre and the College of Fine Arts Production Center / Elkus Manfredi Architects
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Architects: Elkus Manfredi Architects
- Area: 75000 ft²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Chaos Group, Viccarbe, -, Akdo, +16
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Professionals: Jensen Hughes, Mikyoung Kim Design, Nitsch Engineering, (FKA) Amman & Whitney, Auerbach Glasow, +5
Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Linde Center Opens at Tanglewood
The new Linde Center for Music by William Rawn Associates has opened at the Tanglewood music venue in western Massachusetts. As the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood welcomes its first new performance facility in 25 years. The Linde Center was designed to provide additional concert and rehearsal space and create a truly multi-season facility.
Harvard ArtLab / Barkow Leibinger
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Architects: Barkow Leibinger
- Area: 840 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: 3N Madeiras
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Professionals: Howe Consulting, BR+A Consulting Engineers Inc., Lam Partners Inc, Lee Kennedy Co Inc, VHB, +2