Elkus Manfredi Architects' Glass Insertions Restore and Update Emerson College’s Little Building
The Boston firm uses glazing between the iconic finger-like towers to add contemporary style as well as critical space for students.
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Outlier Lofts in Charlestown Has the Neighborhood in Its Bones
Designed by French 2D, the three floor-through lofts were built in the husk of a legendary Boston bar.
Hacin + Associates Reinvents the Tiki Bar—in the Heart of New England
Shore Leave, a new watering hole in Boston’s South End, reimagines the kitschy mainstay through its clever approach to sequence, material, and lighting.
At Boston's BSA Space, a New Exhibition Explores the Latest Smart City Tech
Balancing Act: Urbanism & Emerging Technologies avoids grandiose ground-up smart city developments, instead focusing on designs that could impact life in existing cities.
In Lynn, Massachusetts, a Public Art and Lighting Initiative Enlivens a Former Industrial City Center
The city's expansive downtown installation comprises 42 large-scale murals by renowned street artists, underpass lighting, and 11 refurbished vintage neon signs
OPINION: When it Comes to Resiliency, Boston Can Think Bigger
Michael E. Liu, vice president and principal at Boston-based The Architectural Team, writes how the city must move beyond project-by-project responses to rising sea levels.
As Universities Become More Urban, Campus Planning Is Evolving
At a Think Tank discussion held at SmithGroup in Boston, Metropolis's Susan S. Szenasy led a discussion on new town/gown dynamics.
Harvard Opens Snøhetta-Designed Prototype for Super-Sustainable Retrofits
Dubbed HouseZero, the building uses data-collecting sensors, passive ventilation, low embodied energy materials, and geothermal wells, among other strategies.
Henry N. Cobb Looks Back on 70 Years of Architecture
A founding partner of the venerable firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, Cobb has built extensively, nowhere more than in his native Boston.
Harvard GSD Taps Herzog & de Meuron and Beyer Blinder Belle to Expand Gund Hall
The two firms are designing a new space that aims to foster cross-disciplinary work among the GSD's many programs and Harvard at large.
NatureStructure Exhibition Shows How Infrastructure and Nature Can Work Together
On view at the BSA Space in Boston, NatureStructure features a bridge that doubles as bat habitat, plans for 3D-printed reefs, a floodwater-absorbing parking lot, and more.
IDEO's Bold New Cambridge Office Uses Architecture to Join a Start-Up Community
Designed by Hacin + Associates, the new office enables collaboration between its teams while plugging into Boston’s burgeoning start-up and tech scene.
How Elkus Manfredi Architects Is Uniting Five Different Companies in One Office
For two years, the firm worked with 171 employees from its client Publicis Groupe to develop a design for this 225,000-square-foot office in Boston.
Material Experimentation Drives This Year's Design Biennial Boston
Four large installations include CNC-milled wood, a vinyl-sided "forest," an aluminum mesh canopy, and more.
Civic Anchor Signals New Life for Boston’s Dudley Square
A finalist for the 2017 Rudy Bruner Award, the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building integrates a public school headquarters, neighborhood retail, and transit into a new community hub.
When an Urban Planning Agency Gets a Seriously Needed Redesign
For decades, the Boston Redevelopment Authority had a reputation for thoughtless, corrupt development. With a new name and redesign, has it really changed?
Prouty Garden is Slated to Be Destroyed—Will Its Legacy Be Preserved?
Boston Children’s Hospital will soon replace its beloved Prouty Garden with a rooftop greenspace roughly one-third its size—but will this new space truly be the haven patients deserve?
New Urban Mechanics: The Start-Up Within Boston's City Government
We interview Nigel Jacob, the co-chair of an initiative that is injecting design thinking into Boston’s city government.
Boston's District Hall: An Innovation Hub Committed To Civic Space
District Hall is the first building of its kind: a civic center at the heart of an innovation hub.
Making a House From the Big Dig's Scraps
Using recycled materials from the Big Dig, Single Speed Design creates a house of monumental proportions.
