Our focus is to find a ‘Common Ground’ - designing spaces where individuals from diverse backgrounds come together to exchange ideas and share experiences.
Design Philosophy
Over the last four decades, William Rawn Associates has curated a practice of listening first. It is our professional responsibility to engage the communities we serve by fostering public dialogue that informs our understanding of a building’s context, civic landscape, and social and environmental needs. Through active listening and building consensus, we pursue a contemporary vocabulary that links our designs inextricably to their settings—creating timeless, beautiful, and warm places that promote interaction, cultural accessibility, and diversity.
Our Process
We believe first and foremost in getting to know you – understanding what is most important to a client and project. Our process institutionalizes active listening, ensuring we are really understanding you as we design. Our interactive sessions facilitate consensus-building and true collaboration in order to ensure that project goals are aligned to design ideas.
Central to this process is our use of physical models. We use these models as tools rather than something pretty under glass. Our models are interactive, allowing participants to test ideas with us. Collaborators can often understand models better than drawings, thus enabling shared understanding and consensus on key decisions. This process provides much greater certainty that everyone is on the same page.
Firm History
2020s
Increased Focus on Interdisciplinarity
Since 2015, the firm has pioneered the design of buildings geared towards interdisciplinarity and collaboration. The use of transparency, programmatic flexibility, and innovative spaces has become a top focus of our practice today.
2021
A New Collaborative Office
As the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we work, we moved to a new collaborative office space focused on invigorating dialogue and design into the future.
2010s
New Project Scales + Building Types
WRA began to break the mold of past building types by taking on the design of new programs like wellness centers, maker spaces, hospitals, and athletic centers. As project types changed, so too did scale, as the firm began to tackle larger, more complicated projects.
2000s
Leadership in Sustainable Architecture
The firm codified our belief in integrating sustainable design solutions in our projects through becoming an early signatory of the 2030 Challenge and mandating LEED certification for 100% of our design staff.
1996
Listen First: A Firm Ethos
Our early design process introduced physical modeling that is accessible, movable, and understandable to everyone who is part of the design effort, from seasoned planning staff to community members.
1990s
A National Firm: Maintaining Local Roots
With 16 National Honor Awards from the AIA, our work and experience extend across the nation. Yet since expanding nationally three decades ago we have worked to maintain an important grounding with projects in our region.
1994
Tanglewood: The Big Break
The success of Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood opened our practice to new project types. This was the start of many successful ‘first of their kind’ projects that delivered innovative design solutions to our clients.
1990
Expanded Leadership
Doug Johnston and Cliff Gayley joined Bill in the late 80s, quickly rising to leadership roles and helping to mold the firm's direction. Together the three of them grew the firm and began to take on larger projects and clients.
1980s
Community in Multi-Family Housing
The practice earned national awards for the Bricklayer’s Union housing in Boston: projects that mandate creative design solutions, civic engagement, and cost rigor at the core of their success.
Moving Beyond Inclusion to Belonging
Rawn Equity, Diversity, + Inclusion (REDI)
At William Rawn Associates, Architects it is our professional responsibility to create safe and healthy environments; it is our moral duty to contribute to the national movement to design inclusive, welcoming, and accessible spaces where all people can share common ground.
We charge ourselves and our peers to actively fight against racism, discrimination, hate, and bias in our workplace and in our communities.
We commit to move beyond words into tangible actions. Our long-term goals and initiatives on mentorship, volunteerism, and internal education can be found in the link below and on the Insights Social Justice page.
Sustainability
William Rawn Associates has a history of progressive action in sustainable design, from being one of the first signatories of the AIA’s 2030 Challenge, to requiring that 100% of design staff maintain LEED Accreditation, we have been at the forefront of the effort to halt climate change and the depletion of natural resources.
We take a holistic approach to sustainable design, recognizing that it is only successful when seamlessly interwoven into the big ideas of a project. William Rawn Associates has repeatedly been recognized by our peers for our leadership in sustainable design, and we have plans to continue our vision of carbon negativity into the future, where efforts in reducing the built environment’s emissions are at their most consequential.
Awards + Recognition
2023 National AIA Interior Architecture Honor Award
Mount Auburn Cemetery Bigelow Chapel and New Crematory
2022 National AIA Interior Architecture Honor Award
Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University
2022 National AIA Interior Architecture Honor Award
Pennsylvania State University Recital Hall
2021 National AIA Interior Architecture Honor Award
Linde Center for Music and Learning at Tanglewood
2016 National AIA Interior Architecture Honor Award
Pritzker Science Center at Milton Academy
2015 National AIA Architecture Honor Award
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2008 National AIA Interior Architecture Honor Award
'62 Center for Theatre & Dance at Williams College
2007 National AIA Regional and Urban Design Honor Award
The Carneros Inn, Napa, CA
2005 National AIA Regional and Urban Design Honor Award
West Campus Residence Halls at Northeastern University
2004 National AIA Architecture Honor Award
West Campus Residence Halls at Northeastern University
2000 National AIA Interior Architecture Honor Award
Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood
2000 National AIA Regional and Urban Design Honor Award
Village of Park DuValle, Louisville, KY
1996 National AIA Urban Design Honor Award
West Main Street Urban Design Plan at the University of Virginia
1995 National AIA Architecture Honor Award
Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood
1994 National AIA Architecture Honor Award
Charlestown Navy Yard Rowhouses, Boston, MA
1993 National AIA Urban Design Award of Excellence
Back of the Hill Rowhouses, Boston, MA
2022 National AIA COTE Top Ten Award
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2022 BSA Harleston Parker Medal People's Choice Award
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2017 BSA Harleston Parker Medal
Boston Public Library, Boylston Street Building Transformation
2010 BSA Harleston Parker Medal
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2005 BSA Harleston Parker Medal
Building H at Northeastern University
2022 National AIA Education Facilities Design Excellence Award
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2022 National AIA-CAE/SCUP Excellence in Architecture Honorable Mention
Haverford College Jaharis Recital Hall and Roberts Music Building
2022 BSA Design Excellence Citation
Boston Public Library, Boylston Street Building Transformation
2022 BSA Interior Architecture/Interior Design Merit Award
Linde Center for Music and Learning at Tanglewood
2022 BSA Interior Architecture/Interior Design Merit Award
Bigelow Chapel Renovation/Addition at Mount Auburn Cemetery
2022 BSA Interior Architecture/Interior Design Citation
STEM Wing at Brookline High School, Brookline, MA
2022 CMAA New England Project Achievement Award for Project Over $100M
Gym + 3rd Floor Renovation & Expansion at Brookline High School, Brookline, MA
2022 American School & University William W. Caudill Citation
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2022 IFLA Green Library Award Finalist
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2022 Learning by Design Magazine Educational Facilities Design Award Honorable Mention
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2022 USITT Architecture Honor Award
Klarman Hall at Harvard Business School
2022 USITT Architecture Merit Award
Linde Center for Music and Learning at Tanglewood
2021 National AIA/ALA Library Building Excellence Award
Valente Library, Cambridge, MA
2021 AIA Baltimore Excellence in Design Award
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
2021 AIA New England Design Merit Award
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2021 BSLA Design Merit Award
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2021 Chicago Athenaeum Green Good Design Award for Green Architecture
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2021 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
Linde Center for Music and Learning at Tanglewood
2021 DBIA New England Award
Sternlicht Residential Commons and Health & Wellness Center at Brown University
2021 IES Montreal Interior Lighting Design Illumination Merit Award
Blue Wing Transformation 'Arctic Adventure' Exhibit at the Museum of Science, Boston, MA
2021 IIDA New England Humanity of Design Award
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2021 Metropolis Planet Positive Northeast Region Education Award
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2021 USITT Architecture Honor Award
Pennsylvania State University Recital Hall
2021 USITT Architecture Merit Award
Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University
2020 National AIA-CAE/SCUP Excellence in Architecture for a New Building Award Honorable Mention
Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University
2020 National AIA Education Facility Design Excellence Award
Linde Center for Music and Learning at Tanglewood
2020 AIA New England Design Excellence Honor Award
Bigelow Chapel Renovation/Addition at Mount Auburn Cemetery
2020 Architect's Newspaper AN 'Best Of' Design Green Building Award Honorable Mention
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2020 Architect's Newspaper AN 'Best Of' Design Institutional Interior Award Honorable Mention
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2020 Architect's Newspaper AN 'Best Of' Design Interior Lighting Award Editor's Picks
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2020 Architect's Newspaper AN 'Best Of' Design Institutional Religious Award Honorable Mention
Bigelow Chapel Renovation/Addition at Mount Auburn Cemetery
2020 Architect's Newspaper AN 'Best Of' Design Restoration and Preservation Award Honorable Mention
Bigelow Chapel Renovation/Addition at Mount Auburn Cemetery
2020 BSA Harleston Parker Medal Finalist
Bigelow Chapel Renovation/Addition at Mount Auburn Cemetery
2020 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
Linde Center for Music and Learning at Tanglewood
2020 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2020 BSA Sustainable Design Honor Award
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2020 BSA Design Excellence Award
Bigelow Chapel Renovation/Addition at Mount Auburn Cemetery
2020 BSA Design Excellence Citation
Pennsylvania State University Recital Hall
2020 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2020 Congress for New Urbanism Charter Award for Block, Building, and Street
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2020 Engineering News Record New England Project of the Year
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2020 Engineering News Record New England Best K-12 Education Project
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2020 Faith&Form Magazine/IFRAA Religious Architecture Renovation Award
Bigelow Chapel Renovation/Addition at Mount Auburn Cemetery
2020 IES Boston Section Illumination Merit Award for Energy and Environmental Design
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2020 IES Boston Section Illumination Merit Award for Interior Lighting Design
Bigelow Chapel Renovation/Addition at Mount Auburn Cemetery
2020 WalkBoston Golden Shoe Award
Boston Public Library, Boylston Street Building Transformation
2019 National AIA Specialized Housing Award
Skyline Residence Hall at Brandeis University
2019 AIA New England Design Citation
Linde Center for Music and Learning at Tanglewood
2019 AIA New England Design Citation
Academic Center at Noble and Greenough School
2019 AIA New England Design Merit Award
Pennsylvania State University Recital Hall
2019 AIA Rochester Design Excellence Grand Honor Award
Campus Center Renovation/Expansion at University of Albany (SUNY)
2019 Borough of State College Ingrid P. Holtzman Award
Pennsylvania State University Recital Hall
2019 BSA Education Facilities Design Citation
Weissman Foundry at Babson College
2019 BSA Higher Education Facilities Design Honor Award
Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University
2019 BSA K-12 Education Facilities Design Award
Academic Center at Noble and Greenough School
2019 CMAA New England New Building Construction Project of the Year
Klarman Hall at Harvard Business School
2019 CMAA New England Project Achievement Award
Weissman Foundry at Babson College
2019 Engineering News Record New England Higher Education/Research Project Merit Award
Weissman Foundry at Babson College
2019 IES Boston Section Illumination Merit Award
Klarman Hall at Harvard Business School
2019 IES Section Award
Academic Center at Noble and Greenough School
2019 IES Philadelphia Section Illumination Merit Award
Pennsylvania State University Recital Hall
2019 Preservation Massachusetts Fredrick Law Olmstead Award
Bigelow Chapel Renovation/Addition and Asa Gray Garden Renovation at Mount Auburn Cemetery
2019 USGBC Massachusetts Green Building of the Year
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex, Cambridge, MA
2019 Victorian Society of America New England Chapter Preservation Award
Bigelow Chapel Renovation/Addition at Mount Auburn Cemetery
2018 ACEC of Massachusetts Engineering Excellence Competition Gold Award for Civil/Site Design
Boston Public Library, Boylston Street Building Transformation
2018 National AIA-CAE/SCUP Excellence in Architecture for Building Additions or Adaptive Reuse Honorable Mention
Ruth Caplin Theater at the University of Virginia
2018 AIA New England Design Excellence Honor Award
Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University
2018 AIA Silicon Valley Interior Architecture Merit Award
Hoover Institution Traitel Building at Stanford University
2018 BSA Harleston Parker Medal Finalist
Boston Public Library, East Boston Branch
2018 BSA Interior Architecture/Interior Design Citation
Boston Public Library, East Boston Branch
2018 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University
2018 Building Better Healthcare Best International Design Award
Taussig Cancer Center at the Cleveland Clinic
2018 CISCA Construction Excellence Award for Civic Building Over 50,000sf, East Region
Boston Public Library, Boylston Street Building Transformation
2018 CISCA Construction Excellence Award for Education Building Under 50,000sf, West Region
Hoover Institution Traitel Building at Stanford University
2018 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University
2018 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
Class of '59 Music Center at Phillips Exeter Academy
2018 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
Lubin-O'Donnell Center at The Winsor School
2018 USITT Architecture Honor Award
Ruth Caplin Theater at the University of Virginia
2017 National AIA Specialized Housing Award
The Lofts at Washington University in St. Louis
2017 National AIA/ALA Library Building Award
Boston Public Library, Boylston Street Building Transformation
2017 National AIA/ALA Library Building Award
Boston Public Library, East Boston Branch
2017 National AIA-CAE Education Facility Design Merit Award
Lubin-O'Donnell Center at The Winsor School
2017 National AIA-CAE/SCUP Excellence in Architecture for a New Building Honor Award
Fine and Performing Arts Instructional Center at Eastern Connecticut State University
2017 AIA New England Design Merit Award
Boston Public Library, East Boston Branch
2017 AIA New England Design Merit Award
Taussig Cancer Center at the Cleveland Clinic
2017 AIA New England Design Citation
Boston Public Library, Boylston Street Building Transformation
2017 AIA Pittsburgh Architecture Design Honor Award
Taussig Cancer Center at the Cleveland Clinic
2017 AGC of Massachusetts Build New England Honor Award
Boston Public Library, Boylston Street Building Transformation
2017 Boston Preservation Alliance Preservation Achievement Award
Boston Public Library, Boylston Street Building Transformation
2017 BSA Harleston Parker Medal People's Choice Award
Boston Public Library, Boylston Street Building Transformation
2017 BSA Design Excellence Citation
Lubin-O'Donnell Center at The Winsor School
2017 BSLA Award for Design Merit
Boston Public Library, Boylston Street Building Transformation
2017 Congress for New Urbanism Charter Award Grand Prize
Boston Public Library, Boylston Street Building Transformation
2017 COAA Project Leadership Silver Award
Taussig Cancer Center at the Cleveland Clinic
2017 CMAA New England Project of the Year for Renovation/Modernization Project More than $20M
Boston Public Library, Boylston Street Building Transformation
2017 Engineering News Record New England Region Best Projects Merit Award for Renovation/Restoration
Boston Public Library, Boylston Street Building Transformation
2017 IES Boston Section Interior Lighting Illumination Design Award
Boston Public Library, Boylston Street Building Transformation
2017 IIDA Healthcare Interior Design Award
Taussig Cancer Center at the Cleveland Clinic
2017 Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Award
Boston Public Library, Boylston Street Building Transformation
2017 North Bay Bohemian Newspaper Best Outdoor Music Venue
Joan and Sanford I. Weill Hall at Sonoma State University
2017 Preservation Massachusetts Paul & Niki Tsongas Award for Biggest Impact in an Urban Preservation Project
Boston Public Library, Boylston Street Building Transformation
2017 USITT Architecture Merit Award
Bicknell Family Center for the Arts at Pittsburg State University, KS
2016 National AIA Specialized Housing Award
Commonwealth Honors College Residential Community at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
2016 National AIA/AAJ Justice Facilities Review Program Citation
U.S. Federal Courthouse, Cedar Rapids, IA
2016 National AIA-CAE Education Facility Design Merit Award
Tata Hall at Harvard Business School
2016 National AIA-CAE/SCUP Excellence in Architecture Awards Honorable Mention
The Lofts at Washington University in St. Louis
2016 AIA Maryland Excellence in Design Honor Award for Institutional Architecture
Performing Arts and Humanities Building at the University of Maryland Baltimore County
2016 AIA New England Design Citation
Ruth Caplin Theater at the University of Virginia
2016 BSA Harleston Parker Medal Finalist
Boston Public Library, East Boston Branch
2016 BSA Higher Education Education Facilities Design Citation
The Lofts at Washington University in St. Louis
2016 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
160 Massachusetts Ave at Berklee College of Music
2016 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
Boston Public Library, East Boston Branch
2016 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
Ruth Caplin Theater at the University of Virginia
2016 Congress for New Urbanism Charter Award
The Lofts at Washington University in St. Louis
2016 GSA Architecture Design Citation
U.S. Federal Courthouse, Cedar Rapids, IA
2016 Montgomery County Planning Department Design Excellence Citation
The Music Center at Strathmore, MD
2016 North Bay Bohemian Newspaper Best Outdoor Music Venue
Joan and Sanford I. Weill Hall at Sonoma State University
2016 Urban Land Institute Global Award for Excellence Finalist
The Lofts at Washington University in St. Louis
2015 National AIA Specialized Housing Award
160 Massachusetts Ave at Berklee College of Music
2015 National AIA-CAE Education Facility Design Excellence Award
160 Massachusetts Ave at Berklee College of Music
2015 National AIA-CAE/SCUP Excellence in Architecture for a New Building Merit Award
160 Massachusetts Ave at Berklee College of Music
2015 AIA St. Louis Distinguished Architecture Award
The Lofts at Washington University in St. Louis
2015 AGC of Massachusetts Build New England Merit Award
Commonwealth Honors College Residential Community at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
2015 ASHRAE Local Chapter Technology Award
Student Leadership Center at Alfred State College (SUNY)
2015 Brick Industry Association Silver Award
Performing Arts and Humanities Building at the University of Maryland Baltimore County
2015 BSA Harleston Parker Medal Finalist
Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley, MA
2015 BSA Harleston Parker Medal People's Choice Award
Boston Public Library, East Boston Branch
2015 BSA Harleston Parker Medal Finalist
Boston Public Library, East Boston Branch
2015 BSA Interior Architecture/Interior Design Award
Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley, MA
2015 NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement for Studio Design Project
160 Massachusetts Ave at Berklee College of Music
2015 Dave Pensado Educator Award for Excellence in Audio Education
160 Massachusetts Ave at Berklee College of Music
2015 St. Louis At Home Magazine Architect & Designer 1st Place Award for New Construction
The Lofts at Washington University in St. Louis
2014 AIA Baltimore Award for Excellence in Higher Education
Performing Arts and Humanities Building at the University of Maryland Baltimore County
2014 AIA New England Design Excellence Honor Award
U.S. Federal Courthouse, Cedar Rapids, IA
2014 AIA Potomac Valley Design Honor Award
Performing Arts and Humanities Building at the University of Maryland Baltimore County
2014 BSA Harleston Parker Medal Finalist
Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley, MA
2014 BSA Housing Design Award
160 Massachusetts Ave at Berklee College of Music
2014 BSA Harleston Parker Medal People's Choice Award
Boston Public Library, East Boston Branch
2014 BSA Harleston Parker Medal Finalist
Boston Public Library, East Boston Branch
2014 BSA Design Excellence Award
U.S. Federal Courthouse, Cedar Rapids, IA
2014 CSU Facilities Management Conference Overall Best Practice Award
Joan and Sanford I. Weill Hall at Sonoma State University
2014 CSU Facilities Management Conference Best Practice in Architecture and Engineering Award
Joan and Sanford I. Weill Hall at Sonoma State University
2014 Engineering News Record Best Higher Educational/Research Project in New England
160 Massachusetts Ave at Berklee College of Music
2014 Urban Land Institute Baltimore WaveMaker Award
Performing Arts and Humanities Building at the University of Maryland Baltimore County
2013 AIA New England Design Excellence Honor Award
Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley, MA
2013 American Concrete Institute Maryland Chapter Excellence in Concrete Award
Performing Arts and Humanities Building at the University of Maryland Baltimore County
2013 BSA Design Citation
W Boston Hotel and Residences, Boston, MA
2012 National AIA-CAE Education Facility Design Excellence Award
Studzinski Recital Hall at Bowdoin College
2012 National AIA-CAE Education Facility Design Excellence Award
Pritzker Science Center at Milton Academy
2012 National AIA/HUD Secretary's Community-Informed Design Award
Boston Public Library, Mattapan Branch
2012 AIA New England Design Excellence Honor Award
Boston Public Library, Mattapan Branch
2012 BSA Interior Architecture/Interior Design Award
Boston Public Library, Mattapan Branch
2012 BSA Multi-Use Housing Design Citation
Campus Center and Student Residence at Boston University Wheelock College
2012 Building Congress & Exchange Craftmanship Award
Performing Arts and Humanities Building at the University of Maryland Baltimore County
2012 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
Pritzker Science Center at Milton Academy
2012 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley, MA
2012 Congress for New Urbanism Charter Award for Block, Street, and Building
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2012 Faith&Form Magazine/IFRAA International Awards Program for Religious Art & Architecture Merit Award for New Facilities
Community of Jesus Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA
2012 Faith&Form Magazine/IFRAA International Awards Program for Religious Art & Architecture Merit Award for Visual Arts
Community of Jesus Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA
2012 Faith&Form Magazine/IFRAA International Awards Program for Religious Art & Architecture Award for New Facilities
Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley, MA
2012 IIDA/ALA Library Interior Design Honorable Mention
Boston Public Library, Mattapan Branch
2012 Iowa Ready Mixed Concrete Association Excellence in Concrete Award for Public Work/Structure
U.S. Federal Courthouse, Cedar Rapids, IA
2012 North Bay Business Journal Top Real Estate Projects Special Award
Joan and Sanford I. Weill Hall at Sonoma State University
2012 Residential Architect Magazine Design Merit Award
Alice Paul Residence Hall at Swarthmore College
2012 Travel & Leisure Magazine Best Hotels in the World 2012
The Carneros Inn, Napa, CA
2012 USGBC Innovation in Green Design Award for Product and Technology
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2011 National AIA Specialized Housing Award
Building F at Northeastern University
2011 National AIA/ALA Library Building Excellence Award
Boston Public Library, Mattapan Branch
2011 AGC of Massachusetts Build New England Honor Award
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2011 Brick Industry Association Brick in Architecture Bronze Award for Education
Ashdown House Graduate Residences at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2011 BSA K-12 Education Facilities Design Honor Award
Pritzker Science Center at Milton Academy
2011 BSA Higher Education Facilities Design Citation
Wieland and King Halls at Amherst College
2011 BSA Sustainable Design Award
Studzinski Recital Hall at Bowdoin College
2011 BSA Building Enclosure Design Award
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2011 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley, MA
2011 BSA Sustainable Design Honor Award
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2011 Conde Nast Traveler Magazine Gold List Selection
The Carneros Inn, Napa, CA
2011 CMAA New England Building Project of the Year Award for Building Under $20M
Temple Beth Elohim, Wellesley, MA
2011 IES of Boston Illumination Award
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2011 IES of Boston Illumination Award
W Boston Hotel and Residences, Boston, MA
2011 IIDA New England Interior Design Award
W Boston Hotel and Residences, Boston, MA
2011 Metal Architecture Magazine Sustainable Design Award
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2011 Metalmag Magazine Architectural Award Honorable Mention for Metal Buildings
Pritzker Science Center at Milton Academy
2011 Travel & Leisure Magazine Best Hotels in the World 2011
The Carneros Inn, Napa, CA
2011 Urban Land Institute Award of Excellence Finalist
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2011 International Design Awards Finalist
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2010 National AIA Specialized Housing Award
Alice Paul Residence Hall at Swarthmore College
2010 AIA New England Design Excellence Honor Award
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2010 AIA New England Design Excellence Honor Award
Pritzker Science Center at Milton Academy
2010 AIA New Hampshire Excellence in Sustainability, Integrated Design/Integrated Development Award
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2010 American Libraries Magazine Library Design Showcase
Boston Public Library, Mattapan Branch
2010 American Libraries Magazine Library Design Showcase
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2010 ARCHITECT Magazine Annual Design Review Bond Award
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2010 AGC of America & Aon Construction Build America Award
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2010 Boston Herald "One of the 10 Best Boston-Area Buildings of the Decade"
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2010 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2010 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
Pritzker Science Center at Milton Academy
2010 BSA Design Excellence Citation
Boston Public Library, Mattapan Branch
2010 BSA Interior Architecture/Interior Design Award
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2010 BSA Interior Architecture/Interior Design Award
W Boston Hotel and Residences, Boston, MA
2010 Cambridge Historical Commission Preservation Award Special Recognition
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2010 Conde Nast Traveler Magazine Gold List Selection
The Carneros Inn, Napa, CA
2010 Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Award
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2010 Sustainable Building Industry Council Citation for Innovative Envelope System Beyond Green High-Performance Building
Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, MA
2009 BSA Recognizing Opportunity Citation for Adaptive Reuse Project
Studzinski Recital Hall at Bowdoin College
2009 BSA Higher Education Facilities Design Award
Building F at Northeastern University
2009 BSA Higher Education Facilities Design Citation
The Rose Center at Yale University
2009 Conde Nast Traveler Magazine Gold List Selection
The Carneros Inn, Napa, CA
2008 National AIA Housing Award for One/Two Family Production Housing
The Carneros Inn, Napa, CA
2008 National AIA-CAE/SCUP Excellence in Architecture Honor Award for Restoration and Preservation
Studzinski Recital Hall at Bowdoin College
2008 National AIA-CAE/SCUP Excellence in Architecture Honor Award for a New Building
Alice Paul Residence Hall at Swarthmore College
2008 National AIA-CAE/SCUP Excellence in Architecture Honor Award for a New Building
'62 Center for Theatre & Dance at Williams College
2008 AIA New England Design Excellence Honor Award
Studzinski Recital Hall at Bowdoin College
2008 AIA New England Design Merit Award
Building F at Northeastern University
2008 BSA Interior Architecture/Interior Design Honor Award
Studzinski Recital Hall at Bowdoin College
2008 BSA Housing Design Award
Building F at Northeastern University
2008 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
Building H at Northeastern University
2008 BSA Housing Design Honor Award
Sophia Gordon Hall at Tufts University
2008 BSA/SCUP Roundtable Campus Planning Honor Award
Graduate School of Business Master Plan at Stanford University
2008 Conde Nast Traveler Magazine Gold List Selection
The Carneros Inn, Napa, CA
2008 International Masonry Institute New England Golden Trowel Award
Building F at Northeastern University
2008 USITT Architecture Merit Award
Studzinski Recital Hall at Bowdoin College
2007 AIA New England Design Excellence Honor Award
Alice Paul Residence Hall at Swarthmore College
2007 AIA New England Design Merit Award
Sophia Gordon Hall at Tufts University
2007 Best of Napa and Sonoma Valleys Best Hotel/Resort
The Carneros Inn, Napa, CA
2007 BSA Higher Education Facilities Design Honor Award
Alice Paul Residence Hall at Swarthmore College
2007 BSA Higher Education Facilities Design Honor Award
Studzinski Recital Hall at Bowdoin College
2007 BSA Higher Education Facilities Design Honor Award
Sophia Gordon Hall at Tufts University
2007 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
Sophia Gordon Hall at Tufts University
2007 BSA Sustainable Design Citation
Sophia Gordon Hall at Tufts University
2007 Conde Nast Traveler Magazine Gold List Selection
The Carneros Inn, Napa, CA
2007 Conde Nast Traveler Magazine Top 50 Mainland U.S. Resorts Ranking - 11th
The Carneros Inn, Napa, CA
2007 Congress for New Urbanism Charter Excellence Award for Neighborhood, District, and Corridor
The Carneros Inn, Napa, CA
2007 Prague Quadrennial Selected for Music Facilities Exhibition
The Music Center at Strathmore, MD
2007 Prague Quadrennial Selected for Full Exhibition
'62 Center for Theatre & Dance at Williams College
2007 Travel + Leisure Magazine Top 500 Hotels in the World
The Carneros Inn, Napa, CA
2006 AIA Connecticut Built Design Honor Award for Commercial, Institutional, Multi-Family Residential Interiors
The Rose Center at Yale University
2006 AIA New England Design Merit Award
Building H at Northeastern University
2006 AIA New England Design Excellence Honor Award
'62 Center for Theatre & Dance at Williams College
2006 AIA New England Design Merit Award
The Rose Center at Yale University
2006 American Institute of Steel Construction IDEAS National Winner for $15M-75M Project
'62 Center for Theatre & Dance at Williams College
2006 BSA Interior Architecture/Interior Design Award
The Music Center at Strathmore, MD
2006 BSA Housing Design Honor Award
Alice Paul Residence Hall at Swarthmore College
2006 BSA Interior Architecture/Interior Design Honor Award
'62 Center for Theatre & Dance at Williams College
2006 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
The Rose Center at Yale University
2006 BSA/AIA New York Housing Design Award
Building H at Northeastern University
2006 BSA/AIA New York Design Excellence Honor Award for Housing Design
Alice Paul Residence Hall at Swarthmore College
2006 BSA/IIDA/ASID Design Excellence Citation
Schwarz Student Center at Milton Academy
2006 USITT Architecture Merit Award
'62 Center for Theatre & Dance at Williams College
2005 National AIA-CAE/SCUP Merit Award for Excellence in Planning and Architecture for a New Campus
West Campus Residence Halls at Northeastern University
2005 AIA Maryland Design Award Honor Award
The Music Center at Strathmore, MD
2005 AIA New England Design Award
Wieland and King Halls at Amherst College
2005 AIA Northern Virginia Institutional Excellence Award
The Music Center at Strathmore, MD
2005 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
Wieland and King Halls at Amherst College
2005 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
The Music Center at Strathmore, MD
2005 BSA Higher Education Facilities Design Citation
Building H at Northeastern University
2005 BSA Higher Education Facilities Design Award
'62 Center for Theatre & Dance at Williams College
2005 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
'62 Center for Theatre & Dance at Williams College
2005 International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Craft Award for Best Dimensional Stone Project
'62 Center for Theatre & Dance at Williams College
2005 Mason Contractors Association of America International Excellence in Masonry 1st Place Award for Education College/University
East Campus Residence Halls at Grinnell College
2004 BSA Campus Planning Award
West Campus Residence Halls at Northeastern University
2004 BSA Housing Design Citation
The Carneros Inn, Napa, CA
2004 Professional Builder Magazine Best in American Living Silver Award for Best Rural/Ex-Urban Smart Growth Neighborhood/Community
The Carneros Inn, Napa, CA
2004 Professional Builder Magazine Best in American Living Platinum Award for Best Single-Family Detached Home
The Carneros Inn, Napa, CA
2003 AIA North Carolina Design Merit Award
Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park, Cary, NC
2003 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Analysis and Planning Merit Award
Arts Precinct Master Plan at the University of Virginia
2003 BSA Higher Education Facilities Design Honor Award
Glavin Family Chapel at Babson College
2003 International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Craft Award for Best Region 1 Stone Project
Community of Jesus Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA
2002 American Institute of Steel Construction IDEAS Award National Winner for $10M-$25M Project
Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park, Cary, NC
2002 BSA/AIA New York Housing Design Honor Award
West Campus Residence Halls at Northeastern University
2002 BSA/IIDA/ASID Interior Design Honor Award
Glavin Family Chapel at Babson College
2002 Congress for New Urbanism Charter Excellence Award for Block, Street, and Building
West Campus Residence Halls at Northeastern University
2002 International Masonry Institute Golden Trowel Award
West Campus Residence Halls at Northeastern University
2002 International Masonry Institute New England Golden Trowel Award
Community of Jesus Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA
2002 USITT Architecture Honor Award
Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park, Cary, NC
2001 AIA Connecticut Built Design Award for Commercial, Institutional, Multi-Family Residential, Interiors
Summit Residence Halls at Trinity College
2001 AIA New England Architecture Design Honor Award
Glavin Family Chapel at Babson College
2001 AIA New England Architecture Design Merit Award
Reynolds Campus Center at Babson College
2001 AIA New England Architecture Design Honor Award
Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park, Cary, NC
2001 APA Massachusetts Planning Award
West Campus Residence Halls at Northeastern University
2001 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
Glavin Family Chapel at Babson College
2001 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
Fire Station No. 6, Columbus, IN
2001 BSA Design Award
West Campus Residence Halls at Northeastern University
2001 BSA Design Award
Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park, Cary, NC
2001 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
Summit Residence Halls at Trinity College
2001 Faith&Form Magazine Religious Art and Architecture Design Award
Glavin Family Chapel at Babson College
2001 International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Craft Award for Best Region 1 Brick Project
West Campus Residence Halls at Northeastern University
2000 AIA New England Architecture Honor Award
Fire Station No. 6, Columbus, IN
2000 BSA/AIA New York Housing Design Excellence Honor Award
Howard and Stowe Residence Halls at Bowdoin College
2000 BSA/IIDA/ASID Interior Architecture Honor Award
Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood
2000 USITT Architecture Honor Award
Sorenson Performing Arts Center at Babson College
1998 AIA Rochester Excellence in Design Award
Rochester Public Library, Rochester, NY
1998 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
Howard and Stowe Residence Halls at Bowdoin College
1997 BSA Urban Design Honor Award
West Main Street Urban Design Plan at the University of Virginia
1996 American Wood Council Wood Design Merit Award
Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood
1996 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
Residence Village at Bates College
1996 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
High Falls Parking Garage, Rochester, NY
1996 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
Forrestal-Bowld Music Building at Phillips Exeter Academy
1996 BSLA Residential Design Merit Award
Meadow House, Dover, MA
1995 Interiors Magazine Best in Recreation and Entertainment Design
Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood
1995 AIA New England Architecture Award
High Falls Parking Garage, Rochester, NY
1995 AIA New York Honor Award
High Falls Parking Garage, Rochester, NY
1995 AIA Rochester Honor Award
High Falls Parking Garage, Rochester, NY
1995 ARCHITECT Magazine Progressive Architecture Citation for Urban Design
West Main Street Urban Design Plan at the University of Virginia
1995 Architectural Woodwork Institute Award of Excellence
Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood
1995 Brick Institute of America Brick in Architecture Award
Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood
1995 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
High Falls Parking Garage, Rochester, NY
1995 National Endowment for the Arts Federal Design Achievement Award
Lowell Performance Pavilion at Boarding House Park, Lowell, MA
1995 USITT Architecture Honor Award
Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood
1994 AIA New England Design Citation
Residence Village at Bates College
1994 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood
1994 BSA Design Citation
Grasse Road Faculty Housing at Dartmouth College
1994 Metropolitan Home Magazine The Design 100
Back of the Hill Rowhouses, Boston, MA
1994 AIA New England Architecture Honor Award
Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood
1993 AIA New England Architecture Honor Award
Grasse Road Faculty Housing at Dartmouth College
1993 Brick Institute of America Brick in Architecture Award
Charlestown Navy Yard Rowhouses, Boston, MA
1992 BSA Housing Design Excellence Award
Grasse Road Faculty Housing at Dartmouth College
1992 The Waterfront Center Excellence on the Waterfront Honor Award
Lowell Performance Pavilion at Boarding House Park, Lowell, MA
1991 AIA Central New York Merit Awards Citation
High Falls Parking Garage, Rochester, NY
1991 AIA New England Architecture Honor Award
Charlestown Navy Yard Rowhouses, Boston, MA
1991 BSA Urban Design 1st Place
Back of the Hill Rowhouses for the Bricklayers and Laborers Non-Profit Housing Corporation, Boston, MA
1991 BSA Design Excellence Honor Award
Charlestown Navy Yard Rowhouses, Boston, MA
1990 National AIA Housing Excellence Award
Back of the Hill Rowhouses, Boston, MA
1990 National AIA Housing Excellence Award
Charlestown Navy Yard Rowhouses, Boston, MA
1990 BSA Design Excellence in Housing 1st Place
Charlestown Navy Yard Rowhouses, Boston, MA
1990 The Waterfront Center Excellence on the Waterfront Honor Award
Charlestown Navy Yard Rowhouses, Boston, MA
1989 BSA Housing Excellence Award
Back of the Hill Rowhouses, Boston, MA
1989 TIME Magazine Design: Best of 1988
Charlestown Navy Yard Rowhouses, Boston, MA
1988 New York Times The Year's Best: 1988 in Review
Charlestown Navy Yard Rowhouses, Boston, MA
1987 Progressive Architecture Magazine Urban Design Citation
Cultural District Plan, Rochester, MA
Enjoying an afternoon on the firm's annual boat cruise