Northeastern University
Buildings A, B, + C
Project
Buildings A, B, + C
Client
Northeastern University
Location
Boston, MA
Completion
2000
Size
405,000 GSF
Category
Residence Halls
These three signature Residence Halls provide Northeastern University with 1,050 undergraduate beds. The buildings organize the Campus' West Village around a major open green space and strengthen the University's presence along one of Boston's major avenues, directly across from the venerable Museum of Fine Arts.
BUILDING OUT A MASTERPLAN
Buildings A, B, and C are the first of eight buildings constructed as a part of WRA's West Campus Master Plan created for Northeastern University. The Master Plan organized 1.2 million square feet on a 10 acre site to create a vibrant mixed use section of campus facing one of Boston’s major avenues and is located directly across from the Museum of Fine Arts.
Awards + Recognition
2004 National AIA Architecture Honor Award
2005 National AIA Regional and Urban Design Honor Award
2005 National AIA-CAE/SCUP Merit Award for Excellence in Planning and Architecture for a New Campus
2004 BSA Campus Planning Award
2003 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Analysis and Planning Merit Award
2002 BSA/AIA New York Housing Design Honor Award
2002 Congress for New Urbanism Charter Excellence Award for Block, Street, and Building
2002 International Masonry Institute New England Golden Trowel Award
2001 BSA Design Award
2001 International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Craft Award for Best Region 1 Brick Project
Project Consultants
Structural Engineer | LeMessurier Consultants, Inc.
Mechanical / Electrical Engineer | TMP Consulting Engineers
Civil Engineer | The BSC Group
Landscape Architect | Pressley Associates, Inc.
Lighting Consultant | Ripman Lighting Consultants
Photographer | Steve Rosenthal, Alex McLean