Harvard Divinity School Swartz Hall achieves LEED Platinum

Harvard Divinity School’s Swartz Hall has received an Honorable Mention from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture & Design’s The American Architecture Awards 2022. This LEED Platinum-pending project creates a new campus gateway for Harvard Divinity School’s spiritual, academic, and social life. We are proud to support the Museum in its mission to advance public education on the value of good design and how it can positively impact the human environment.

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Swartz Hall at Harvard Divinity School is a recipient of a 2021 Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design Awards Honorable Mention for Building Renovation! Built in 1911 and Harvard University’s only major Collegiate Gothic structure, Swartz Hall is at the center of Divinity School academic, administrative, and social life. ABA/Annum’s design reflects the school’s diverse community and the many faith traditions practiced by students, staff, and faculty. Historically significant spaces were restored and modernized, and five levels of library book stacks were removed to create three levels of classrooms, workplace, and a new multi-faith space. A two-story addition, scaled to the century-old building, creates an accessible and inviting front door and connects the school to a renewed campus green. Congrats to the project team for this exciting recognition!

The Boston Athenæum, one of the oldest independent libraries in the United States, has reopened its doors after sixteen months of construction! The 23,200 SF renovation and expansion designed by Ann Beha Architects, now Annum Architects supports the institution in broadening its programming, engaging more of Boston’s diverse population, and increasing transparency about its history.

Read more about the Boston Athenæum’s revitalization and renewed dedication to the surrounding community in The Boston Globe’s “Boston Athenaeum, a remnant of the city’s Brahmin past, looks to engage an increasingly diverse population“.