Annum participates in Harvard University’s Global Day of Service

Our renovation and expansion of Harvard Divinity School’s Swartz Hall has received a 2024 Boston Society for Architecture (BSA) Award for Built Design Excellence in the Adaptive Reuse, Renovation or Historic Preservation category!

LEED Platinum certified, our inclusive design aligns the historic Swartz Hall with the modern mission of Harvard Divinity School and its international, diverse student population with over 45 faith traditions. We are grateful for this recognition, which honors projects “that embody the values of the the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Framework for Design Excellence and the BSA’s vision of building a just and sustainable Boston, together”.

Our team is excited to attend the March 5th, 2025 Award Gala at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport to celebrate the excellent work of our community and to find out which level of award our project has won. Stay tuned for what is sure to be a lively event!

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!

Our renovation and expansion of Harvard Divinity School’s Swartz Hall has received a 2023 New England Architecture Award. It was a pleasure to attend the celebration in Mystic, Connecticut to accept the Merit Award in the Educational category.

Annum was also recognized as a 2023 New England AIA Components Emerging Professional Friendly Firm.

Thank you to Flory Makuwa from Harvard Divinity School for helping us celebrate!