The Wheeler School, Gilder Center for the Arts

The Muskegon Museum of Art has received a 2026 AIA Michigan Building Award!

Founded in 1912, the Museum is known for its distinguished permanent collection, innovative exhibits, and educational programming. Working with Mathison | Mathison Architects, Annum’s design for the Museum doubles its size, creating new galleries for changing exhibits and new spaces for education, permanent collections, and visitor amenities.

The team was excited to celebrate together at the AIAMI Awards Ceremony on June 5th at St. John’s Resort in Plymouth, Michigan.

The transformed Muskegon Museum of Art has become both a cultural anchor for Muskegon and a nationally recognized model for the future of museums in mid-sized cities.

Congratulations to the entire project team!

Phillips Academy in Andover has received a 2026 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award from Preservation Massachusetts for the recent renovation of Graves Hall. This highest honor from Preservation Massachusetts recognizes people and projects that have displayed outstanding commitment to historic preservation in the Commonwealth.
 
Graves Hall has served the Academy for nearly a century and a half, supporting evolving academic and administrative needs while maintaining its architectural character. This renovation and adaptive reuse reflects Phillips Academy’s commitment to stewardship, ensuring that Graves Hall continues to serve the institution’s mission well into the future.

Working with construction manager BW Kennedy & Co., Annum’s design repositions the building as a centralized administrative hub, balancing contemporary operational requirements with the careful preservation of character‑defining features. Through architectural restoration, sensitive spatial adaptation, and comprehensive systems upgrades, the project honors the building’s layered history while enabling its next chapter as an integral part of campus life.

We are thrilled to celebrate this accomplishment on June 11th at Fenway Park along with other awardees dedicated to preserving the important history and landmarks of our communities.

Annum’s new Stoddard Exhibition Hall made its debut with the “The Secret World of Elephants” Exhibit Opening at the EcoTarium in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Founded in 1825 as the Worcester Lyceum of Natural History, the EcoTarium is the second-oldest natural history museum in the United States. Working with Timberline Construction Corporation, Annum’s 8,320 SF addition to a 1971-built Edward Durell Stone building provides a transformative resource for the museum. A large flexible gallery space host science exhibits and immersive experiences and programs for all ages and audiences. To accommodate a wide range of uses the new gallery features a tall, black-box style ceiling with exposed building systems, flexible exhibit lighting, and infrastructure to support technology-rich traveling exhibitions.

The traveling, interactive “The Secret World of Elephants” is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York and will be open at the EcoTarium through September 2026.

Annum is excited to announce our new office location in Washington, DC, expanding our Boston-based practice to continue serving our Mid-Atlantic clients.

Headed by our DC Office Director, Neil Stroup AIA and joined by architect Meghann McMahon AIA, this new location reflects the continued growth of our work with cultural, civic, and institutional organizations, including our ongoing collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History, pictured above.

Our presence in Washington allows us to deepen relationships and remain engaged with the region’s rich architectural and cultural landscape. Our DC office will operate as an integrated extension of our Boston office, bringing the same collaborative approach, design innovation, and commitment to excellence that defines our practice. We look forward to continuing existing partnerships and building new ones in Washington, DC and beyond!