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Harvard Divinity School’s rejuvenated Swartz Hall is now LEED Platinum certified. Our design of this new campus gateway reflects HDS’s commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship. The existing granite building envelope is upgraded to exceed current efficiency standards using internal insulation, a seamless air barrier, and new high-performance windows. A new underground mechanical plant accommodates heat recovery and direct outside air handling units. Congratulations to HDS on their dedication to campus leadership in environmental sustainability.

Out with the old, in with the new! Demolition took place at Pomfret School to make way for the new 22,000 square foot Science Center. The three-story building will serve as a hub for science, technology, engineering, and design for the Connecticut boarding and day school.

Read more about the history of the project on The Pomfret School Blog.

We enter Women’s History Month reflecting on the incredible journey that shaped our practice. Founded by Ann Beha in 1980, our firm is proud of its trailblazing roots. We celebrate Ann and the many women who have contributed outstanding leadership and talent to the field of architecture.

Watch Ann Beha’s recent Gordon H. Smith Lecture at Yale University: Straight Up, with a Twist: Clarity, Intention, Delivery.

Progress is underway as we continue construction on the U.S Embassy in Athens, Greece for The U.S. Department of State. Our design for the rehabilitation and expansion of the embassy revitalizes the culturally significant chancery, designed by Walter Gropius in 1961, and increases connectivity within the complex of buildings and landscapes.

Jaco Conry of Boston Magazine covers the rich history and recent changes of the city’s cultural gem, the Boston Athenaeum.

Director Leah Rosovsky says of the 23,200 SF renovation and expansion, “The critical focus was meeting our members’ needs. It was clear that they wanted more casual spaces, more places to converge. We were also interested in presenting ourselves as a more open and welcoming institution.”

Read more about our transformation to support the Athenaeum in broadening its programming, engaging more of Boston’s diverse population, and increasing transparency about its history in Boston Magazine’s 
“What the Boston Athenaeum’s $17 Million Renovation Looks Like”.

We’ve broken ground on Engine 17! Working with the City of Boston Public Facilities Department (PFD), the new firehouse on East Street in Dorchester was celebrated by Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Fire Commissioner Paul Burke, PFD officials, firefighters, and community members.

We’re thrilled to help bring this sustainable, welcoming, and safety-focused facility to the firefighters and residents of Dorchester.

Read more in The Boston Globe.

Our design for Emma Willard School’s Alice Dodge Wallace ’38 Center for the Performing Arts repurposes the circa 1910 Alumnae Chapel, adds to it a new below-grade building, and connects both to the existing studio arts building, consolidating the arts in the center of the campus in Troy, NY.

Read about thoughts on the project from EWS’s Director of Facilities Construction Management and Planning in Four Questions with Scott Kosnick: Building the Future.

Sending gratitude and appreciation to our incredible community as we close out this year of transition and growth. Cheers to new adventures in 2023!

Designed by ABA/Annum, the new Welcome Center at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michael’s, MD is featured in the “Design with Jenn Martella” series in the local Talbot Spy.

The 11,500 SF new building is the next step in the implementation of the 18-acre museum’s Master Plan, also by ABA/Annum. Read more in Design with Jenn Martella: The New Welcome Center at CBMM.