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Finding Inspiration at Logan Airport
Arrowstreet is currently installing a large kinetic wall on the new Logan Airport garage in East Boston (an expansion of the Central Parking garage). From the onset of the project, the design team worked with Massport to find ways to capitalize on the garage’s visibility and its proximity to the Hilton Hotel. The request for “screening” of the garage led…
ULI Fall 2015: Top Technological Innovations Affecting Real Estate
As a council member for ULI, I regularly attend their spring and fall national meetings. I belong to the Responsible Property Investment Council (RPIC), and as tradition, at this year’s fall meeting our council had a number of interesting speakers. One of them, John Picard, spoke of the top five technological innovations affecting real estate, and I thought it would…
Women’s Leadership Program with the Chamber
Lauren Haggerty, a senior associate in the graphics department, was recently selected to be part of the Women’s Leadership Program, through the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Over the course of the year, Lauren will participate in leadership development opportunities at the Simmons School of Management, meet with senior women leaders from Greater Boston, make valuable peer connections, and learn important skills for career advancement. Congratulations to…
MassPort West Garage Topping Off Ceremony
Arrowstreet recently joined Massport for a topping off ceremony for Logan International Airport’s Central Garage West, hosted by the contractor, Turner Construction. In the photos, you can see the kinetic façade going up, which moves based on wind currents. The façade screens the garage from the nearby Hilton Hotel while also serving as a beautiful visual landmark, maintains a feeling…
Emerging Professionals in Sustainability
We’re proud of Jordan Zimmermann, whose efforts in the field of sustainability led to her selection as a runner up for the 2015 Kate Goldstein award in Sustainability through NESEA. The award honors an emerging professional in memory of Kate Goldstein, a PhD student at the MIT Building Technology department and a NESEA board member, in tribute to her legacy of leadership,…
New Photos: Greybarn Phase I Construction Underway
Gambrel roofs, shingle-style, home-like—these are what comes to mind when describing the design of the new Greybarn Residential Development. Currently being built on Long Island, Greybarn is off to a good start. The project was conceived as a walkable development on a site convenient to commuter options and located less than a mile from the Long Island Rail Road. Construction…
Amy Korte: Design Manifesto
One of our principals, Amy Korte, was recently interviewed by Modelo Design Manifestos. Amy spoke to Modelo about her personal experiences in the field, describing the path that led her to architecture and the influences that inspire her design. Amy also discussed Arrowstreet’s view on research as a design tool, and about her personal experience in the field of research while…
Volunteering with GADoS 2015
Over the weekend, a team of Arrowstreet staff members brought along family and friends to participate in the Green Apple Day of Service. Like last year, the group volunteered at an Arrowstreet-designed school building — this time we served at the Kipp Academy in Lynn, a building completed in 2012. We were able to take advantage of the beautiful fall weather…
Conversation Series Kick Off
Last month week we kicked off an office-wide Conversation Series on “Project Delivery & Design Process” with the first of five project case studies featuring Conservatory Lab Charter School. As part of Arrowstreet’s constant efforts to improve, this initiative focuses on our current methods for project delivery and the design process we utilize to get there. This first conversation was…
East Boston Development Tour
As a kickoff to the Labor Day weekend, Arrowstreet took a short trip over to East Boston to see the new development that has been rising up across Boston Harbor. Associate, Jordan Zimmermann, took us on a tour in her neighborhood, complete with spectacular views and three new residential complexes recently completed or still in the construction phase. It was impressive…