Events
MIT Media Lab: Reality, Virtually, Hackathon!
Arrowstreet’s Kachina Studer participated in, and won the Reality, Virtually Hackathon at the MiT Media Lab on October 7-10th. The event sought to explore the application of virtual and augmented reality technologies for building new experiences and consisted of workshops led by industry experts, followed by two days of hacking to “transform the future of immersive technologies.” Participants from 9…
AIA – NOMA: Celebrating African American Museum in DC
Last month I attended the grand opening of the Smithsonian National African American Museum of History and Culture on the Mall in DC. It was particularly special for me given my cultural connection to what the museum exhibits as well as the tremendous collaborative efforts put forth by three well regarded black architects; David Adjaye, Phil Freelon and Max Bond….
Tech Conference 22 at Harvard Business School
What new business models will be enabled by the commercialization of autonomous cars? How will virtual reality impact the future of retail? How do you scale a biomaterials startup (for that matter, what are biomaterials?!)? We look forward to finding out when we attend Tech Conference 22 at the Harvard Business School on October 15th.
Greybarn Ribbon Cutting
On Thursday, October 13th at 11 am, Arrowstreet will join Rechler Equity Partners at a ribbon cutting ceremony for Greybarn, a new mixed-use neighborhood in Amityville, New York. The project will include 500 apartment units in eight gambrel-style buildings.
Demonstrating Virtual Reality for Architecture at HUBweek
As a part of the HUBweek festival, Arrowstreet participated in Harvard Innovation Lab’s “Explore the Emerging Worlds of Augmented and Virtual Reality” event. Our team presented work using the GearVR and the HTC Vive to immerse visitors in how we are using Virtual Reality as part of our design process. We showed interior and exterior 360-degree views of a boutique…
Kate Bubriski Presenting at Greenbuild 2016
Kate Bubriski is at Greenbuild 2016 in Los Angeles this week. On Wednesday, October 5th she will be presenting her work on the net zero planned King Open and Cambridge Street Upper Schools and Community Complex for the session titled Getting to Zero: User Engagement in Achieving Net Zero Energy.
Team Arrowstreet at the Thompson Island 4K Trail Run
Team Arrowstreet took to the trails as part of the Thompson Island 4K Trail Run to raise money to support the amazing work that’s happening on Thompson Island with kids from the Boston Public Schools. Each year, thousands of middle school students come to Thompson Island for free, hands-on learning and team building, not to mention life changing time spend…
Arrowstreet at HUB Week
Explore the emerging worlds of augmented and virtual reality at HUB Week. Arrowstreet will be presenting our work on September 28th from 1-5 pm at the Harvard Innovation Lab as part of a demo showcase featuring AR/VR startups and industry leaders.
2016 USGBC Green Building Showcase
Join us on Thursday, September 22nd from 5:30-8:30 pm at 88 Boylston Street as we celebrate the 2016 USGBC Green Building Showcase. The event showcases and celebrates exceptional green buildings conceived, designed, built and operated by our community of practitioners over the past year. Over 100 projects will be on display, including our own 450 Kendall Street, and more than 300 leaders in our industry will be in attendance…
Celebrating KIPP Academy Boston
For the past 18-months we’ve been posting updates about KIPP Academy Boston in Mattapan. A few weeks ago, the school welcomed students for the first time, and later this week a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held to commemorate the opening of the new school. The K-8 school is intended to be an asset to the community as well as a…