Institutional
Environmental Graphics at Blackstone Valley Prep
Arrowstreet is currently designing a new high school for Blackstone Valley Prep (BVP), a charter school located in Cumberland, Rhode Island. When it came to the design, BVP wanted an environment that was colorful and inspiring, but didn’t look or feel like a traditional high school. Turning to BVP’s own culture for inspiration, our graphics studio developed a series of…
STEAM Lab at Boston Arts Academy
As we design new school buildings, it’s important to explore new ideas and successful learning environments. We recently attended BostonAPP/Lab’s tour of the STEAM Lab at the Boston Arts Academy (BAA). The BAA and the director of the STEAM Lab, Dr. Nettrice Gaskins, PhD, support a culture of tinkering and creativity; it was exciting to see how their program works…
Themes in Campus Planning
As universities and colleges are changing their approach to planning their campus facilities, the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) Boston Panel Discussion “Knowledge is Power: Higher Ed Trends & Projects” on January 28 could not have come at a better time. The morning event featured four panelists from Boston-area institutions including: Janet Chrisos, Deputy Director at the Massachusetts State…
King Open School Update
As the year drew to a close, so did Arrowstreet’s work on the feasibility study phase for the King Open and Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex project. Arrowstreet is partnered with William Rawn Associates, our neighbors here at 10 Post Office Square, to design the new facility for the City of Cambridge. As the New Year begins, so…
KIPP Construction on Track
KIPP Boston is on schedule to open for the new school year in the late summer of 2016. Thanks to the warm weather, we were able to move quickly along with the construction of the main building. We currently are working on plumbing and electrical on the interior, and on the exterior we are finalizing masonry and installing windows throughout….
A Refreshing Purpose for the Upper Devotion School
To accommodate their rising student population, the Town of Brookline decided to make use of a former school building to serve as a temporary location while they renovate existing schools. Arrowstreet served as architect for the project, which fell under the Town Building Department, and focused primarily on upgrading the building and its systems. We worked closely with the town…
Project Bread’s Fall Harvest Fest
The first Project Bread Fall Harvest Fest was held in support of their Chefs in Schools program, and we were honored to be in attendance. Our recently completed Fenway High School project is the test kitchen for the Chefs in Schools program with Boston Public Schools. The Fenway High cafeteria is where they are continuously trying out new recipes and…
Fenway High Opening
This week, the Arrowstreet schools team attended a celebratory Open House of the Fenway High School, where we completed renovations for the start of the school year. The Open House was a chance for faculty and staff, administrators, student ambassadors, parents, and neighbors to celebrate the potential of the space and speak about the future of school buildings and students education….
Governor Baker on the Steps of Brooke Charter
Last Thursday, Governor Baker spoke at the Brooke Charter School, proposing legislation that would allow more charter schools to open statewide. Arrowstreet designed the new location for the Brooke school and it opened last year; they were able to move to the new Mattapan location to accommodate their growing and academically rigorous program to accommodate students in grades K-8. You…
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…