Press
The New Industrial Revolution
The Wall Street Journal recently had a very interesting and thought-provoking article about the future of manufacturing in both this country and the world and the impact that 3-D printing, in all its forms, is having on the way we make, think about, and consume products. In many respects, the process of making things has really been driven for the last 50 years by the cost of labor (just like construction) and thus Asia (first Japan, then Korea, then China, and now places like Bangladesh) became the world’s factory floor. But with 3-D printing, labor becomes about the time it takes to design an object because the labor is to build it is essentially free. And in a world of global climate change, with expensive fuel and therefore expensive transportation, the ability to make things closer to where they will be used makes more and more financial sense…
Brooklyn Boulders in the News (Again)
Check out the article in this week’s Metro, featuring Brooklyn Boulders’ rock climbing gym – opening soon in Somerville. It features our renderings of the space and a snapshot of what’s to come…
Arrowstreet’s Work Featured in the BBJ
The Boston Business Journal honored KIPP Academy Lynn earlier this week with their Best in Real Estate award earlier this week. Here is the corresponding article.
Brooklyn Boulders Rock Climbing Gym Profiled
The Brooklyn Boulders rock climbing gym is profiled in New England Construction News . They are holding hard hat tours on May 5th for anyone interested in checking out the soon to be completed project. We have taken some photos of our own and will be posting them soon.
State of the Industry: Brick and Mortar vs. Internet Retail
[Part 4 of a series of posts from ICSC’s RetailGreen conference. Posted in response to The Wall Street Journal’s article “Malls Get Face-Lift to Pull In Shoppers“, which stated that “the era of new-mall development in the U.S. is drawing to a close.”]
Brad Hutensky, ICSC Chairman, gave an interesting talk about the state of the retail industry, and he debunked a common refrain of the last five years, that the internet is killing bricks and mortar stores. His evidence was compelling. First, in 2012, retailers have opened over 5,000 stores, not a small number. And for good reason, as customers still value the human experience and the instant gratification of a cash purchase. Moreover, twelve of the top 20 online sellers in sales revenue have physical stores, among them Apple and one of Arrowstreet’s clients, LL Bean…
Artists for Humanity in Improper Bostonian
Improper Bostonian recently ran a feature on unique places to hold weddings and their reception, and included Artists for Humanity EpiCenter. Part of our design for the LEED Platinum EpiCenter included an open gallery that could be rented out as event space to help fund the non-profit’s mission. In the years since it’s opened, AFH has seen not just weddings,…
Artists for Humanity on Chronicle
Artists for Humanity was featured in a Chronicle piece on teens creating public art in Boston. The video shows some nice shots of the students creating a mural in a studio of the EpiCenter building we designed for the non-profit. Find out more about the creation of the beautiful 30′x70′ mural that now beautifies a previously defaced building in Roxbury at AFH’s blog.
Arrowstreet in Urban Land Magazine
We are a bit late in sharing this (must have been a busy summer!), but Arrowstreet was featured in an article discussing top markets in Urban Land magazine. Check out the section on Boston.
Arrowstreet in the New York Times
The new corporate headquarters for Rechler Equity, designed by Arrowstreet, was recently featured in the New York Times. The article highlights how the vision for this leading real estate company is reflected in the building’s iconic design, calling it “a sleek corporate calling card.” Arrowstreet transformed a former industrial building into a contemporary glass and steel structure marked by a torqued, rotating faceted form that serves as a two-story lobby…
Rock Spring Centre in the Press
Arrowstreet project Rock Spring Centre was featured on a DC Real Estate forum recently, including some of the newer project imagery…