Williams College Davis Center has been awarded Honorable Mention in the  Social Impact category and Boston Public Library — Roslindale Branch has been awarded an Honorable Mention in the Libraries category for Architect’s Newspaper Best of Design 2024.

The Architect’s Newspaper speaks directly to leaders in architecture and design with news, products, developments, trends, and updates. With our magazine, AN Interior, our outreach to the design community has grown exponentially.

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National Museum of Forest Service History Conservation Legacy Center is featured in Building Design + Construction. The museum will educate the public about the history and ongoing conservation work of the United States Forest Service (USFS). The design is inspired by the qualities of these forests as valuable recreational and economic resources throughout history; it also echoes features of the local surrounding mountain landscape.

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Tom S. Chung, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C  is one of the panelists for “Designing the Future: Diversity, Representation, and Innovation in Architecture and Design” at Wentworth Institute of Technology. He among many other architects and designers will be discussing the critical role of diversity in the architecture industry.

The event will take place in the first floor Accelerate Space in our project completed in 2019, Center for Engineering, Innovation & Sciences (Link to WIT CEIS project)

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Principal Tom Chung recently presented at the Portland Museum of Art’s Maine Mass Timber Conference. Tom along with many leading experts discussed the Future of Mass Timber Technology highlighting the economic opportunities and environmental benefits for the Northeast.

The conference consisted of “thought-provoking presentations from pioneers, change makers, and visionaries [to] gain insights into the latest advancements, innovations, impacts, and real-world applications shaping the future of sustainable construction.” Tom presented a “Timber Talk” that was focused on the Kreher Preserve & Nature Center, Environmental Education Building in Auburn, AL. Constructed from timber harvested on-site, the Environmental Education Building celebrates the potential of wood – aesthetically, economically, and environmentally.

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Three of our projects have been recognized in the 2024 BLT Built Design Awards program.

The recently completed Davis Center at Williams College has won in the Architectural Design – Institutional category. The Davis Center manifests the enduring impact of student advocacy for social justice and inclusive community at Williams College.

The Harvard University District Energy Facility received an Honorable Mention in Architectural Design / Industrial category. The 56,000 sf District Energy Facility (DEF) sets the stage for a state-of-the-art, cost effective, and sustainable utility generation and distribution system for Harvard’s Allston campus that also makes a significant contribution to its urban design.

Anonymous Hall, Dartmouth College received an Honorable Mention in the Architectural Design / Educational category. This project reuses and adds to a vacant 1960s library in the heart of the medical school quad, transforming it into a vibrant administrative social center for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and a communal hub for the north campus.

Learn More: https://bltawards.com/winner/blt/2024/

A community-based design process, mountain-inspired roofscape, and “light” mass timber strategy characterize William’s historic renovation of two existing student buildings and an energetic new bridge between them. With a proactive emphasis on sustainability at all scales, the project is expected to gain Living Building Challenge Petal Certification and net-zero embodied carbon by the end of the year.

Read feature here: https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/17213-the-new-davis-center-at-williams-college-features-charred-wood-cladding-and-a-folded-roofline 

In October, Andrea Leers traveled to Tokyo to attend the memorial for Fumihiko Maki. While in Tokyo, Andrea met with Gary Kamemoto, who will now lead Maki Associates, pictured here at Hillside Terrace. Gary worked with Leers Weinzapfel Associates on the MIT Media Lab completed in 2009.

Andrea was one of the five invited to write an essay for the A+U Architecture and Urbanism October 2024 Special Issue in memory of Fumihiko Maki. Her essay, “Inquiry then Invention” recalls his life, work and their friendship over more than 40 years.

Area A-7 East Boston Police Station has received a 2024 Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award in the Government and Civic Buildings category.

Located on a waterfront site along the Chelsea River, the new Area 7 police station will create enhanced community access, improved dispatch response times, and a sustainable, resilient facility for the East Boston neighborhood.  Developed in conjunction with the City of Boston Public Facilities Department, the community institution will act as a mediator between the industrial, commercial, and residential uses in that part of the city.

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Tom Chung will be speaking at the Mass Timber Maine Conference at the Portland Museum of Art along with leading experts on mass timber. The conference will touch on the future of mass timer technology, offering lectures, discussions, and a field trip all at the museum.

Wednesday we hosted @BSA MakeTANK in our office, showcasing the Complex Timber Joinery of our National Museum of Forest Service History (NMFSH) Conservation Legacy Center project and debuting our new 3D Fabrication Lab.

LWA Associate Chiajung Andy Wen presented on the intertwined process of blending digital and physical study, from design and model-making to construction documentation for the NMFSH. We also showcased a large 3D model of the wooden columns designed. Our Fabrication Lab Manager Collin Vermilyea led tours of our new makerspace to provide a walkthrough of our process. We had a great time hosting the MakeTANK and look forward to sharing more about our Mass Timber research.