Last night we had celebrated the IIDA New England Awards at Space 57. The IIDA New England awards recognize the collaborative efforts required by project teams to produce excellent work. We are thrilled to announce both projects we entered earned awards in their categories.
The Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University received the award for Best Education Design and the Ipsen Research and Development Center received the award for Best Research Lab. Jury comments for the School of Public Health mentioned the project had “an excellent building to start with” and jurors were intrigued by the ways the materials and finishes complemented the innovative floor plates. In regards to the Ipsen research lab, the jurors felt the project provided the best in-between places for researchers – like the kitchen and Bamboo Garden.
We were thrilled to see all the great projects honored last night and enjoyed connecting with the IIDA New England community last night.
The 2025 OpenLAB Boston studio work will be exhibited at Virginia Tech Monday, March 2nd through Wednesday, March 4th.
Please join us for the following events on Monday, March 2nd:
11:00am - Lecture with Parke MacDowell
1:00pm Lobby talk with Kevin Sullivan
This year’s studio identifies seven sites along the frayed edges of Boston’s Greenway. The Greenway is a one-mile-long linear park running through the heart of the city, reconnecting downtown Boston with its waterfront. Many of the parcels along its edges remain undeveloped and present mute, blank facades to the public realm. Addressing and repairing these edges through acts of infilling, layering, grafting, framing, and placemaking is the core focus of the studio—SUTURE.