Amherst College Lyceum Receives Honor Award at BSA Gala

We’re thrilled to share that our project, the Aliki Perroti & Seth Frank Lyceum at Amherst College, received the prestigious Honor Award for Built Design Excellence in Adaptive Reuse, Renovation, & Historic Preservation from the BSA!

Earlier this month, our team gathered at the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport for an unforgettable evening celebrating design excellence at the annual Boston Society for Architecture Awards Gala. B/C Partner and Principal Jason Forney, FAIA, accepted the award on behalf of our team.

The project was commended for its creative integration of preservation, reuse, and sustainability. The jury commented:

“The project submission demonstrates a thoughtful integration of design excellence with sustainability goals, successfully combining historic preservation with modern, environmentally responsible building practices. The design emphasizes natural light, carbon neutrality, and community engagement while maintaining the aesthetic integrity of the existing Greek Revival structure. The project appears to have been very thoughtful and intentional about a variety of sustainability measures, leading to impressive energy reduction, especially considering that the project reused half of an existing building.”

A huge thank you to the BSA for this incredible recognition and for hosting a fantastic event. And of course, a special shoutout to our amazing project partners, Daniel O’Connell’s Sons, for celebrating with us and sponsoring the evening!

 

 

MASS MoCA Building 6 Wins BSA Interior Architecture Honor Award

MASS MoCA Building 6 is the winner of a 2020 BSA Honor Award for Interior Architecture!

Each year the Boston Society of Architects, often in collaboration with other organizations, sponsors awards programs to honor design excellence in Massachusetts, throughout New England, and beyond. We are thrilled that MASS MoCA Building 6 has been recognized by this year’s jury. 

[stblockquote title=”” top_left=”” author=”BSA Awards Jury”]This large-scale adaptive reuse project is restrained and responsible. It raises an important if difficult question for designers, especially in this moment of climate crisis: when and how should we do less? The light touch of the architect allows the structure’s history to speak and spotlights the art on display. Though the work might appear to be minimal, the technical challenges of reinvigorating a historic industrial building must not be underestimated. MASS MoCA Building 6 is a deliberate and admirable work, designed in service of its audiences and artwork.

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Building 6 was honored at the BSA’s virtual Awards Gala on January 21, 2021 at 6:00pm EST. Bruner/Cott Principal Jason Forney, FAIA, accepted the award on behalf of the project team.