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Co-Creating Boston's Future-Decker Request for Ideas Ends this Week

This summer BSA and the Mayor's Housing Innovation Lab put out a request for ideas, Co-Creating Boston's Future-Decker, inviting teams and individuals to ideate and propose new housing that can be built on small sites in Boston. The RFI closes on Friday, July 30, 2021.

Public Call

Jul 28, 2021

Boston Mayoral Candidates Weigh in on the Built Environment

Acting Mayor Kim Janey, City Councilors Michelle Wu, Andrea Campbell, and Annissa Essaibi George, and Boston's former Economic Development Chief John Barros have all declared their candidacy for mayor of Boston. View their answers to a series of questions around their views on the built environment.

Civic

Jul 22, 2021

The Wagdy Wall

In the 1990s, Wagdy Anis developed a high-performance wall section known among his colleagues as the Wagdy Wall. For the past two decades, versions of this wall have been implemented successfully throughout the design and construction industry. Join us September 22–23 for the Wagdy Anis Symposium on Building Science, a two-day hybrid symposium in celebration of recent innovations across the building enclosure field.

News Story

Jul 22, 2021

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Design Awards

BSA Design Awards celebrate and honor design excellence and are an opportunity to take stock of the architectural accomplishments of our community, including excellent design work, collaboration across disciplines, and investment from committed clients.

Architects and designers can leverage this power of design to create broader meaning and contribute to solutions that have greater impact in our communities, future designs, as well as embody critical values to Advance Architecture, Environment, and Equity.

Submissions for the 2021 Design Awards are open through August 2021.

Barrisol Stretch Ceiling & Wall Systems

Barrisol Stretch Ceiling & Wall Systems

Barrisol offers endless design options, only limited by your imagination. Organic shapes or waves, spheres or more conventional forms, Barrisol enables unique designs with a combination of vibrant colors and complex shapes.

Learn More at Ver-Tex.com

Find a residential architect

Hiring an architect is the best way to have a custom design that fits your needs and design-sense. The Homeowner’s Project Handbook (HPH) provides a directory of AIA architects working in Massachusetts, while highlighting the value that architectural expertise brings to new construction and renovation projects. Explore this free, sustainable, searchable digital resource for homeowners and small business owners considering renovations, additions, or new construction projects.

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Existing Buildings

Matter & Opinion: Existing Buildings—Building the Will is a summer series on climate action taking place July 19, 2021–August 30, 2021.

Every Monday, two client-and-designer teams will share the challenges, triumphs, and lessons learned from completed existing buildings projects. Following project-based presentations, we'll discuss the hurdles to and pathways toward building the will around continued use and reuse of existing buildings for climate action. Project types and clients represented include housing; workplace; and education facilities. Continuing education will be available for each session.

Mondays

July–August 2021

Taking a Stand with the BSA

EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION

Equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental to the values reflected in our code of professional ethics and must be fostered throughout our organization, the profession, our workplaces, and communities.

The resource page is a start to educate ourselves and be aware of the challenges at hand.

View EDI resource page

EDI Network

The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Network, a knowledge community of the BSA, is a place for individuals in the design industry to engage in meaningful conversations; support, promote, and build awareness; and to share best practices related to issues of EDI within the profession.

Interested in shaping the conversation around equity, diversity, and inclusion within the BSA community? Join the EDI Network.

Aug 4

7:00 PM