Public CallJul 28, 2021 Share ↗ Co-Creating Boston's Future-Decker Request for Ideas Ends this Week This summer the 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.This Request for Ideas (RFI) is an open call to anyone who is interested in seeing how new and familiar types of homes might respond to Boston’s current and future housing needs. We are particularly interested in ideas that prioritize affordability, livability, and promote holistically healthy neighborhoods. No idea is too small and we want to know what you think!Housing Update with Wandy PascoalBSA and Housing iLab Housing Design Innovation Fellow, Wandy Pascoal, provides an update on Boston housing initiatives and the Summer 2021 Housing Innovation Competition Request for Ideas: Co-Creating Boston's Future-Decker. The RFI closes Friday, July 30 and we encourage the submission of all types of ideas to help shape the future of housing in Boston. The submissions will be featured in an upcoming exhibition at BSA Space.Our reopening is contingent upon current CDC recommendations and guidelines.Learn more about BSA Housing Innovation initiatives here.Topic Equity
Remembering Robert "Buz" Brannen FAIARobert Brannen, known to all as Buz, died July 29, 2021 at the age of 90. With Yu Sing Jung, Brannen was the founder of Jung/Brannen Associates, Inc., which in the 1980s was the largest architectural firm in Boston with about 260 employees.RememberingAug 03, 2021