BSA, BSLA, and Patronicity Call on Massachusetts Cities to Extend Outdoor Dining OpportunitiesThe Boston Society of Architecture and the Boston Society of Landscape Architects created a program to match business owners in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston with architects and landscape architects to create simple, scaled, permit-ready outdoor seating plans to be implemented when businesses were allowed to reopen for outdoor dining this spring. Oct 09, 2020
Update: Net Zero Retrofits Submission Deadline ExtendedThe BSA, in partnership with the Boston Green Ribbon Commission, is creating a portfolio of case studies on existing buildings that have significantly reduced their greenhouse gas emissions. Oct 01, 2020
Installation update: The Floating Wetland has LaunchedThe BSA is proud to share that after years of development, the Floating Wetland has been deployed in the Charles River. The project explores an ecological intervention to reduce harmful algal blooms in the Charles, which threaten the river’s health and limit the feasibility of swimming. Jul 13, 2020
Oct 27, 2020 – Jan 31, 2021Future-DeckerThe Future Decker exhibition is part of an ongoing exploration and documentation of the ways in which existing triple deckers have shaped the City of Boston, while inviting residents to envision the future of this iconic New England vernacular building typology.Built en masse mostly between the 1880s and 1930s, the triple decker was an affordable entry point for many immigrant families who came to call Boston home. Explore residents’ perspectives and experiences with triple deckers and possible new ways to re-integrate them into the fabric of the city.