Working 9-5 in the dog days of summer can inspire longing for high school summer vacation. For the group of designers that gathered at BSA Space this month, however, it’s easy to remember it. After all, they just spent theirs working at some of the top architecture firms in Boston.

With great sadness, HMFH has announced the death of one of HMFH’s founding partners, Stephen Friedlaender FAIA. He cared deeply about design and engaged fully with clients, consultants, and colleagues in seeking the solutions that were elegant, innovative and appropriate.

A survey by the Boston Business Journal found that the BSA ranked 10th on the list of business advocacy organizations in Massachusetts. The list includes Massachusetts-headquartered organizations.

An effort spearheaded by a partnership between the BSA and the Civic Action Project has resulted in a new policy that will ask developers to disclose who they’re working with on major real estate projects, as part of an effort to diversify the city’s largely white and male development industry. (via the Boston Globe)

It started with lunch. Every year, a group of South Asian design professionals would gather at the request of BD Nayak FAIA and share a meal. Then, the group started growing.

An interview with S. Austin Ward AIA LEED AP BD+C, Associate at Machado Silvetti.

Thinking about submitting a project to the BSA Design Awards? The story of the Revolution Hotel shows how the new submission process benefits firms.

An interview with Amir Kripper AIA, Founding Principal at Kripper Studio.