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Geothermal Wells at Phillips Exeter Academy

05.07.12 / Peter Reiss & James Meinecke

How do you add cooling to an eighty year old building while decreasing dependence on fossil fuels?

And what if that building is on the National Register of Historic Places and has no space for traditional rooftop chiller units, even if they could be used in an aesthetically sensitive setting? read more »

Pathways and Eddies

05.02.12 / Sarah Walker

What constitutes a flexible workspace? This question recently arose for us at ARC while preparing for an interview to design the office headquarters for a local company here in Boston. read more »

Process-ion

04.26.12 / Christopher Angelakis

I started my path to architecture with a T-Square and a hand-me-down set of Rotring pens, some templates, and a pretty handy compass which I still keep in my desk drawer for some unfathomable reason. During my five years of architectural school between 1990 and 1995 I was brought along in baby steps from pencil and parallel rule, to pen on Mylar, to AutocadR10 and an ungodly pen plotter, and ultimately to an experimental software called AES that tried to generate architectural drawings based on three dimensional models. read more »

Boston College's Alumni Center Opening Reception

04.13.12 / Kate Shoss

Boston College hosted a reception last week celebrating the recent opening of the new Alumni Center (2121 Commonwealth Avenue) Renovation and Addition. The new facility brings together the College’s University Advancement Department, which had previously been located in three different locations, under a single roof. A modest addition was added on the back of the existing building with a new entry that focuses on BC’s new campus on the former Boston Archdiocese site. read more »

AIA 2030 Office Presentation

04.03.12 / Mark Dolny & Stephen Anson

During this month's all office meeting, Mark Dolny, AIA, LEED AP and Stephen Anson, LEED AP gave an informative presentation to help us understand what exactly the AIA 2030 commitment entails.

We are hoping that others can find this powerpoint presentation useful as well. Follow the link below for the full PDF (the file is 4MB and may take a few moments to load).

AIA 2030 Office Presentation read more »

A Spoonful of Ginger

03.28.12 / Emmy Yamaguchi

Since 2005, Joslin Diabetes Center hosts the annual “Spoonful of Ginger” event which benefits the Asian American Diabetes Initiative (AADI). The event brings together world-class chefs featuring healthy, delicious and diabetic-friendly dishes in order to educate the public that eating right does not have to be flavorless. read more »

A Conversation with Philip Laird

03.09.12 / Boston/SF News / Philip Laird

Boston SF recently caught up with ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge to talk about trends in design, green building, some of the firm's current projects and the future of architecture.

Boston SF: What are some of the more notable recent trends in architecture? read more »

Boston College - Smoke Test

01.25.12 / Jan Taylor

ARC is currently completing renovations of the former Archdiocese of Boston’s Chancery Building to accommodate the college’s University Advancement department on its Brighton Campus. One of the goals of the project is to consolidate University Advancement (UA) - which is currently located in three different buildings on three different campuses - in one location to foster interaction among the departments. Working together, ARC developed an understanding of the department’s needs and desires. read more »

The Completion of Colby College Biomass Cogeneration Plant

01.05.12 / Christopher Angelakis

I went up to Colby to do the final punch for the exterior and architectural interior of the Colby College Biomass Steam Plant. This package of pictures is really worth looking at. read more »

UMass Medical School's Albert Sherman Center Featured in High-Profile Monthly

11.30.11 / Courtesy of High-Profile

Worcester, MA - The Albert Sherman Center will expand and unify the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Worcester campus, double its research capacity and support the school’s new learning-centered curriculum. This interdisciplinary, state-of-the-art research and education facility will foster interaction and collaboration among scientists and promote innovation and synergies across disciplines...

(Read full article by clicking "PDF" below). read more »

Colby College Biomass Cogeneration Plant - Project Update

11.29.11 / Christopher Angelakis

Colby is quickly getting pulled together. We are a couple weeks out for punch-listing. We are excited to have what will likely be another LEED gold project to our credit, as well as having another Infrastructure project under our belt.

Information regarding the Biomass Cogeneration Plant project at Colby College:

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Work Under Way at Deerfield Academy

11.21.11 / ARC

Construction of a 30-bedroom student dormitory and three faculty residences at Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, MA has begun. The project is designed by ARC, which has completed 12 projects at Deerfield Academy in the past 20 years. The new dorm will be ready for students by August.

ARC’s Philip Laird, who serves as principal-in-charge, notes that the project incorporates numerous sustainable design elements, including passive solar design, thermal solar panels, and a super-insulated building enclosure. Burlington, MA-based Erland Construction is general contractor for the project.

11.18.11 / Alisa Nagano

On Saturday, November 12, 2011 Greenwich Country Day School celebrated the opening of its recently completed Performing Arts Center (photo: Robert Benson). Philip Laird and Alisa Nagano joined more than four hundred parents and grandparents in attending the evening festivities, beginning with a cocktail reception and building tours followed by a lively hour-long program showcasing GCDS students’ musical talents. read more »

Fenway High School Annual Career Fair

11.18.11 / Emmy Yamaguchi

Jan Taylor and Peter Reiss participated in Fenway High School’s Annual Career Fair today. The event proved to be an incredibly rewarding experience for both students (approximately 150 participants) and professionals (approximately 100 volunteers). It is a unique opportunity for the students to meet with professionals from all types of industries to share experiences, practice their interviewing skills, discuss career fields, and prepare for the future. read more »

Portsmouth Abbey School Dormitories Going Green

11.03.11 / WPRI Eyewitness News / Melissa Sardelli

Students will move in end of May or June

Field Reporting by: Pete Mangione

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WPRI) - The Portsmouth Abbey School has always been at the forefront of environmental awareness and now the boarding school is building even bigger and better things.

Hybrid spray foam insulation is one of many things that will make the new dormitory at the Portsmouth Abbey ultra-green.

The copper roof will help keep down energy costs, and that's important when trying to heat and cool the soon-to-be 28,000 square foot dormitory. read more »

IIDA Fashion Show

10.14.11 / Jessica Schlieben

Marilyn, Obama and Audrey were quite a hit at last night's fashion show! We did not bring home a trophy this year, but we all were proud of what we pulled off with just a little newspaper and paint! As always the event was over the top with lots of impressive competition. read more »

ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge Hires Four

10.05.11 / BY ARC

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (July 14, 2011)—ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge, one of the nation’s leading architectural, planning and interior design firms specializing in science, educational, sports and corporate facilities, today announced that it has added four people to its growing team of professionals.

Jennifer Plume joins ARC as Intern Architect, Emmy Yamaguchi as Marketing Coordinator, Jill Kaufman as Administrative Assistant and Ruki Abdulhussein as Co-Op student. read more »

nARCHITECT'S Bamboo Pavilion

09.13.11 / linkedin.com / Christopher Lind

Saw this story on LinkedIn today - very interesting stuff here from a young design firm in Brooklyn. read more »

How Twitter And Facebook Helped Bing Thom Design A Public Library

08.10.11 / Lisa Schoenbrunn

I copied and pasted the title, because it really says it all. Click HERE for a fascinating article on how architects used social media to navigate public opinion with a tight deadline. Something to think about while working our way into the social media scene. read more »

Building on karma: Sprawling Thai temple project offers rare opportunity for architectural firm

07.15.11 / Boston Business Journal / BY Eric Convey

Even for an architect whose portfolio includes Genzyme Corp.'s Allston landing plant and the dramatic Arco Forum at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, a Raynham project scheduled to get underway any day now stands out.

The Wat Nawamintararachutis NMR Meditation Center will be big — about 110,000 square feet, covering about 5 acres on a parcel of 50 acres. Uses will range from worship to lodging. Craftsmen will travel more than 8,000 miles for certain portions of the job. read more »

Creating Collaboration

04.24.11 / Banker & TRADESMAN / by JIM CRONIN

Architectural Resources Cambridge has created some of the most notable research and manufacturing facilities in the region, including the Genzyme biopharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Allston; the Tufts University expansion in Chinatown; and the 739,288-squarefoot New Research Building at Harvard Medical School. read more »