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Books over Beantown

MASS Design Group, Mikyoung Kim, Shigeru Ban Architects, and others throw their names in the hat to design a new library in Boston’s West End

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Thinking Through Material Flows

Rather than a primary focus on energy efficiency, architects should consider more holistic assessments to reduce the carbon emissions of construction

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Adventurous Capital

MASS Design Group adapts a former school in Rwanda into an entrepreneurial hub for a Swedish nonprofit

MASS for MLK

A new sculpture and plaza on the Boston Common honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy

Recounting History

Boston announces comprehensive master plan for Frederick Law Olmsted’s Franklin Park

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MASSive Impact

Michael Murphy, founding principal of MASS Design Group, steps down

From Hate to Healing

Reparative justice and adaptive reuse align in planned transformation of old Fort Worth KKK hall into community arts hub

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Art, Design, and Large Mammals

Daily digest: Ellen DeGeneres loves gorillas, Snapchat and LACMA unveil second collection of virtual monuments, and more

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Force of Nature

Winnipeg-based design team wins bid for Canada’s LGBTQ2+ National Monument with Thunderhead

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A Round of Virtual Applause, Please

AIA names its top honorees for 2022, Angela Brooks and Lawrence Scarpa as Gold Medal recipients

rendering of a monument with rows of mirrored stainless steel wands at the LGBTQ2+ National Monument
Remembrance and Reconciliation

Canada’s LGBTQ2+ National Monument is moving ahead, and here are the shortlisted proposals

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Texas Treatment

MASS Design Group’s first U.S. healthcare project is an inclusive Texan clinic

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Reimagining Commemorative Spaces

LACMA and MASS Design Group among new Monuments Project grantees

Employees at a restaurant preparing meals for pandemic frontline workers
Makeshift Futures

Research and changes to urban life are driving design innovation forward amid a pandemic

Willamette Falls in Oregon City
Not Falling Short

MASS Design Group to lead tribal engagement process for Willamette Falls Riverwalk

A Mass design group-designed affordable housing complex
MASS Affordable Housing

Op-ed: Lead with a mission-first design process to provide affordable housing

A white wall with the words FRINGE CITIES in red text
Goodbye History, Hello Hamburger

Fringe Cities is a poignant study of urban renewal, and its aftermath, in the small-American city

The view from city hall during Exhibit Columbus
Columbus-Strong

Exhibit Columbus 2019 celebrates the value of good design and community

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