NeoCon 2019 + IIDA Student Design Charette Recap

This year marked NeoCon‘s 51st year as the world’s leading platform and most important event of the year for the commercial design industry. Arrowstreet’s Sallyann Thomas Farnum, Kate Hespenheide, and Anna Vaivoda were in Chicago to take in the latest trends, learn from industry leaders, and find inspiration throughout the Merchandise Mart and across the Windy City. For three days, more…

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Arrowstreet Wins Citation in Campus and Urban Planning at 2019 BSA/AIA Design Awards

At the 2019 BSA/AIA Design Award Gala held on January 17th, Arrowstreet was honored with a citation in the Campus and Urban Planning category for the MIT Green Roof Study. MIT’s 169-acre campus of 133 buildings with over 2.5M sf of roof area encompassing over 42% of MIT’s land area, offering enormous potential for implementing sustainable roofs and sites throughout…

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Arrowstreet Visits Allseating

Arrowstreet Interiors had the opportunity to visit Allseating’s 150,000 square foot facility and showroom right outside of Toronto with Ritz Associates. As the name suggests, Allseating is a furniture group focused on creating a wide variety of ergonomic seating options. The team had the opportunity to tour the showroom and see new prototypes. The designers provided productive feedback and some…

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Boston Public Library Book Mosaic

As part of our work at the Boston Public Library’s Central Library in Copley Square, our graphics team designed a mosaic featuring an interpretation of the City of Boston created entirely out of hardcover books. After developing a template to determine sizes, colors, and quantities, we sourced over 1000 books, which were purchased from a local used bookshop, or donated…

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Interiors at the HD Expo

The interiors team at Arrowstreet recently took a trip to the Hospitality Design Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. With several upcoming hospitality projects set to begin within the next few weeks, we were in search of new and innovative products and materials. With over 250,000 square feet of booth space and 800 individual exhibitors, there was certainly not a shortage…

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Creating PlaySpace

A group of Arrowstreet’s staff recently entered a design competition promoting innovative outdoor play spaces in Philadelphia.  Hosted by the Community Design Collaborative and Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children, the competition invited teams to choose one of three public sites—a school, a library, and a recreation center—and create plans for a new outdoor space. Arrowstreet’s team…

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King Open School Update

As the year drew to a close, so did Arrowstreet’s work on the feasibility study phase for the King Open and Cambridge Street Upper Schools & Community Complex project. Arrowstreet is partnered with William Rawn Associates, our neighbors here at 10 Post Office Square, to design the new facility for the City of Cambridge. As the New Year begins, so…

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450 Kendall’s “Nerve Center”

As part of the design for 450 Kendall Street, Arrowstreet planned for an installation of public art to activate the plaza. Our client, BioMed Realty commissioned New England sculptor Chris Williams to create “Nerve Center,” an illuminated 25-foot-tall metal and glass representation of innovation in Kendall Square. According to Williams, the inspiration for the design came from “Kendall Square’s prominence…

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New Photos of Fenway High

We just commissioned professional photography of Fenway High, which kicked off the new school year in new location, in a building renovated by Arrowstreet. The design team, City of Boston, and school members formed a strong working relationship, which is reflected in the success of the project. One of our main priorities in the renovation was to retain the character…

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Brooklyn Boulders Queensbridge, NY Opens

Brooklyn Boulders (BKB) has opened their fourth location in Queensbridge, New York, joining the other locations in Brooklyn, NY; Chicago, IL; and Somerville, MA. Queensbridge has Brooklyn Boulders traditional climbing and bouldering walls, personal training facilities, and Active Collaborative Workspace, but takes things one step further as the first to be located in a luxury, high-rise apartment building. At BKB…

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