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Catalytic Development: Real Estate and the Kendall Square Effect with Crew Boston
On October 27th we are heading to Cambridge to listen to panelists Bob Coughlin, president and CEO of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council; Tom Andrews of Alexandria Real Estate Equities; Bill Kane of BioMed Realty, Michael Owu of MIT Investment Management Co.; and Michael Cantalupa of Boston Properties as they discuss what’s next for Kendall Square real estate with CREW Boston.
The Future of Architecture with AIANH and AIAVT
There is nothing like fall in New England so it was a pleasure to present my thoughts about the future of the profession and ways that architects can create new value in their work to AIA New Hampshire and AIA Vermont at their annual ARCHtoberfest event. Held annually in a local brewery, this year’s site was the Harpoon Brewery in…
Scott Pollack at the ULI Fall Meeting
Next week Scott Pollack will be at the ULI Fall Meeting in Dallas. More than 6,000 leaders from around the world and from every sector of real estate and land use will be gathering to share best practices and get the latest information on trends affecting the industry. We hope to see you there!
Greenbuild 2016, LA
I’m just back from Greenbuild 2016 in LA and it was another great conference with plenty of knowledge shared, new tech seen and fun had. Along with my colleague Shannon Kaplan, I was able to share our work on engaging occupants in achieving net zero and high performing buildings. My most memorable takeaway was “Partnership is the New Leadership”. This…
Dealing for Duchenne
On Thursday, October 20th at 6 pm, Arrowstreet is heading to the casino in Kendall Square. Our friends at BioMed Realty are hosting Dealing for Duchenne – Cambridge, a must-attend charity event benefiting CureDuchenne. CureDuchenne is a national nonprofit that raises awareness and funds research to find a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Duchenne is the most devastating and lethal muscular disease…
MIT Media Lab: Reality, Virtually, Hackathon!
Arrowstreet’s Kachina Studer participated in, and won the Reality, Virtually Hackathon at the MiT Media Lab on October 7-10th. The event sought to explore the application of virtual and augmented reality technologies for building new experiences and consisted of workshops led by industry experts, followed by two days of hacking to “transform the future of immersive technologies.” Participants from 9…
Why Autonomous Vehicles Are Important
With the federal government finally proposing regulations, self-driving Uber’s in Pittsburg, and autonomous taxi’s in Singapore, there has been a lot of media about autonomous vehicles recently. And like so many other disruptive technologies, the news is both exciting and compelling. But why is this important? As much as cars take up a significant amount of space, time, and money…
AIA – NOMA: Celebrating African American Museum in DC
Last month I attended the grand opening of the Smithsonian National African American Museum of History and Culture on the Mall in DC. It was particularly special for me given my cultural connection to what the museum exhibits as well as the tremendous collaborative efforts put forth by three well regarded black architects; David Adjaye, Phil Freelon and Max Bond….
Tech Conference 22 at Harvard Business School
What new business models will be enabled by the commercialization of autonomous cars? How will virtual reality impact the future of retail? How do you scale a biomaterials startup (for that matter, what are biomaterials?!)? We look forward to finding out when we attend Tech Conference 22 at the Harvard Business School on October 15th.
Greybarn Ribbon Cutting
On Thursday, October 13th at 11 am, Arrowstreet will join Rechler Equity Partners at a ribbon cutting ceremony for Greybarn, a new mixed-use neighborhood in Amityville, New York. The project will include 500 apartment units in eight gambrel-style buildings.