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NAIOP: The South End Surge
Boston’s South End is experiencing an unprecedented development boom – in fact, according to the Boston Planning and Development Agency, there is over 1.5M SF of development currently planned or under review which is among the highest concentration of potential projects in all of Boston. The South End Surge will be discussed as Ted Tye of National Development will moderate a…
AR / VR in Action Roundup
Augmented reality is often associated with Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking Glass” where Alice crosses through the mirror into a bazaar imaginary world. At the Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality in Action Conference it was easy to believe far more than “six impossible things before breakfast”. The number of applications and demonstrations was impressive and inspiring. The roles for AR…
Why Arrowstreet is Implementing VR into their Projects
Over the past several years, our team at Arrowstreet has experimented with the implementation of Virtual Reality in our practice. VR has well documented architectural applications. The ability to actually experience space early in the design process helps us as designers as well as our clients make more informed decisions during the early phases of a project. The implementation of…
BisNow: The Future of Downtown
Join us at the Boston Harbor Hotel on Thursday, January 19th at 7:30am as we discuss the revitalization of downtown Boston at the BisNow event: The Future of Downtown.
How Design Can Complement Historic Environments
When it comes to design, one rarely thinks of words like “compliment, appropriate, memory or story-telling” as apt expressions to describe our work. That is, unless you plan on intervening in the historic fabric of some of the oldest and most memorable communities of New England. In his book, The Architecture of Happiness, Alain de Botton writes, “In a more emcompassing…
As we usher in the New Year, we are looking back on some of the news and events that made the past year so exciting. Our team has continued to grow in our downtown Boston studio, with the addition of more creative minds to our architecture, graphics, interiors, administrative, and marketing departments. The year began with a champagne toast for…
AR in Action
Join Arrowstreet at AR in Action, an Augmented Reality Summit at the MIT Media Lab on January 17 + 18. The event offers an opportunity to see, hear, and touch current state of the art technologies, while learning and networking with some of the greatest minds in AR today. Speakers include top executives, technologists, thought leaders, and Arrowstreet’s Amy Korte,…