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The Collective Arrowstreet Interview Series
Earlier this year we began an interview series to dig a little bit deeper and learn what makes our team tick, what fascinates us about the design industry, and what is most important to us right now. Here are all those interviews in one place: Jason King Justin DiCristofalo Jordan Zimmermann Cat McGee Joel Dixon Kate Bubriski Matt Byrnes-Jacobsen Jessica Bessette
BSA Hosting Eurasia Delegates
Kate Bubriski and Jordan Zimmermann will be speaking as part of a panel at the Boston Society of Architects on February 9th for a visiting delegation of design and construction professionals from Eurasia, including Russia, the Ukraine, Moldova, and Tajikistan. The program is organized by the U.S. Department of Commerce, and Arrowstreet and several other Boston-area design firms were asked…
Arrowstreet’s Graphics on Chronicle
Arrowstreet’s graphics and wayfinding work at the Boston Public Library (BPL) was featured on Chronicle this week. The episode also gave a sneak peak of some of our upcoming work in the Johnson building of the BPL. Check back soon to see more.
A Waterfront Vision for Lynn
This week, Arrowstreet’s Amy Korte and David Bois presented plans to the city of Lynn for a primarily residential development to be located on the Lynnway near North Shore Community College on a site that has been vacant for 30 years. The waterfront housing will consist of 348 one-and-two bedroom apartments, and some retail components. Construction is expected to begin in…
One Concept for Three Locations
Arrowstreet has designed three unique climbing gyms for client, Brooklyn Boulders (BKB), since they began expanding from their namesake location in Brooklyn, New York. Our first two collaborations were adaptive reuse designs: the Somerville location is a converted warehouse, while the Chicago gym combined two adjacent church buildings. The company’s latest gym in Long Island City is located in the lower levels…
Modernizing Historic Buildings
There are a lot of interesting, historic buildings in Boston, and increasingly less space available for new development. As a result, developments like Congress Square are enhancing the best parts of historic buildings, and thoughtfully adding to them to create needed additional space, combining the best of both worlds. An added benefit of building up, opposed to demolishing, is that…
Equity in Architecture
I had no idea architecture had such a diversity problem when I first realized I wanted to be an architect. At the time in 1994, 10% of AIA members were women, and only 7% of AIA members were people of color. While percentages today have improved, it is an issue that deserves our attention for two reasons—a diverse society needs…
Arrowstreet Designer Launches The Curatist
One of our designers, Timea Szabo, and her husband, coder Zsolt Nemeth, have collaborated to create The Curatist: a new platform for browsing architectural content from around the web in one place. Currently available online and as a Google Chrome extension, the Curatist aggregates and filters architectural news and presents a variety of sources in a single place. The site is…
FLOAT Boston
We’ve worked on some really interesting experiential retail, but FLOAT Boston may be one of our most unique. Arrowstreet served as the architect for a fit out at 515 Medford Street for this flotation therapy company. We designed a reception area and a private room for each float tank (ensuring that there was sufficient structural support) and developed an interior…
Commuting by Ride Sharing
I commute from Coolidge Corner in Brookline to Arrowstreet’s Post Office Square office on the Green Line. A year ago, I saw small groups of people waiting in the morning for what looked like a private driver. One day I decided to ask what were they waiting for and was told about Bridj. The company operates small, luxurious shuttle buses…