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ULI Fall 2015: Top Technological Innovations Affecting Real Estate
As a council member for ULI, I regularly attend their spring and fall national meetings. I belong to the Responsible Property Investment Council (RPIC), and as tradition, at this year’s fall meeting our council had a number of interesting speakers. One of them, John Picard, spoke of the top five technological innovations affecting real estate, and I thought it would…
Women’s Leadership Program with the Chamber
Lauren Haggerty, a senior associate in the graphics department, was recently selected to be part of the Women’s Leadership Program, through the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Over the course of the year, Lauren will participate in leadership development opportunities at the Simmons School of Management, meet with senior women leaders from Greater Boston, make valuable peer connections, and learn important skills for career advancement. Congratulations to…
Behind “The Science Behind Pixar”
This week, Lauren Haggerty and I had the pleasure of listening to the Museum of Science’s designers talk about “The Science Behind Pixar,” a traveling exhibit currently on display. The Museum of Science has spent the better part of the last few years collaborating with Pixar to accurately show the technical side of what goes into a Pixar movie. A…
Construction Update: Ocean 650
As you can see from the above site photos, construction is well underway on Ocean 650. This residential development is part of Arrowstreet’s Waterfront Square at Revere Beach masterplan—a transit-oriented, mixed use development adjacent to the Wonderland T station. The 230-unit high-rise building is podium construction—a three-hour fire rated assembly will separate the cast in place concrete parking garage from…
Governor Baker on the Steps of Brooke Charter
Last Thursday, Governor Baker spoke at the Brooke Charter School, proposing legislation that would allow more charter schools to open statewide. Arrowstreet designed the new location for the Brooke school and it opened last year; they were able to move to the new Mattapan location to accommodate their growing and academically rigorous program to accommodate students in grades K-8. You…
Evolution of the Biotech Phenomenon
Last week Arrowstreet hosted the Coxe Group roundtable. Made up of architectural firms from around the country, the group meets twice a year to share knowledge-based experiences and insights about the built environment and the practice of architecture. As part of the meeting, Arrowstreet organized a tour of Kendall Square, the headquarters of the life sciences industry. We began with…
MassPort West Garage Topping Off Ceremony
Arrowstreet recently joined Massport for a topping off ceremony for Logan International Airport’s Central Garage West, hosted by the contractor, Turner Construction. In the photos, you can see the kinetic façade going up, which moves based on wind currents. The façade screens the garage from the nearby Hilton Hotel while also serving as a beautiful visual landmark, maintains a feeling…
Illuminus Boston 2015
It’s the second year an interactive light and sound event lit up the night in Boston. This past weekend, Illuminus, the last event of HUBweek, took over Lansdowne Street and the lower concourse of Fenway Park. This event showcases the creative and boundary-pushing abilities of artists and technology that is at our fingertips. I attended Illuminus last year and was…
Emerging Professionals in Sustainability
We’re proud of Jordan Zimmermann, whose efforts in the field of sustainability led to her selection as a runner up for the 2015 Kate Goldstein award in Sustainability through NESEA. The award honors an emerging professional in memory of Kate Goldstein, a PhD student at the MIT Building Technology department and a NESEA board member, in tribute to her legacy of leadership,…
Back to School with BPU, Part IV
This is the conclusion of a series of posts on the September 2015 presentation of Boston Properties University at the Broad Institute at MIT. Click here for Part I, Part II, and Part III in the series! Part IV: Waterkeepers After Arrowstreet’s involvement in the Boston ULI design charrette “Living with Water: The Urban Implications,” which was co-chaired by our…