Support for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal The Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure package (H.R. 3684) includes some important policies to improve the energy-efficiency and resilience of America's buildings. This is a positive step forward, but there is much more to do. Contact your Member of the U.S. House of Representatives to urge them to support investments in the building sector in BOTH infrastructure bills Congress will consider this year. Community News Aug 16, 2021
Call for Submissions: 2021 Design Awards The BSA Design Awards are an opportunity to recognize exemplary projects designed by and for our community that represent excellent design work, collaboration across disciplines, and investment from committed clients. Submissions for the 2021 Design Awards are open through August. BSA News Aug 04, 2021
First Phase of Co-Creating Boston's Future Decker Competition Ends This summer, the BSA and the Mayor's Housing Innovation Lab put out a request for ideas, Co-Creating Boston's Future-Decker, inviting teams and individuals to ideate and propose new housing that can be built on small sites in Boston. The call closed on Friday, July 30, with a total of 17 submissions. BSA News Aug 03, 2021
Remembering Robert "Buz" Brannen FAIA Robert Brannen, known to all as Buz, died July 29, 2021 at the age of 90. With Yu Sing Jung, Brannen was the founder of Jung/Brannen Associates, Inc., which in the 1980s was the largest architectural firm in Boston with about 260 employees. Remembering Aug 03, 2021
Co-Creating Boston's Future-Decker Request for Ideas Ends this Week This summer BSA and the Mayor's Housing Innovation Lab put out a request for ideas, Co-Creating Boston's Future-Decker, inviting teams and individuals to ideate and propose new housing that can be built on small sites in Boston. The RFI closes on Friday, July 30, 2021. Public Call Jul 28, 2021
Boston Mayoral Candidates Weigh in on the Built Environment Acting Mayor Kim Janey, City Councilors Michelle Wu, Andrea Campbell, and Annissa Essaibi George, and Boston's former Economic Development Chief John Barros have all declared their candidacy for mayor of Boston. View their answers to a series of questions around their views on the built environment. Civic Jul 22, 2021
The Wagdy Wall In the 1990s, Wagdy Anis developed a high-performance wall section known among his colleagues as the Wagdy Wall. For the past two decades, versions of this wall have been implemented successfully throughout the design and construction industry. Join us September 22–23 for the Wagdy Anis Symposium on Building Science, a two-day hybrid symposium in celebration of recent innovations across the building enclosure field. BSA News Jul 22, 2021
BSA Staff Picks: Disability Pride Month As Disability Pride Month draws to a close, BSA staff share their picks for resources, articles & more that celebrate the work of disabled architects & activists and examine how architecture can fulfill its obligation to accessible, equitable design. BSA News Jul 21, 2021