Senior Architect, Associate Barak Yaryan, AIA, joins an expert panel at the American Library Association 2025 Core Forum.As libraries are seeing visitor numbers reach or surpass pre-pandemic levels, the demand for quiet study spaces can be...
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Breathing New Life into Brutalist Libraries
by Bob Mohr, AIA, LEED AP The Harvard Innovation Lab in Allston, MA is a renovation of a 1965 Brutalist design by Hugh Stubbins. Photo © Shepley Bulfinch. Thanks to modern conservation efforts and popularization via media like the Oscar...
All Gender Restrooms: Embracing Change in the Built Environment
by Amanda Vigneau, IIDA, NCIDQ, and Christopher Hillebrand, AIA, LEED AP As architects and designers, we face design challenges rooted in the built environment. Our collaboration with student activities professionals emphasizes the...
Shepley Bulfinch Principal Receives 2025 American Library Association Presidential Citation
Principal Kelly Karpinsky, AIA, LEED AP, is one of eight awardees to receive the American Library Association 2025 Presidential Citation, designated by the organization’s Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures committee. Awarded by...
Higher Education Symposium
Join Principal Kelly Karpinsky, AIA, LEED AP, and HOK's Director of Thought Leadership, Interiors, Kay Sargent, for a dynamic panel exploring the challenges and opportunities presented by the modern higher education landscape.Learn more...
Pride in Montrose: A beloved community hub and beacon for inclusivity
by Natalie Thurman, AIA, and Alyssa Hitt, IIDA, NCIDQ, LFA After much anticipation, the new Freed-Montrose Library opened in December 2024 to considerable excitement. As part of the Houston Public Library system, this new facility...
2025 Boston Preservation Alliance Achievement Award: Countway Library
The Boston Preservation Alliance recognized Harvard Medical School's Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine with a Preservation Achievement Award. When it comes to preservation, it is the story of people that make places special and this...
Two Wins at IIDA Southwest Design Awards
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Southwest Chapter recognized Shepley Bulfinch with two Design Awards for Pediatric and Library projects. The IIDA Design Awards are an annual program recognizing the highest quality and...
Running Through History: 19 Iconic Designs Along the Boston Marathon Route
By Rob RocheThe Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon. After experiencing the Marathon-to-Athens Race in the 1896 Olympic Games, John Graham, coach and manager of the Boston Athletic Association, returned with plans to...
A History of Beautiful Partnerships
by Alison RaineyAs an architecture and design firm, we understand the importance of infusing art throughout our daily lives. Art nurtures creativity and innovation. It helps us to share knowledge and sparks dialogue. At Shepley Bulfinch,...