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in memoriam: Mark Ledwell 1953-2021

2023-01-24T09:25:09-05:00

Mark Ledwell: February 9, 1953 – May 5, 2021

We are a close family of designers and builders in this valley, and if you practice here as an architect, engineer or tradesperson, you would certainly have known Mark Ledwell.  The 20 plus years he was a part of Wright Builders resulted in a legacy of buildings […]

in memoriam: Mark Ledwell 1953-20212023-01-24T09:25:09-05:00

in memoriam: Norton Juster 1929-2021

2023-01-24T09:25:42-05:00

Writer, teacher, and architect Norton Juster passed away on March 9, 2021; he was 91.  Best known for his book The Phantom Tollbooth, you can read about his myriad accomplishments in obituaries posted on The New York Times, NPR, The Boston Globe and many other publications.  Here we offer a more personal […]

in memoriam: Norton Juster 1929-20212023-01-24T09:25:42-05:00

Congratulations, Caryn Brause FAIA

2021-03-17T12:54:57-04:00

WMAIA Member Caryn Brause elevated to Fellow!

Congratulations to WMAIA Board Member Caryn Brause – Associate Professor of Architecture/UMass – and now Caryn Brause FAIA!

This year the American Institute of Architects (AIA) elevated 102 members to its prestigious College of Fellows, an honor awarded to members who have made significant contributions of the […]

Congratulations, Caryn Brause FAIA2021-03-17T12:54:57-04:00

Olver Design Building at UMass wins an AIA COTE® Top Ten Award

2020-06-01T14:13:14-04:00

The Olver Design Center is a winner of the prestigious AIA’s COTE® Top Ten Award.

The COTE® Top Ten Awards is the industry’s best-known awards program for sustainable design excellence.

Each year, ten innovative projects earn the prize for setting the standard in design and sustainability.

Congratulation to Leers Weinzapfel Associates and our colleagues on the staff […]

Olver Design Building at UMass wins an AIA COTE® Top Ten Award2020-06-01T14:13:14-04:00

Michael Sorkin, who championed social justice via architecture, dies at 71 from COVID-19

2020-04-01T11:00:27-04:00

By Harrison Smith Washington Post,March 31, 2020, 8:40 p.m.

WASHINGTON — Michael Sorkin, a fiery champion of social justice and sustainability in architecture and urban planning who emerged as one of his profession’s most incisive public intellectuals over a career as a critic, author, teacher, and designer, died March 26 in Manhattan. He was 71.

The cause […]

Michael Sorkin, who championed social justice via architecture, dies at 71 from COVID-192020-04-01T11:00:27-04:00
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