Kennedy & Violich adds copper-clad volume to the top of a Harvard building
Kennedy & Violich Architecture has enlarged a 1970s brick building at Harvard University by creating two new levels topped with a pitched roof. More
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Four emerging firms create installations for Design Biennial Boston
Four young studios have created installations for Design Biennial Boston, an event that aims to provoke more "architectural imagination" throughout the city (+ slideshow). More
Janet Echelman creates aerial rope sculpture made of super-strength fibres
Studio Echelman has used more than 100 miles of rope to create a sculpture that floats high above a Boston park (+ slideshow). More
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Beach house by Ruhl Walker Architects designed to "curve and shift" with the landscape
This beach house by Ruhl Walker Architects is raised above the landscape, helping it to have a minimal impact on the fragile coastal ecosystem of its Cape Cod setting (+ slideshow). More
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Massachusetts home by Anmahian Winton features a facade of ipe wood and zinc
American studio Anmahian Winton Architects chose pale wood and dark zinc for the facade of this house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to contrast with its more traditional neighbours (+ slideshow). More
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Roxbury E+ townhouses in Boston designed to produce more energy than they use
Solar panels cover the rooftops of these four townhouses in Boston by local firm ISA, allowing them to sustainably produce more energy and hot water than their occupants are likely to use (+ slideshow). More
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Hammer Architects completes a cabin retreat in the Cape Cod woodland
This holiday home near the northern tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, features a balcony-like room that allows residents to enjoy the scenic surroundings all year round (+ slideshow). More
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Mecanoo's first US project incorporates historic facades into Boston civic building
Dutch firm Mecanoo has completed its first project in the United States: an asymmetrical, brick-clad municipal building in a historic neighbourhood in Boston (+ slideshow). More
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Renzo Piano reconfigures Harvard Art Museums around a grand courtyard atrium
Italian architect Renzo Piano has upgraded the facilities of the Harvard Art Museums in Boston, Massachusetts, by adding a new gallery wing and transforming a former courtyard into a top-lit atrium (+ slideshow). More
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Polycarbonate House in Massachusetts features translucent plastic walls and wheeled shutters
Translucent polycarbonate panels reveal the frame of this renovated house in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by Italian architects Alessandro Armando and Manfredo di Robilant, which also features giant shutters on wheels (+ slideshow). More
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Tadao Ando and Annabelle Selldorf transform Clark Art Institute in Massachusetts
New buildings and spaces by Tadao Ando and Annabelle Selldorf feature at the Clark Art Institute in Massachusetts, which reopened to the public this week after a 10-year renovation. More
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Boston invites designs for new public transport map
News: Boston's public transport authority has launched a competition to redesign the city's subway map. More
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Aesop Newbury Street by William O’Brien Jr.
Cornices are commonly used to decorate the junctions between walls and ceilings, but at the new Boston shop for skin and haircare brand Aesop, cornices cover the walls and form shelves for the brand's signature brown bottles. More
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum extension by Renzo Piano
Architect Renzo Piano has completed a new wing at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, which opens next week. More
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Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate by Rafael Viñoly Architects
Rafael Viñoly Architects have unveiled their design for the new Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston. More
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House Equanimity by Joe Biondo
Here are some photos of a blue striped house in Northampton, USA, by Pennsylvanian architect Joe Biondo. More
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ICA Boston images released
The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, the new waterfront cultural centre designed by New York architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, has released images of the development by photographer Peter Vanderwarker. ICA Boston opens to the public on Sunday 10 December. View image sheet
