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‘Race against time’ to rescue Alabama Civil Rights landmark

— The Art Newspaper

Boston architecture firm chosen to transform former Confederate monument into place of gathering

— Bay State Banner

Builders Look to Nature for Alternatives to Brick, Steel and Concrete

— Bloomberg

ROOTED in Charlottesville Public Art Project, Virginia

— e-architect

Five Outstanding Examples of Industrial Adaptive Reuse

— Urban Land

Bronze from dismantled Robert E. Lee statue used in Charlottesville park pavilion by MASS and Dana King

— Archinect

MASS wins competition to replace confederate statue in Charlottesville, Virginia

— The Architect's Newspaper

MASS chosen as winner of Swords into Plowshares project

— NPM News

Bronze from former Robert E. Lee statue to become new Charlottesville public art

— 29News

Rebuilding America’s Memory

— Architect Magazine

Boston firm tapped to turn Confederate statue into monument to racial diversity

— The Washington Post

20 Summer Book Recommendations from the Architecture World

— Archinect

Embrace Boston acquires buildings for a ‘vibrant social and cultural hub’ in Downtown Crossing

— The Boston Globe

How artists want to use a melted Robert E. Lee statue to heal a wounded city

— The Washington Post

Bio-Based Materials Collective advocates for a shift in materials specification

— The Architect's Newspaper

Alan Ricks & Sierra Bainbridge

— Architectural Record’s DESIGN:ED Podcast

Wood Helps a Domestic Violence Shelter Become a Beacon for Safety

— Think Wood

We Don’t Need Another Hero

— PRINT Magazine

Hanif Kara’s essay from MASS’s book Seeking Abundance articulates how and why architectural practice must change

— The Architect's Newspaper

In Charlottesville, Hood Design Studio, MASS Design Group, and PUSH Studio propose what should rise from the melted bronze of a Robert E. Lee statue

— The Architect's Newspaper

Ken Burns, Francisco Noya and Amanda Shea, and Alan Ricks on "Seeking Abundance"

— GBH: The Culture Show Podcast

Jefferson School announces Swords into Plowshares finalists

— VPM News

Designs unveiled for pieces of Robert E Lee Statue

— 29News

Model of Architecture Serving Society (MASS) Publishes Seeking Abundance: Design, Ecology and a Flourishing Planet

— Press Release

The Best of the New New York Architecture

— Curbed

Campus Ellen DeGeneres: diseño para proteger al gorila en Ruanda

— Capitel

Texas quietly funds memorials for 3 more mass murders — a tour nobody wants to take

— Houston Chronicle

Memorable Cultural Moments of 2025

— Boston Art Review

AIA Santa Fe Awards 2025: Honor Award

— AIA Santa Fe

Undeterred by Obstacles, Architects Continue to Emphasize Environment, Sustainability, and People

— The Energy Pioneer

Evaluation of Characteristic Strength and Stiffness Properties of Regionally Sourced Pinus Patula Sawn Timber for Structural Application in East Africa

— East African Journal of Engineering

Scenic Hudson unveils $43.7M Northside Hub as model for greener urban redevelopment

— Times Union

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture

— Architectural Record

Announcing the Winners of the 2025 Architectural Record Awards

— Architectural Record

2025 Architectural Record Awards: Colleges & Universities

— Architectural Record

Noella Nibakuze Reshapes Rwanda’s Design Identity

— Hospitality Design

Good Trouble Podcast: Belonging by Design | Jha D Amazi of MASS Design Group

— NBC10 Boston

Centuries-old church on the Freedom Trail unveils memorial to people enslaved by past ministers, parishioners

— Boston.com

MASS Design Group turns historic New York factory into community hub

— Dezeen

Boston’s King’s Chapel Unveils Huge Statue of Black Woman to Honor Enslaved People Once Held by Congregation Members

— Shine My Crown

King’s Chapel monument reveals, honors enslaved individuals connected to church’s past

— Bay State Banner

September 15, 2025 - Recapping the Emmy Awards, Unbound at King's Chapel, and Jane Eaglen

— GBH: The Culture Show Podcast

MASS Design Group completes Snow Country Prison Japanese American Internment Memorial in North Dakota

— The Architect's Newspaper

Boston church honors enslaved people held by members of the congregation

— NPR

King's Chapel Unveils Statue Honoring Enslaved People From Its History

— WBZ News

King’s Chapel In Boston Unveils First Statue To Recognize City’s Place In Slavery

— Black Enterprise

New Freedom Trail statue memorializes all the people enslaved by ministers and parishoners at King's Chapel

— Universal Hub

To acknowledge past wrongs, a new sculpture at historic King’s Chapel

— The Boston Globe

Scenic Hudson opens new 'Northside Hub' in Poughkeepsie

— WAMC

Scenic Hudson’s Northside Hub Transforms a Piece of Abandoned History into a Promising Future

— The River Journal

Historic 170-year-old Alabama hotel saved from demolition

— Advance Local Media

King’s Chapel unveiling first-of-its-kind statue to honor people enslaved by its forebears

— WGBH

The Conservation Fund saves the Historic Edistone Hotel in Downtown Selma

— Bama Buzz

MASS Design Group transforms vacant manufacturing plant in Poughkeepsie, New York

— The Architect's Newspaper

Conservation Fund saves Selma’s historic Edistone Hotel from the wrecking ball

— Black Belt News Network

Scenic Hudson Opens Northside Hub in Poughkeepsie, Transforming Abandoned Factory into Net-Zero Headquarters and Community Space

— Chronogram

Historic Standard Gage factory repurposed into Scenic Hudson's Northside Hub

— Spectrum News

Standard Gage building revival complete. What's taken shape at Scenic Hudson's Northside Hub

— Poughkeepsie Journal

See inside Scenic Hudson's new headquarters, the Northside Hub

— Poughkeepsie Journal

A New Memorial Rises in Bismarck, North Dakota

— Concentrational Resonance