News + Awards

2026 I-SEED Award, Honorable Mention

— I-SEED Network

‘Race against time’ to rescue Alabama Civil Rights landmark

— The Art Newspaper

Five Outstanding Examples of Industrial Adaptive Reuse

— Urban Land

Poughkeepsie Cistern

— Domus #1114

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

— The Boston Globe

Abandoned Poughkeepsie cistern becomes haunting concert hall for one day

— Times Union

Avanzando: Border thinking and the future of architecture at AIA26

— AIArchitect

A 1920s Poughkeepsie cistern sees new life as art venue

— Planetizen

Inside the Poughkeepsie Cistern: From Water Infrastructure to Underground Performance Space

— Chronogram

Wood Helps a Domestic Violence Shelter Become a Beacon for Safety

— Think Wood

The Best of the New New York Architecture

— Curbed

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

AN looks back on the biggest housing stories of 2025

— Architect's Newspaper

AIA Santa Fe Awards 2025: Merit Award

— AIA Santa Fe

AIA Santa Fe Awards 2025: Honor Award

— AIA Santa Fe

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

— The Energy Pioneer

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

— Times Union

MASS Design Group commemorates 15 years of practice with Abundant Futures / Live

— The Architect's Newspaper

BE+ Green Building Showcase Awards: Site and Landscape

— Built Environment Plus

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

— NBC10 Boston

Phius Passive Projects Design Competition: Best Project by a Young Professional 2025

— Phius

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

— Boston.com

Phius Passive Projects Design Competition: High Rise Multifamily 2025

— Phius

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

Boston church honors enslaved people held by members of the congregation

— NPR

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

— Black Enterprise

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

— GBH: The Culture Show Podcast

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

— WBZ News

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

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

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

— The River Journal

The Conservation Fund saves the Historic Edistone Hotel in Downtown Selma

— Bama Buzz

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

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

City study reveals housing crisis for Albuquerque’s Native American residents

— Newsbreak

Having the resources to age: Local seniors find affordable housing with medical services on site

— Boston 25 News

To Be Done's Eastern Shoshone Cultural Hub project highlights the vitality of community design input

— Archinect

Two Striking New Libraries, Inviting in Different Ways

— Curbed

Jha D Amazi on Collective Memory

— Future of the American City Podcast

Return to Freedom: Martin Luther King III and Embrace Boston Revisit Iconic MLK March

— Ebony

The U.S. can preserve its forests by building smartly with new and old techniques and technologies

— The Architect's Newspaper

Barelas Community Kitchen opens, offers hub for food entrepreneurs

— Albuquerque Business Journal

Field Trips: A new approach to agritourism has architects working to more than just frame a scenic landscape

— The Architect's Newspaper

Restoration Complete At King's Chapel Burying Ground

— City of Boston

MASS Design Group Transforms an Abandoned Hudson Valley Cistern Into an Underground Arts Venue

— Architectural Record

How can we amplify Indigenous Design?

— Metropolis Magazine

USAID cuts Somalia Community Project Led by MASS Design Group

— MSN | Dezeen

This building is designed to help its residents live a longer, happier life

— Boston Globe

Plan for new Mattapan complex aims to foster connection among children and senior adults

— WBUR

Poughkeepsie: Main Street Momentum

— Chronogram