News + Awards

Lake Sophia by Field Operations is the first new swimming facility at a New York State Park in nearly two decades

— The Architect's Newspaper

Lake Sophia at Sojourner Truth State Park

— Landezine

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

— Bay State Banner

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

— Archinect

Lake Sophia Swimming Area Opens at Sojourner Truth State Park in Kingston

— Chronogram

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

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

— The Washington Post

Rebuilding America’s Memory

— Architect Magazine

Poughkeepsie Cistern

— Domus #1114

How Hudson Valley Parks Are Becoming More Accessible to All

— Chronogram

Abandoned Poughkeepsie cistern becomes haunting concert hall for one day

— Times Union

Avanzando: Border thinking and the future of architecture at AIA26

— AIArchitect

Wood Helps a Domestic Violence Shelter Become a Beacon for Safety

— Think Wood

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

AN looks back on the biggest housing stories of 2025

— Architect's Newspaper

BE+ Green Building Showcase Awards: Site and Landscape

— Built Environment Plus

Phius Passive Projects Design Competition: High Rise Multifamily 2025

— Phius

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

— Phius

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

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

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

— Architectural Record

How can we amplify Indigenous Design?

— Metropolis Magazine

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

MASS Design Group and The Architectural Team to design combined housing and library project in Boston’s West End

— The Architect's Newspaper

Pro Bono Project: The Champion’s Walk at Corey Ingram Circle

— AIA NYS

MASS Design Group’s senior housing redevelopment fosters resident connections in Boston

— Think Wood

AIA Santa Fe 2024 Design Awards: Honor Award

— AIA Santa Fe

Well-Designed Low-Income Housing Is Possible

— Dwell

2024 SHN Architecture & Design Awards: Affordable Housing

— Senior Housing News

Imagining Abundant Futures

— ARCHITECT Magazine

Shaping Communities through Architecture: Designing for Dignity in Childbirth

— ARCHITECT Magazine

WLA Professional Awards 2024, Cultural Landscape Award, Finalist

— World Landscape Architecture

Housing Justice, by Design

— ARCHITECT Magazine

New Brighton seniors’ facility adds dozens of units to let residents age ‘with dignity’

— WGBH, March 18, 2024

Shaping Our Future: The Transformative Power of Public Memorials

— ARCHITECT Magazine

Learning From Poughkeepsie

— ARCHITECT Magazine

Story in the Public Square

— PBS

ASLA Professional Award: Analysis and Planning

— American Society of Landscape Architects

MASS Design Group, Mikyoung Kim, Shigeru Ban Architects, and others throw their names in the hat to design a new library in Boston’s West End

— The Architect's Newspaper

12,000 architects came to S.F. This is what they said about the housing crisis

— San Francisco Chronicle

BSLA Honor Award in Analysis and Planning

— Boston Society of Landscape Architects

Building a Better World

— Harvard Magazine

Love in Design: MASS Design Group's Senior Principal Katie Swenson on Home Making, Community Architects, and Feeling Others' Joy

— Madame Architect

From Rwanda to Boston Common: the humanitarian mission of MASS

— The Boston Globe

Will the public embrace "The Embrace"?

— CBS News

Meet The Embrace: New Monument Honoring MLK Jr. & Coretta Scott King Now Open to Public

— NBC Boston

MASS Design Group and Hank Willis Thomas Unveil Boston Memorial to MLK and Coretta Scott King

— Architectural Record

Mayor Wu and Embrace Boston Announce Unveiling of "The Embrace"

— City of Boston

MASS Design Group's touching Hank Willis Thomas MLK memorial commission debuts in Boston

— Archinect

Unveiling “The Embrace,” Boston’s Tribute to the Legacy of Coretta Scott King and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

— Boston Art Review

A new sculpture and plaza on the Boston Common honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy

— Architect's Newspaper

‘The Embrace’ sculpture celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy in Boston

— PBS News Hour

In Boston, 'The Embrace' Honors the Legacy and Love of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King

— Architect Magazine

'Embrace' sculpture unveiled on Boston Common ahead of MLK Day

— WCVB Channel 5

‘I see love and strength:’ King family delivers powerful speeches as Embrace memorial honoring MLK is unveiled

— Boston Herald