News + Awards

Architecture schools roll out fall 2026 lecture series

— The Architect's Newspaper

2026 I-SEED Award, Honorable Mention

— I-SEED Network

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

— Bloomberg

2026 GSD Alumni Council Award

— Harvard University Graduate School Of Design

Announcing the 2026 GSD Alumni Council Award Winners

— Harvard University Graduate School Of Design

Bringing Hope to One’s Homeland

— Boston College Law Magazine

Norrsken Kigali House / Model of Architecture Serving Society

— ArchDaily Español

Facades+ returns to Boston on July 23

— Architect's Newspaper

Landback, boarding school healing, a tribal micro grid and more

— ICT Newscast

Caddo Nation prepares for opening of new childcare center

— ICT News

20 Summer Book Recommendations from the Architecture World

— Archinect

Outdoor rec grants awarded to Santa Fe Children's Museum, Reunity Resources

— Santa Fe New Mexican

Alan Ricks & Sierra Bainbridge

— Architectural Record’s DESIGN:ED Podcast

MASS is renovating an education cluster by Ricardo Legorreta for a Santa Fe arts nonprofit

— The Architect's Newspaper

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

— The Architect's Newspaper

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

— Press Release

“The Architecture of Decarceration”

— Carceral Architecture, Princeton University Press

AIA Santa Fe Awards 2025: Citation Award

— AIA Santa Fe

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

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

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

— The Architect's Newspaper

The Architecture of Decarceration

— Carceral Architecture: From Within and Beyond the Prison Walls

Christian Benimana: Designing Purpose, Not Just Skylines

— The Century of Cities Podcast

How the Lower Sioux Is Harnessing Hemp to Build Sustainable Homes on Its Own Terms

— Dwell

Rwanda Names Tech Policy Veteran Yves Iradukunda as New Minister of ICT and Innovation

— We Are Tech Africa

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

— The Architect's Newspaper

Christian Benimana: Designing Purpose, Not Just Skylines

— The Century of Cities

New monument honors Japanese Americans incarcerated in North Dakota during World War II

— North Dakota Monitor

Tomás Rivera, Executive Director of Chainbreaker Collective, and Joseph Kunkel, Principle at MASS Design Group, discuss recently launched Midtown District-Hopewell Mann Neighborhood Stabilization Plan.

— KSFR Santa Fe

Development without displacement': City partners with nonprofits to protect Hopewell Mann from midtown project gentrification

— Santa Fe New Mexican

Snow Country Prison Memorial Ground Blessing in North Dakota

— Rafu Shimpo

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

— Newsbreak

Innovation in Design Awards Receives Huge Response

— Zawya

Finding Sustainable Alternatives to Traditional Building Materials

— Technology Network

Rwandan architect redesigns urban development in Africa

— Deutsche Welle

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

— Archinect

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

— The Architect's Newspaper

AIA Elevate Awards 2025: Unbuilt Architecture, Merit Award

— AIA New Mexico

AIA Elevate Awards 2025: Architecture Design, Citation Award

— AIA New Mexico

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

— The Architect's Newspaper

Barelas Community Kitchen opens, offers hub for food entrepreneurs

— Albuquerque Business Journal

Instead of waiting for acceptance and appreciation, women in the AEC community are creating their own safer, more satisfying job sites

— The Architect's Newspaper

How can we amplify Indigenous Design?

— Metropolis Magazine

Designing with Purpose: How Storytelling Empowers Architects to Lead Transformative Change

— Architect Magazine

Home Building: Q+A with AIA President Shawn Evans

— Santa Fe New Mexican

Earthen walls for Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture by MASS Design Group

— Metalocus

AIA Santa Fe: The 2024 Architectural Service Award

— AIA Santa Fe

In Indian Country, Advancing Resilience Through Holistic Design

— Enterprise Community Partners

In Far West Texas, a Sacred Burial Site is Reclaimed Through Partnership and Perseverance

— Mellon Foundation

The First Ever Mayors’ Institute on City Design, co-sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Hosts Special Session for Mayors and Tribal Leaders

— Press Release

Design is Human Awards

— Atlanta Design Festival

New architecture chapter gets start in New Mexico

— Albuquerque Journal

100 Best Architecture and Design Firms in the United States, Finalist

— Architizer

AIA New Mexico: Emerging Professional Friendly Award

— AIA New Mexico

AIA New Mexico: Distinguished Architecture Award of Merit

— AIA New Mexico

Arch30 Emerging Leaders

— Metropolis Magazine

PRX: Monumental

— PRX

How Architecture Can Learn from Native America

— ARCHITECT Magazine