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2026 I-SEED Award, Honorable Mention

— I-SEED Network

‘Race against time’ to rescue Alabama Civil Rights landmark

— The Art Newspaper

Midwives break ground ceremonially for Boston’s first freestanding birth center in Roxbury

— The Boston Globe

Healthy Beginnings: MASS's Amie Shao on the Power of Birth Spaces and Conditions for Care — Madame Architect

— Madame Architect

Poughkeepsie Cistern

— Domus #1114

Making Progress—and Facing Reality—in Maternal and Newborn Health

— Helmsley Charitable Trust

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

— The Boston Globe

MASS: A Non-Profit Model for Architecture in Service of Society

— ArchDaily

Maternal and newborn health investments’ most powerful asset is space

— Devex

Abandoned Poughkeepsie cistern becomes haunting concert hall for one day

— Times Union

A 1920s Poughkeepsie cistern sees new life as art venue

— Planetizen

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

— Chronogram

The Neighborhood Birth Center is Eager to Bear Fruit

— Ujima Boston

Amie Shao: Designing Birth Spaces That Change Outcomes

— Apple Podcasts: Play with Matches

Wood Helps a Domestic Violence Shelter Become a Beacon for Safety

— Think Wood

The Best of the New New York Architecture

— Curbed

Garrett’s Space: Alumni break ground with a peer-focused perspective on mental health

— Michigan Today

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

Zoning Board approves Roxbury birth center plan

— Bay State Banner

AIA Santa Fe Awards 2025: Honor Award

— AIA Santa Fe

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

— The Energy Pioneer

AIA Santa Fe Awards 2025: Merit Award

— AIA Santa Fe

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

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

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

— Phius

Phius Passive Projects Design Competition: High Rise Multifamily 2025

— Phius

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

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

— GBH: The Culture Show Podcast

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

— Black Enterprise

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

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

— WGBH

AIA Housing Awards 2025: Specialized Housing

— American Institute of Architects

Garrett’s Space Offers A Bigger Space for Teens and Young Adults Navigating Mental Health Challenges

— Hour Detroit

"I Would Prefer Not To" Podcast: MASS Design Group

— The Architectural League of New York

Rwandan architect redesigns urban development in Africa

— Deutsche Welle

Two Striking New Libraries, Inviting in Different Ways

— Curbed

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

— Archinect

Jha D Amazi on Collective Memory

— Future of the American City Podcast

Building Cancer Care from the Ground Up in Rwanda

— Harvard Medicine

Garrett’s Space Breaks Ground on Transformative Mental Health Campus for Young Adults

— The New Sun Times

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

— Ebony

‘This place will save lives’: New mental health campus breaks ground in Ann Arbor

— NBC WDIV TV

Ground broken on Garrett's Space expansion

— WEMU 89.1

Nonprofit to break ground on center for young adults facing mental health challenges

— Crain's Detroit Business

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

— The Architect's Newspaper

Rooted in Tradition, Nature, and Community: Wellness and Healing Spaces from the North to the South Africa

— ArchDaily

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

Amid Zoning Debate, Advocates Press for Roxbury Birth Center

— The Boston Globe

Zoning Board Made Wrong Call in Rejecting Roxbury Birth Center

— The Boston Globe

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