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

— Bloomberg

Five Outstanding Examples of Industrial Adaptive Reuse

— Urban Land

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

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

— ArchDaily

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

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

— The Architect's Newspaper

Wood Helps a Domestic Violence Shelter Become a Beacon for Safety

— Think Wood

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

— The Architect's Newspaper

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

— GBH: The Culture Show Podcast

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

— Press Release

Campus Ellen DeGeneres: diseño para proteger al gorila en Ruanda

— Capitel

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

— The Energy Pioneer

AIA Santa Fe Awards 2025: Citation Award

— AIA Santa Fe

AIA Santa Fe Awards 2025: Merit Award

— AIA Santa Fe

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

MASS Design Group turns historic New York factory into community hub

— Dezeen

Historic 170-year-old Alabama hotel saved from demolition

— Advance Local Media

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

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

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

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

ASLA Professional Awards 2025, Honor Award

— The American Society of Landscape Architects

Rwanda’s Institute for Conservation Agriculture wins Harvard’s top design prize

— Nile Post

MASS Wins Green Prize for Rwanda Ag Campus

— ARCHITECT Magazine

Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design

— Harvard Graduate School of Design

MASS Awarded Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design

— Harvard Graduate School of Design

Forget Tearing Down the House. Regenerative Design Is on the Rise

— Robb Report

Is “the vernacular” having a moment in Venice?

— Architect's Newspaper

AIA reveals winners of 2025 Architecture Awards

— Dezeen

Architizer A+Awards 2025: +Landscape

— Architizer

13th Annual A+Awards Winners Announced: Global Accolades, Local Stories

— Architizer Blog

Architizer A+Awards 2025: Sustainable Landscape & Planning

— Architizer

AIA Architecture Award 2025

— American Institute of Architects

Ten projects named best in contemporary architecture at the 2025 AIA Architecture Awards

— Archinect

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

— The Architectural League of New York

Bioregional design: What is it and what will it mean for climate and planet?

— World Economic Forum

Harvard Graduate School of Design Community Makes a Strong Showing at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale

— Harvard Graduate School of Design

Finding Sustainable Alternatives to Traditional Building Materials

— Technology Network

Winning a Dezeen Award Adds Credibility

— Dezeen

Rwandan architect redesigns urban development in Africa

— Deutsche Welle

Two Striking New Libraries, Inviting in Different Ways

— Curbed

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

— The Architect's Newspaper

The Plural Forms of African Landscape Architecture

— Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Grace Farms Holds Fourth Design for Freedom Summit

— Architectural Record

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

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

— The Architect's Newspaper

Design with Artisans: Weaving Connections in Rwanda: Opening Exhibition

— Pratt