News + Awards

2026 I-SEED Award, Honorable Mention

— I-SEED Network

‘Race against time’ to rescue Alabama Civil Rights landmark

— The Art Newspaper

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

A 1920s Poughkeepsie cistern sees new life as art venue

— Planetizen

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

— Chronogram

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

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

— The Energy Pioneer

AIA Santa Fe Awards 2025: Merit Award

— AIA Santa Fe

AIA Santa Fe Awards 2025: Honor Award

— AIA Santa Fe

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

— The Architect's Newspaper

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

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

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

— WBZ News

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

To acknowledge past wrongs, a new sculpture at historic King’s Chapel

— The Boston Globe

New Freedom Trail statue memorializes all the people enslaved by ministers and parishoners at King's Chapel

— Universal Hub

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

— WGBH

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

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

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

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

USAID cuts Somalia Community Project Led by MASS Design Group

— MSN | Dezeen

Poughkeepsie: Main Street Momentum

— Chronogram

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, Marble Fairbanks Architects Unveil Brooklyn Public Library’s New Lots Branch

— AIA New York

Modern Building Honoring African Burial Ground to Transform New Lots Library

— Brownstoner

MASS Design Group and Marble Fairbanks Architects to redesign library in Brooklyn on site of African American burial ground

— The Architect's Newspaper

New Lots Library redesign will recognize site’s legacy as an African Burial Ground

— 6sqft.

Plans for restorative New Lots Library are unveiled in Brooklyn

— Archinect

MASS Design Group and Marble Fairbanks Architects Share The Designs for the Brooklyn Public Library New Lots Branch, Honoring the Community’s African Burial Ground History

— Press Release

MASS Design Group and Marble Fairbanks Architects Design a Library That Honors African Burial Ground

— Architect Magazine

Brooklyn Public Library Gets Major Overhaul

— Pix11 NY TV

New Lots Library Redesign Honors African Burial Ground, Community Legacy

— Brooklyn Reader

Contemporary Memorials: Spaces of Engagement, Calls to Action

— Harvard GSD

How Architecture Can Learn from Native America

— ARCHITECT Magazine

Shaping Our Future: The Transformative Power of Public Memorials

— ARCHITECT Magazine

AIA Santa Fe: Concept Innovation Award

— AIA Santa Fe

Learning From Poughkeepsie

— ARCHITECT Magazine

Story in the Public Square

— PBS

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

King’s Chapel in Boston reckons with complicated roots as it honors more than 200 enslaved connected to congregation

— The Boston Globe

On Boston's Freedom Trail, King's Chapel plans a dramatic facelift to recognize its ties to slavery

— GBH News

Dutchess County youth center to cost about $70M to build

— Poughkeepsie Journal

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