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‘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

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

— Boston Herald

MASS Design Group — the firm behind ‘The Embrace’ — has made a name for itself with these social justice-driven projects

— The Boston Globe

A Striking New Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Captures the Feeling of Love

— Architectural Digest

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

— WCVB Channel 5

‘The Embrace’ is a tribute to love, justice, and the unsung

— The Boston Globe

MASS: Seeking Abundance

— The Architectural League NY

“A sacred space”: Architects and tribal community share a plan to protect Presidio’s Lipan Apache cemetery

— Marfa Public Radio

City of Presidio approves architectural designs for Lipan Apache Cemetery

— The Big Bend Sentinel

Hank Willis Thomas Sees His Art as a Call to “Loving Action”

— Wall Street Journal Magazine

One of the Most Significant Memorials on the Planet

— Architect Magazine

‘In the heart of their hug’: Hank Willis Thomas on his ‘Embrace’ tribute to the Kings

— The Boston Globe

The Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize Announces MCHAP Outstanding Projects

— ArchDaily

2022 AIA Architecture Firm Award: MASS Design Group

— Architect Magazine

We need a national memorial to gun violence. Now.

— The Washington Post

Officials break ground on monument honoring Martin Luther King

— The Boston Globe

‘The Embrace,’ Boston’s long-awaited tribute to the Kings, will be unveiled on MLK Day 2023

— The Boston Globe

2022 AIA Architecture Firm Award

— Press Release

MASS Design Group Wins 2022 AIA Architecture Firm Award

— Architect Magazine

Angela Brooks and Lawrence Scarpa Win 2022 AIA Gold Medal, The organization recognizes MASS Design Group with its annual Architecture Firm Award

— Architectural Record

What would a Covid memorial look like? Designers share ideas for 'unprecedented' tribute

— NBC News

RIBA Names 16 Winners of Its 2021 International Awards for Excellence

— Architectural Record

Boston's MLK memorial cleared by city Landmarks Commission

— The Washington Post

‘A monument to love’: MLK memorial clears final hurdle for construction

— The Boston Globe

Bank of America pledges $1 million to King Boston efforts, the biggest corporate gift so far

— The Boston Globe

National Building Museum Announces Two Important and Timely New Exhibitions on April 9

— Press Release

We were here: Why a memorial for Covid-19 victims can help us process our grief, and our anger, too

— Vox

A Racial Equity Monument, From Hank Willis Thomas, Is Set for Boston

— The New York Times

Justice is Beauty

— Home & Design Magazine

Under new leader, King Boston embraces a bolder vision

— The Boston Globe

Travel guide with 2021 twist: Writers laud American places

— The Washington Post

A New Book Explorers the Architectural Power of Memorials

— Architectural Digest

Memorial rules are not set in stone

— Financial Times

As Confederate statues fall and protests arise, civil rights museums are key to explaining why

— USA Today

MASS Design Group – Architecture Innovator of the Year

— e-architect

MASS Design Group Named WSJ Magazine’s Architecture Innovator of the Year

— Archinect

MASS Design Group Is Reimagining the Spaces of Everyday Life

— The Wall Street Journal

WSJ. Magazine Celebrates a Decade of Innovation

— Associated Press

WSJ Magazine Sets Virtual Innovator Awards With BTS, Jennifer Lopez, Michaela Coel, Phoebe Waller-Bridge

— Hollywood Reporter

King Boston seeks corporate donors to make memorial and economic justice center a reality

— The Boston Globe

6 essential memorials that tell America’s story

— National Geographic

MASS: Meet The Men, Women Who Have Changed The Face Of Architecture In Rwanda And Beyond

— KT Press

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice

— Artillery Magazine

Historic Standard Gage buildings in city to be renovated by Scenic Hudson

— The Poughkeepsie Journal

King memorial nearly ready for Boston Common as backer begins second effort to honor civil rights leader

— The Boston Globe

Social Impact: Architecture Building Space for Empathy

— ArchDaily

The decade in architecture: The good, the bad, and the capitalism

— Curbed

How 5 A+D Professionals Are Giving Back Around the World

— Interior Design

Cities around the world are erupting in protest — an architecture biennial examines why

— The LA Times

Lynching memorial honors thousands victimized by hate

— The San Diego Union-Tribune

Love in the Public Square

— Architecture Boston

Do We Deserve to Heal?

— Architecture Boston

YMCA: Poughkeepsie proposals narrowed; community meeting scheduled

— The Poughkeepsie Journal

AN rounds up our favorite coast-to-coast fall exhibitions of 2019

— The Architect's Newspaper

YMCA: Poughkeepsie proposals include community resource hub, aquatic center, art museums

— The Poughkeepsie Journal

Can Groundbreaking Architecture Spur Social Change?

— Departures

The battle for Alabama’s soul

— The Washington Post

Revitalizing Montgomery as It Embraces Its Past

— The New York Times

Walsh announces master plan effort to improve Franklin Park

— The Boston Globe