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Architecture schools roll out fall 2026 lecture series

— The Architect's Newspaper

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

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

— ArchDaily

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

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

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

— The Architect's Newspaper

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture

— Architectural Record

2025 Architectural Record Awards: Colleges & Universities

— Architectural Record

Announcing the Winners of the 2025 Architectural Record Awards

— Architectural Record

Noella Nibakuze Reshapes Rwanda’s Design Identity

— Hospitality Design

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

Christian Benimana: Designing Purpose, Not Just Skylines

— The Century of Cities

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

Is “the vernacular” having a moment in Venice?

— Architect's Newspaper

AIA reveals winners of 2025 Architecture Awards

— Dezeen

Architizer A+Awards 2025: Sustainable Landscape & Planning

— Architizer

Architizer A+Awards 2025: +Landscape

— Architizer

AIA Architecture Award 2025

— American Institute of Architects

"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

Innovation in Design Awards Receives Huge Response

— Zawya

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

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

— The Architect's Newspaper

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

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

— Architect Magazine

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

— Metalocus

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

— AIA New York

Building a sustainable campus for the world’s first climate-positive university

— Autodesk

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

AIA Santa Fe: The 2024 Architectural Service Award

— AIA Santa Fe

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

New Lots Library Redesign Honors African Burial Ground, Community Legacy

— Brooklyn Reader

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