By Sara Rebeiro. I bet when you think of the holiday season, you think of days off from work spent between friends, family, parties and presents. Well, that is what immediately came to my mind when I used to think about the holidays. Today, I have a much different perspective of what the holiday season is really all about. read more >

By Jessica Dubois. Each year CANstruction holds design competitions around the country for architects, engineers, designers, contractors, students and the local community to create 3D sculptures using canned food. read more >

By Marc Margulies. MPA has been a proud supporter of United Way for many years. Why?  Because we believe in helping our community evolve into a stronger, safer, happier, more fulfilling place for everyone. read more >

By Dan Perruzzi. I always encourage architects in my office to become active members of the Boston Society of Architects. Those who are active BSA members are generally better informed, better trained, more current, and in general just a whole lot smarter about their profession. Encouraging BSA membership is a strategy for developing talent in our office. read more >

Check out this video we made about this space we designed for Fallon Clinic. read more >

By Christine Law Pestana. Since the inception of LEED in 1998 there has been a lot of “green” talk going on. One of the hot items that have taken off since then is “green roofs”.  But did you know that before the modern green roof some form of the green roof has been around for centuries? read more >

Idea contributed by Dianne Dunnell. Kent Larson from MIT Media Lab was this years’ keynote speaker at the Annual IFMA Awards event held at the Renaissance Hotel on 5-26-11. His group are leading innovators involved in studying ways to change & better society. read more >

Marc Margulies, AIA, LEED AP wrote this article for Environmental Design + Construction and was published in 2009. It uses the 175-185 Wyman Street project for Hobbs Brook Management as a case study. read more >