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MIT.nano Opens Next Week
09.25.18 With the opening ceremony coming next week, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is preparing to celebrate the small-scale available within their new nanotechnology lab, known as MIT.nano. Highlighting a focus on research, measurement, imaging and fabrication of the very small, Wilson Architects designed an elegant and transparent space in the heart of the MIT campus. The extensive glass will allow the work inside the building to be experienced by those passing by the outside, depicting the immense precision achieved in this state of the art facility.
Foisie Innovation Studio & Messenger Residence Hall Opens at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
09.18.18 On September 13, 2018, Worcester Polytechnic Institute held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Foisie Innovation Studio & Messenger Residence Hall. Joining the celebration were many members of Gensler’s team as well as Caroline Bartlett, Sue Hulbert and Congyi Qian from LeMessurier. Foisie Innovation Studio (the first two floors of the building) contains active learning classrooms, a maker-space, prototype lab, robotics lab, connections gallery, video recording suite and more. Messenger Residence Hall (the upper three floors of the building) contains co-ed housing for 140 students.

Structure Magazine - Boston Public Library
09.12.18 The September issue of Structure Magazine has featured on its cover an article by Peter Cheever and Nathan Roy about the Harelston-Parker Award winning renovation at Boston Public Library Johnson Building. The article - titled "Handle with Care" - depicts the transformation that architect William Rawn Associates envisioned for the re-imagination of the space. Read the whole article: Handle with Care