Boston Society of Architects

08/25/2026

📣 Running a small firm means balancing the work at hand with what comes next. Join us for a full day focused on business development, contracts and risk, hiring and outsourcing, and the realities of small-firm leadership.

Whether you’re a solo practitioner, leading a small team, or considering your firm’s next stage, come step back, connect, and learn from others navigating the same decisions.

💥 One more reason to join us: this will be the last event at the BSA space before we move out.

Stay afterward for a networking reception, 4:30–6:00 PM.

Learn more + register: Link in bio.

08/17/2026

Join us for a discussion to learn more about the goals of the Architecture in Publics Design Summit, and ask any questions about the Call for Participation.

💡 Bring your questions, learn more about the summit, and get clarity on what it means to participate.

Architecture in Publics brings together architects, designers, civic leaders, neighborhood advocates, public-sector partners, and allied practitioners to explore:
✨ Who is architecture for?
✨ What is architecture accountable to?
✨ How can design build trust, participation, and civic capacity?

🔗 Learn more + submit questions through the link: https://ow.ly/wCh050ZAxQp

08/11/2026

📣 The Architecture Group within MIT Alumni for Climate Action (MACA) invites architects, designers, and built-environment professionals in Massachusetts to share their perspectives on Passive House adoption.

🔗 Take the survey: https://ow.ly/iGHg50ZyG5G

This initiative explores key opportunities, challenges, and barriers to advancing high-performance, energy-efficient, and climate-responsive design.

These questions are intended for both architects with direct Passive House (PH) experience and those without, in order to capture both practice-based and perception-based perspectives. The survey seeks to understand opportunities, challenges, and barriers to Passive House adoption across a range of....

08/10/2026

🎉 Submissions for the 2026 BSA Design Awards are NOW OPEN! 🎉

The BSA Design Awards celebrate exemplary innovation in the built environment, collaboration, experimentation, and the unique power of architecture to create buildings and spaces that transform communities and shape the way we live.

The BSA honors projects that embody our vision of building a just and sustainable Boston, together.

Ready to showcase your work? Explore the links in our bio for:

🔹 Submission information
https://ow.ly/Jq6y50ZycsG
🔹 Submission guidelines
https://ow.ly/g7Q550ZycsE
🔹 Program overview
https://ow.ly/bnlY50ZycsB

📌 Submission deadline: Friday, September 25, 2026 @ 11:59 PM

08/04/2026

Congratulations to the CDL team Wandy, Miranda, August, and Ben for all their hard work in launching the BSA's first regional guidebook on attainable housing for Cape Cod and the Islands. The project received well-deserved recognition, including front-page coverage from CAI and WBUR, helping bring greater attention to one of the region's most pressing challenges: access to housing for year-round residents.

The guidebook was made possible through relationships with local leaders and organizations championing adaptive reuse as a key housing strategy across the region. We are grateful to the Harwich Fire Association, Harwich Conservation Trust, Housing Nantucket, and the many other partners whose collaboration and support made this work possible.

Read the coverage here:
🔗 https://ow.ly/M3Uf50Zwl5l

Read the guidebook here:
🔗https://bsa-prod.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/uploads/BSA_CDL_Adaptive-Reuse-Guidebook.pdf

To help meet the demand for housing on the Cape and Islands, the Boston Society of Architects created a guide on transforming old buildings into new living space.

08/04/2026

All-day, in-person learning opportunity! 🌿

Join the U.S Green Building Council and Built Environment Plus for LEED v5 Workshops in Boston on Thursday, August 20!

Led by USGBC staff and technical experts, these two consecutive workshops provide an in-depth look at the LEED v5 BD+C and O+M rating systems. Attend one workshop or register for both at a discounted rate for a full day of immersive learning.

✨ GBCI continuing education credits will be available!

📅 Thursday, August 20
📍 The Hub on Causeway | Boston, MA

Register today: https://usgbc.cventevents.com/event/LEEDv5-Workshops-in-Boston/home

07/31/2026

One of the goals of our Summer Fellowship is to create opportunities for emerging voices to contribute to conversations shaping the future of design.

Written by our Summer Fellow August Buziak, our latest BSA News article explores the story behind "What is Adaptive Reuse?", a guidebook developed through BSA's Civic Design Labs in partnership with regional organizations across Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket.

Rather than offering a single solution, the guidebook documents real projects, practical design strategies, financing approaches, regulatory pathways, and cross-sector collaboration that demonstrate how adaptive reuse can expand housing opportunities while strengthening communities.

Read August's article to learn how the guidebook came together, and why its lessons extend well beyond the Cape & Islands.

🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/JfYB50Zv5Ul

07/30/2026

Mass timber is gaining ground in Massachusetts, and now there’s dedicated support to help your project.

MASS Timber Assembly is a new 12-month accelerator program funded by that brings together project teams to explore mass timber construction. Selected teams receive grant funding, technical assistance from , in-person design workshops, and peer learning with a cohort of other project teams.

Eligible teams include owners, architects/engineers, and general contractors with active Massachusetts projects at any design stage. Both first-time and experienced mass timber teams are welcome.

Applications close August 28.
Apply now: https://ow.ly/N0LG50Ztnyl

07/30/2026

The Built Environment Plus is back on August 6 at Tufts University's Joyce Cummings Center!

Join 300+ architects, engineers, contractors, building owners, sustainability leaders, manufacturers, investors, and more for an evening of 45 lightning talks, networking, and conversations on the latest innovations advancing a sustainable and regenerative built environment.

🎟️ Save 20% on registration with promo code: BSA20
Register today: https://ow.ly/g7rX50ZuKrR

07/27/2026

⭐ Call for Participation: Architecture in Publics!

The BSA's Design Summit, Architecture in Publics, is coming this November! This summit will bring together architects, designers, residents, community organizations, public officials, educators, students, and others to explore how design shapes public life.

Help shape the conversation by sharing your perspective and engaging with challenging questions: Who is architecture for? Who gets to shape it? Who carries the weight when design succeeds, or fails, in public?

Learn more and submit your participation:

How do we navigate the competing demands of clients, communities, institutions, and civic life while serving the public good?