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On October 14, 2006, the Boston Architectural College publicly celebrated its name change in grand style with a sold-out, formal fundraising event, the BAC to the Future Gala. Read on... -
On Monday, November 5, 2007 at a gala awards ceremony in Loews Philadelphia Hotel (PSFS Building), the Ed Bacon Foundation announced the winners of its second-annual national student design competition: Connecting Market East. The winning entry came from a team of five second-year graduate students at Boston Architectural College: Nathan Allen, David Haugen, Chris Hillebrand, Joel Isaksen, and Joe Stromer. Read on... -
The Solar Decathlon is underway in Washington, D.C. The decathlon is an international competition among architecture students that takes place every two years. Based on a rigorous pre-selection process, the US Department of Energy picks teams of students from 20 schools of architecture worldwide who each spend two years researching, organizing, designing, fund-raising, constructing and operating an 800-square-foot single-family home, all of whose energy needs are met by solar power. One of the selected 20 entries for the Solar Decathlon is from Boston: architecture students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, partnered with students from the Boston Architectural College, have created a sustainable – and very livable – zero-energy house. Read on... -
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Lisa Bonneville FASID elected as Boston Architectural College Board Chair at the annual Board of Directors meeting, the Boston Architectural College elected Lisa Bonneville FASID, interior designer and Principal of Bonneville Design in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA, as Board Chair. Lisa is the first female and first interior designer to serve in this capacity. Read on... -
Member boards of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) at their annual meeting in Denver on June 25 voted to allow individual jurisdictions to determine when a candidate is eligible to begin taking the Architectural Registration Examination® (ARE) Read on...
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The BAC proudly announces a new name, The Boston Architectural College Read on... -
Civil Rights Activist and President of the Boston Architectural College Honored for Lifetime of Work Read on... -
NOMA was nominated for the (2007) Whitney Young award by the Boston Society of Architects. In her letter of nomination, BSA President Jane Weinzapfel said that since its founding in 1971, “NOMA has become a source of hope and a symbol of support of an often-disheartening career choice for black Americans.” Read on... -
The 118th Boston Architectural College Commencement Exercises was held on May 26, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at the Old South Church, located at 645 Boylston Street in Boston. Read on... -
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Leers Weinzapfel Associates, the Boston–based magicians who create beautiful public architecture and space, received the 2007 AIA Architecture Firm Award December 7. The AIA Board of Directors voted to award the firm based on its proven consistent ability to accept complex challenges and envision design of elegant distinction. Read on... -
Paul S. Grogan, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation, will address graduates at the Boston Architectural College’s 118th Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 26, 2007. Commencement will take place at 11:00am at the Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Boston. Read on... -
On Thursday, March 29, the Boston Architectural College presented its annual Cascieri Lectureship in the Humanities, entitled Out of the Park, featuring Boston Red Sox Senior Vice President for Planning & Development, Janet Marie Smith. Read on... -
If you are a full-time boston Architectural College student, faculty, or staff member and you did not have your ID card made at the beginning of the semester or have lost your ID card now is the time for you to get one. The Library will be making ID’s Monday March 24th - Thursday, March 27th. Read on...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the 20 university-led teams selected to compete in the Department's fourth Solar Decathlon, which will be held on the National Mall in Washington, DC, in the fall of 2009. This year’s teams have been selected from universities in the United States, Canada, and Germany and each team will receive $100,000 from DOE to uniquely design, build and operate an energy efficient, fully solar-powered home for this unique competition. Read on... -
Boston, MA (January 8, 2007) - The Boston Architectural College (BAC) is pleased to announce its acquisition of 955 Boylston Street, the former home of the Institute of Contemporary Art. A 25,423-square-foot building adjacent to the college’s main campus at 320 Newbury Street. Read on...