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6 | 7 | 2024COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC’S CENTER FOR HUMAN ECOLOGY: RECIPIENT OF 2024 AIA NATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARD

The Center for Human Ecology at College of the Atlantic is a recipient of the 2024 AIA National Architecture Award! This honor “celebrates the best contemporary architecture regardless of budget, size, style, or type.” Susan Rodriguez and Mikhail Grinwald from STR|A•D along with Tim Lock from OPAL were there to accept the award on June 7th in Washington, D.C.

2024 AIA National Architecture Award

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4 | 29 | 2024ENCORE ON MAIN STREET: PAUL J. SCHUPF ART CENTER FEATURED IN THE ARCHITECT’S NEWSPAPER

The Paul J. Schupf Art Center is featured in The Architect’s Newspaper. The article, entitled “Encore on Main Street,” highlights the building’s success in forging stronger connections between downtown Waterville, ME and the nearby Colby College campus—town and gown—by bringing local arts organizations together on Main Street.

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Image Credit: Trent Bell

4 | 25 | 2024ARCHITECTURE FOR ALL: SUSAN RODRIGUEZ PARTICIPATES IN MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE SYMPOSIUM

At Middlebury College’s Architecture for All Symposium, Susan Rodriguez participated in an exciting lecture series and collaborative exhibition with Marlon Blackwell, Billie Tsien, and Turner Brooks. The five-day symposium provided a space for enriching conversation among practicing architects, faculty, community members and students surrounding the responsibilities and opportunities architects have in designing for all. Her lecture, entitled “Architecture for all: Designing at the Intersection of Place, Purpose, History and Community Culture,” explores designing in the public realm and the creation of buildings and spaces that distill the essence of cultures and communities.

Read more about the event here.

Image Credits: Middlebury College, Susan Rodriguez

9 | 21 | 2023TOPPING OUT AND UPDATE ON THE HARLEM MEER CENTER IN CENTRAL PARK

The design and construction team recently gathered with the Central Park Conservancy to celebrate the topping out of the Harlem Meer Center. As we mark this important project milestone, progress on the Center continues to build momentum.

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Photo Credits: Mikhail Grinwald, Mitchell Giurgola Architects, LLP.

2 | 16 | 2023PROGRESS AT THE NEW HARLEM MEER CENTER IN CENTRAL PARK

The Harlem Meer Center is coming out of the ground at the northern end of Central Park! The steel columns and formwork for the gathering space are going up and the concrete is being poured.  The sitework is progressing with preliminary grading for the pool and rink and new landscape planting along the historic watercourse.  See the full project profile here.

Photo Credits: Carl Gruswitz, EarthCam.com

12 | 16 | 2022THE PAUL J. SCHUPF ART CENTER’S GRAND OPENING IN WATERVILLE MAINE

The Paul J. Schupf Art Center celebrated its grand opening on December 16th. The center will be a new beacon for the arts in downtown Waterville. The project, a collaboration between Colby College and Waterville Creates, is part of an initiative to reinvest in the city’s downtown and forge a stronger connection between the campus and the surrounding Waterville community.

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12 | 9 | 2022RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE SYLVIA H. RAMBO UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

The Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania had its ribbon cutting on December 9th. The building and its surrounding landscape will become a civic icon and public space that serve as a catalyst for further revitalization of the city.

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