Common Boston Weekend 09

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Designing a Livable City for Families A Neighborhood and Design Celebration c o m m o n Common Boston Weekend 09 / bcommonboston.org o s t o n /

to a celebration of our built environment—the streets, landscapes, buildings, and neighborhoods that make us distinctive. Common Boston Weekend 09 provides an opportunity for all of us to engage with new places and to interact with people who shape the city. We invite you to take a fresh look at Boston, to understand its history and to imagine its future.

The mission of Common Boston is to highlight the • The Design Build Challenge: a three-day charrette importance of design to the everyday life of people to create real, physical responses to our city’s need living in the city, and programming during Com- to be more livable for families mon Boston Weekend 09 will focus on the theme of www.designbuildchallenge.org Designing a Livable City for Families. Of America’s • A forum featuring designers, planners and commu- 100 largest cities, Boston currently ranks near dead nity leaders addressing Designing a Civic Infrastruc- © Wendy Shapiro last (94th) in percentage of households with children. ture for Families Common Boston is a volunteer Yet cities offer great benefits for families, including • Learning by Design’s Box City program for kids organization dedicated to expanding proximity to cultural institutions and parks, a choice • A tour and discussion with families in Dorchester’s public awareness of the Boston area’s of transportation modes, and diversity of housing and Ashmont Hill neighborhood built environment through interactive programs, to fostering collaboration neighborhood services. As we explore architecture • Building tours of Project Place, the Children’s Mu- between design professionals and and design in Boston during Weekend 09, we ask you seum and the Artists for Humanity EpiCenter those for whom they design, and to to join us in discussing how we can design a better • Tours led by youth from A-VOYCE Chinatown collectively shaping a sustainable, city, both in hopes of retaining families who currently and the Hyde Square Task Force equitable, beautiful built environment. live here and in attracting new families through • Neighborhood Photography Project www.commonboston.org sustainable and progressive design. All events are www.cbphotoproject.org The Boston Society of Architects free and open to the public. Some featured events administers programs and provides during Common Boston Weekend that will focus on resources that enhance the practice of this year’s theme include: architecture and the public and professional understanding of design. Since © Wendy Shapiro © Christine Barton its establishment in 1867, this nonprofit professional service organization has been a committed advocate of excel- lence in the built environment and increased service of the profession to society. www.architects.org

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Ongoing/ vorite piece of sidewalk art. Enjoy light refreshments local architects, and lubricates good conversation generously provided by Barbara Lynch’s Sportello in between them. Come enjoy refreshments, and make Neighborhood Photography the FP3 Gallery. Tours of FP3 will also be available. connections with other designers, non-profit groups, Project Exhibits / Participating firms and companies are Supporting and community organizations that aim to improve our Located throughout the Common Points Sponsors of Common Boston Weekend and Sidewalk built environment. Learn where people feel connected to their respec- Sam’s nonprofit organization, Art Street. During the party, we’ll be debuting the work of the tive neighborhoods by visiting the T stations of Neighborhood Photography Project, including im- our Common Points to explore the Neighborhood Thu 18/ 6:30-8:00 PM ages by photographers and community members Photography Project galleries. Fort Point Channel in Ashmont, Jamaica Plain, Fort Point Channel, and photos will be displayed in South Station, Chinatown Forum / Cities for Families: Chinatown. Also on display during the event, Studio photos will be displayed in the Chinatown station, Designing Boston for Every Generation Soto will present an exhibition of photographs by Mo- Ashmont/Peabody photos will be in Ashmont station, Josiah Quincy School, 885 Washington Street bius Artists Group member Bob Raymond, who has and photos from Jamaica Plain will be displayed in As American families continue to flee urban neigh- been documenting Mobius’ activities for nearly thirty Stony Brook, Green Street, Forest Hills, and two local borhoods, our lifestyles consume increasingly large years, and an installation by Wenxiong Lin. cafes: Ula Cafe in the Brewery, and the Dogwood. amounts of land, resources, and time away from Appetizers generously provided by Barlow’s Restaurant Photos used in this brochure are part of the neigh- home. Boston offers great potential benefits for fami- and Café, coming soon to A Street in Fort Point Channel. borhood photography project. lies - including proximity to cultural institutions and Find more information on the project and view photos in parks, a choice of transportation modes, and diversity an online gallery at www.cbphotoproject.org of housing and neighborhood services. However, we Sun 21/ 5:00 PM Awards Reception must change the way we imagine and build our cities to encourage families to stay in and move to urban Design Build Challenge / © Myung & Ko Photography Wed 17/ 6:30 PM communities. Join creative thinkers and community See commonboston.org for location leaders from around the city in a discussion on re- The Design Build Challenge is a national design Pecha Kucha / thinking the way we design our civic realm, with the and construction competition that focuses on built Mantra, 52 Temple Place goal of making Boston an attractive place to live for responses to community needs. Participants in the Common Boston and the BSA team up on a roster every generation. design challenge will have 72 hours to design and of ultra-short-form, ultra-provocative presentations In attendance will be / create projects that encourage community participa- about design in the city at Pecha Kucha #11. Each • Tom Keane, Moderator, Columnist for Boston Globe tion within a dense urban environment and benefit presentation has to meet the stringent Pecha Kucha Magazine, and former Boston city councilor families living in the city. format: 20 slides in 20 seconds. Watch neighborhood • Lou Casagrande, President of the Boston Children’s Teams and individuals from around the country and activists and architects from each of the Common Museum from all disciplines and experience levels are encour- Points go head-to-head on the design of Fort Point • Jill Desimini, Senior Associate at StoSS Landscape aged to participate. Competitors will be asked to Channel, Chinatown, Jamaica Plain, and Ashmont. Urbanism work with to-be-announced clients and sites to find • Shauna Gillies-Smith, Founding Principal of Ground design solutions addressing the social, economic, • Susan Silberberg-Robinson, Lecturer in Urban and environmental benefits of city life. The challenge Thu 18/ 12:00-1:30 PM Design and Planning, MIT Department of Urban Stud- aims to prove that, even when created in just three ies and Senior Vice-President, Community Partners days, an influential and sustainable response to a Chalk One Up w/ Sidewalk Sam Consultants, Inc. real problem can alter our urban fabric and benefit Open House of FP3 Gallery / • Madeleine Steczynski, Executive Director of Zumix the community. Private Way behind FP3, off of Farnsworth Street To help kick-off Common Boston Weekend 09, Com- mon Boston has partnered with Boston’s own folk Fri 19/ 6:00-9:00 PM artist, Sidewalk Sam, to create an opportunity for all firms and companies involved in shaping Boston’s D-Party / built environment to show off their talent through Thompson Design Group, 35 Channel Center Street public art, drawn on the sidewalk, led by Sidewalk The second annual Common Boston cocktail party Sam. All are welcome to stop by and vote for their fa- celebrates good work by community advocates and c o m m o n Common Boston Weekend 09 / bcommonboston.org o s t o n / cb09 / ashmont ashmont /

Ashmont Station and Pea- body Square are the transport and commercial centers of Dorchester’s St. Mark’s Area. The neighborhood’s residents Shawmut are actively involved in preserving and enhancing both private and Talbot Avenue Sat 20/ 10:00 AM Sat 20/ 2:00 PM community spaces. The Square’s most notable architecture Conversations with Dorchester’s Dorchester Avenue includes the All Saints’ Episcopal Families in Ashmont Hill / 01 New Red Line Stations / 03 Church, constructed in 1892, and Flat Black Coffee, 1906 Dorchester Avenue Tavolo Ristorante, 1918 Dorchester Avenue 02 the Peabody Square Clock, an of- Join Common Boston and the Ashmont Hill Associa- Tour the new Peabody Square, Shawmut, and Fields ficial Boston Landmark recently tion for a walking tour of this late Victorian neigh- Corner stations with architect John Stebbins, AIA of restored and landscaped through borhood, stopping for conversations with several Cambridge Seven Associates; Barbara Boylan, AIA of collaborative efforts of individu- community members on the challenges and rewards Gale International and former Director of Design for als, community groups, and the of raising their families in an urban setting. the MBTA; and community members from neighbor- City of Boston. Preregistration is recommended. hoods surrounding each of the stations. Preregistration is recommended. 01

Ashmont Sat 20/ 11:30 AM 03 Sat 20/ 2:00 PM MAHA Headquarters Tour / 02 01 MAHA Headquarters, 1803 Dorchester Avenue DotBike Tour to JP / Tour Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance’s Flat Black Coffee, 1906 Dorchester Ave new environmentally progressive headquarters, Explore the future of architecture and landscape in which through its thoughtful design, use of materials, Dorchester and Jamaica Plain by bike, with Justin and demonstration room, informs even the casual Crane of Common Boston; Christine Poff, of DotBike Dorchester Avenue observer about conservation, recycling and healthy and the Franklin Park Coalition; Joe Pryse, AIA & Jo- buildings. Led by Sylvia Mihich, AIA, LEED AP of siah Stevenson, AIA of Leers Weinzapfel Associates. Studio G Architects and staff from MAHA. Preregistration is recommended. Gallivan Boulevard Preregistration is recommended. Cedar Grove Sat 20/ 4:00 PM Sat 20/ 12:30 PM Lower Mills / 04 03 Yet despite its very visible history the area is also Food in the City / Meeting Room of Baker Lofts, 1245 Adams St going through major changes, through the redesign Hosted by Tavolo Ristorante, 1918 Dorchester Avenue Walk with Earl Taylor, President of the Dorchester of Ashmont Station and Peabody Square and the Take part in discussions on bringing fresh, quality Historical Society, through this district listed on addition of the six-story commercial and residential food to Dorchester with Chris Douglass, owner of the the National Register of Historic Places. We’ll also Carruth Building. The area’s dynamic built environ- Ashmont Grill and Tavolo; Tim Diehl, of At Home Real visit artists living in the Baker Lofts and finish with ment and the community working to shape it will be Estate and founder of the Peabody Square farmers refreshments, sponsored by RE/MAX Landmark. showcased through building tours of the new Massa- market; Cynthia Loesch, Director of Community Preregistration is recommended due to limited space. Butler chusetts Affordable Housing Association headquar- Organizing of Family Inc.; and Nichole Carroll & Steve 04 ters and new T stations in Dorchester, together with Carroll of Carroll Design Studio. Milton conversations about food in the city and with families Lunch generously provided by Tavolo Ristorante. Eliot Street living in the neighborhood. Preregistration is recommended due to limited space. Email [email protected] for preregistration.

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Jamaica Plain, once a part of Roxbury and West Roxbury, has distin- guished itself as a diverse and independent community with residential streets, commercial centers, green spaces, and transportation infra- jamaica plain / structure all in close proximity. Running the length of the neighborhood is the Southwest Corridor Park – a corridor intended as a right of way for I-95 in the 1950’s, but instead turned into a park and way for the orange © Declan Keefe Sat 20/ 11:00 AM-3:00 PM line as a result of community protest. Southwest Corridor Park today represents the strong activism of the neighborhood’s residents and the Jackson Square 04 JP Greenhouse Open House / complex history of JP’s built environment. 133 Bourne Street 06 Centre Street The JP Greenhouse is a renovation project, turning a 100 year old former neighborhood store into a sustainable, mixed use establishment that will be a gathering place for the neighborhood. One of the main goals of the project is to provide its own energy source, enabling the users to live predominantly off the grid.

Sat 20/ 10:00 AM Stony Brook Sat 20/ 1:00 PM Franklin Park Walking Tour / 01 05 Franklin Park’s Forest Hills Entrance Arboretum Walking Tour / 02 Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site will be Arnold Arboretum Main Entrance, 125 Arborway Jamaicaway conducting a guided walk of Franklin Park entitled Guided by an Arnold Arboretum docent, this walking “Country in the City.” The tour will meet at the Rest- tour will cover general information about the history, Events during Common Boston ing Place picnic tables across from the Lemuel Shat- mission and major botanical aspects of the park. Weekend will take place tuck Hospital, a short distance inside Franklin Park’s Participants are encouraged to dress for the weather, throughout the Southwest Cor- Centre Street Amory Street Forest Hills Entrance. It will be held rain or shine. wear comfortable shoes and bring binoculars. ridor, highlighting the variety in Washington Street Green Street Preregistration is recommended due to limited space. activity and scale that compose the neighborhood. Tours will Sat 20/ 10:30 AM-12:00 PM feature green spaces like the Sat 20/ 2:00 PM Arnold Arboretum and Franklin Brewery Building Tour / 02 DotBike Tour to JP / Park, as well as adaptive re-use 05 Brewey Building Lobby, 284 Amory Street such as the Brewery building Franklin Park Andy Waxman of JPNDC and Gail Sullivan of Studio 1906 Dorchester Avenue, see Ashmont map near Stony Brook. At a smaller G Architects will lead this tour of the adaptive reuse Explore the future of architecture and landscape in scale, events will feature projects redevelopment project of the old Haffenreffer Brew- Dorchester and Jamaica Plain by bike, with Justin such as a single family renovation ery near the Stony Brook T stop on the Orange Line. It Crane of Common Boston; Christine Poff, of DotBike project called the JP Greenhouse Arborway will encompass the early history, subsequent decline and the Franklin Park Coalition; Joe Pryse, AIA & Jo- – a prime example of sustainable and creative reuse of this national historic landmark. siah Stevenson, AIA of Leers Weinzapfel Associates. dwellings for people in the com- Preregistration is recommended due to limited space. munity that are adding to JP’s rich built environment. Sat 20/ 11:00 AM Email [email protected] for Sat 20/ 2:30 PM preregistration. Biking Roxbury’s Highlands / 03 04 On the Trail of Bigfoot Hyde Square Forest Hills Forest Hills T Station Task Force Open House / 06 01 Starting in Forest Hills T station, and ending at the 365 Centre Street, behind Blessed Sacrament Church Greater Boston Bigfoot Research Center, avid cyclists Former youth commmunity organizer and HSTF staff will be taken for an architectural escapade through member Ashley Cotton will give a brief multimedia Forest Hills Cemetery some of Boston’s lesser traveled neighborhoods, presentation on the group’s efforts to create a live- cemeteries, and parks. Among the questions this tour able city through its youth-led community organizing Washington Street will answer: and development initiatives emphasizing recent past, What’s the JP Greenhouse? Where’s Waldo’s house? present and future of the Cheverus Building. The And lastly, what’s Bigfoot Research Center doing in presentation will be followed by a brief Q&A session Walk Hill Street Egleston Square? Cyclists are encouraged to carry and building tour. their own bike safety and repair equipment. Short portions of the tour are on wide unpaved paths. Tour guide will be Simon Hare of Placetailor Inc. Bourne Street Preregistration is recommended due to limited space. 03

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Chinatown was established The neighborhood has been at the forefront of working for affordable around 1870 when the completion housing and services, and last year Chinatown was one of four com- of the Transcontinental Railroad munities in the country to take part in a visionary planning program – the brought Chinese workers to man- Human Development Overlay District. Common Boston will feature this chinatown / ufacturing jobs in Boston, where historic community’s innovations to their built environment, including the they first pitched their tents at latest in mixed-use, high-density design on Parcel 24, the high-ranking Ping On Alley. A revision in U.S. Quincy School, Berkeley Community Gardens, and the Asian CDC’s immigration law after World War MacArthur Prize-winning Participatory Chinatown Project. II changed the neighborhood’s Email [email protected] for preregistration. demographic from predominantly male workers to intergeneration- © Eric Scott Smith al families. Chinatown has tried hard to support its immigrants Ongoing/ has gentrified, pushing land values beyond what and families ever since, despite residents can afford. The ACDC has led the effort to major disruptions from the cre- Berkeley Street Community give the community access to new construction. Hear ation of the Central Artery in the Pecha Kucha Gardens Audio Tour / 01 a variety of solutions from ACDC Real Estate Project 1950’s and fierce competition for Berkeley Street Community Gardens Manager Janelle Chan, and follow the self-guided land with local institutions. A self-guided tour. tour to each location. Most people think Chinatown is all tall buildings and narrow streets - but gardens have long been central to life in Chinatown. This garden tour, narrated by Sun 21/ 2:00 PM Sarah Hutt, explores the role of the gardens in the community and the larger city. The Participatory Production provided by Audissey Guides. Chinatown Project / 02 Essex Street 38 Oak Street Engaging the Community in Growth. Sun 21/ 11:00 AM This innovative approach to mediating the effect Boylston Street Chinatown Boylston Street of development within the neighborhood seeks to A-VOYCE Chinatown give residents the tools to capitalize on growth as it 03 Walking Tours / 02 happens. 38 Oak Street Learn about the origin, community struggles and Sun 21/ 3:00 PM activism, and continuing legacy of this immigrant 04 neighborhood. As residents and community work- Project Place / ers, A-VOYCE youth guides and Asian Community Project Place, 1145 Washington Street Development Corporation (ACDC) staff know the back Project Place is a supportive community that alleys and the hidden stories, cluing you into issues promotes opportunity for homeless and low-income of community, education, activism, and culture. individuals by providing the skills, education and Tremont Street Preregistration is recommended due to limited space. resources needed to obtain stable employment and 02 housing. Join us for a tour of their new sustainable building, Gatehouse, with David Tabenken of Hacin Sun 21/ 12:00 PM + Associates, and for a discussion of Housing First New England policy with Gordie Calkins of Heading Home. Berkeley Street Medical Center Food Tour with Preregistration is recommended. Nadine Nelson / 03 New Chinatown Gate Local culinary expert Nadine Nelson shares her Sun 21/ 3:00 PM insights into Chinatown’s rich food culture, complete 03 with dim sum. Chinatown’s New Gate / Preregistration is recommended due to limited space. New Chinatown Gate Forum Learn about the process of designing Chinatown’s 01 presence on Boston’s premiere green space, the

Shawmut Avenue Sun 21/ 1:00 PM Rose Kennedy Greenway, in the form of the New Chinatown Gate. Architects from Carol R. Johnson Parcel 24 and the Future of Associates, the site’s designers, will lead a tour. 02 East Berkeley Street Housing in Chinatown / 04 38 Oak Street Be sure to check out the events of the Chinatown Main Housing in Chinatown is a problem: as the com- Streets Festival taking place on Sunday. munity has improved its safety and appeal, the city

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Congress Street 05 Chalk One Up fort point channel / South Station 07 Summer Street 04 Fri 19/ 12:00-1:00 PM Sun 21/ 11:00 AM-12:30 PM Fort Point Channel has a short history as a residential neighbor- Artists for Humanities Making a Neighborhood Out of hood; nonetheless, the pride of 08 EpiCenter Tour / 01 Fort Point Channel / 05 its community members shows 100 West Second Street Information Kiosk at South Station through its distinction as hosting Tour the first LEED Platinum building in Boston, the Fort Point, a once-forgotten industrial area, is now the city’s first artists open studios 03 headquarters of Artists for Humanity. Designed by the focus of dynamic real estate development. Join in 1979. Only thirty years later, Arrowstreet, this building tour highlights the needs Boston By Foot and Common Boston as we explore the area is experiencing radical of a non-profit organization, including sustainability, the Seaport district, Fan Pier and the Fort Point change as new developments 02 functionality, and creative design. Tour led by Andrew Channel neighborhood, recently nominated for the along Fort Point Channel and Fort Point Channel Motta of Artists for Humanity and Jim Batchelor of National Register of Historic Places. on the South Boston Waterfront Arrowstreet. Preregistration is recommended. contend with well-established Preregistration is required. elements of the neighborhood.

Sun 21/ 11:00 AM-12:30 PM While artists’ lofts are being replaced by commercial office Sat 20/ 1:00-2:30 PM space, the 100-Acres Plan and Fan Pier promise more housing 06 Fort Point Channel / and amenities – ambitious plans that may represent the future Historical Photo Discussion of Boston’s New Central Park of Boston and its viability as a truly diverse, livable city. Common 02 Fort Point and The Big Dig / Broadway T Station Boston will showcase architecture at the intersection of the A Street ADD Inc., 311 Summer Street Walking tour of Fort Point Channel discussing the ar- community’s changing demographics through tours along Fort Peter Vanderwarker is co-author of Cityscapes of chitecture and history of the Fort Point neighborhood; Point Channel, through the under-construction FP3, and into the D-Party Boston and well versed in the history of Fort Point including the BRA’s 100 Acres Plan, a visual overview LEED Gold certified addition to the Children’s Museum. Channel. Through a photographic presentation he of the Boston Wharf Co. Historic Landmark District, Email [email protected] for preregistration. illustrates the landmarks abutting the channel, the and the multi-use connections to the Fort Point construction of the Ted Williams Tunnel and shares Channel-Boston Harbor Waterfront. Led by John his thoughts on the future of this vibrant community. Stebbins and Emily Grandstaff-Rice of Cambridge Preregistration is required. Seven Associates and Michael Tyrrell, Fort Point Resident Urban Planner. Preregistration is recommended. Sat 20/ 2:45-3:30 PM

FPAC Artist’s Housing Tour / 03 Sun 21/ 1:00-2:00 PM FPAC Gallery, 300 Summer Street 04 See the Fort Point Channel area through artist eyes. Family Interactive Tour / West Second Street Tour includes the Artist Building at 300 Summer St, FPAC Store, 12 Farnsworth Street 06 249 A Street and Midway Studios on Channel Center A hands-on walking tour of the architectural ele- Broadway 01 St. Tour led by artist and FPAC board member Jean ments of Fort Point Channel for children 7+ years Deutsch. accompanied by an adult. The tour encourages chil- Preregistration is recommended. dren to observe, seek, reflect and draw the Fort Point

neighborhood. Tour led by Cortney Kirk of Learning Avenue Dorchester by Design in Massachusetts. Sun 21/ 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Preregistration is required. Sun 21/ 1:30-3:00 PM Sun 21/ 3:30 PM Box City / 04 Hands-On City Planning for Families Sun 21/ 12:00-3:00 PM A Building that Teaches / 07 Live/Work Spaces FPAC Store, 12 Farnsworth Street The Boston Children’s Museum in Downtown / 08 04 Box City is a hands-on experience in architecture Experience Design Tour / Front Entrance of Museum, 300 Congress Street FP3, 346 Congress Street and community planning led by Learning by Design Start at FPAC Store, 12 Farnsworth Street The LEED Gold Boston Children’s Museum combines Tour the recently completed and acclaimed FP3 in Massachusetts, a K-12 design education program. Fort Point Channel is home to many architecture and a concern for the planet with an understanding of mixed-use development, designed by Hacin + Associ- Participants create buildings and structures while design firms. Join us for a self-guided tour of various child development. This green museum teaches ates, ending the tour at Drink - a popular new bar in thinking about what makes a good community. architectural firms in the neighborhood, including children and families about the impact of buildings the development. Tour led by David Hacin. Drop-in session, children must be accompanied by Burt Hill, Neoscape, Spalding Tougias Architects, on the environment. Tour led by Neil Gordon of the Preregistration is required. an adult. Merge Architects and others. Drop in session, meet Children’s Museum and Peter Kuttner of Cambridge Preregistration is recommended. at FPAC store to receive the information needed. Seven Associates. Preregistration is recommended. Preregistration is required.

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Donor Information © Bob Souther Donations are accepted in cash, or in-kind. The Boston Society of Architects (BSA) and the Boston Foundation for Architecture (BFA) serve as fiscal thanks / agents for Common Boston; they receive and man- age funds intended for Common Boston. Individuals and others who require recipients to be 501 (c) (3) Thanks to the City of Boston and the Mayor’s Office Yearlong Sponsor / tax-exempt organizations may make tax-deductible of Arts, Tourism and Special Events for guidance in charitable contributions payable to “BFA/Common planning Common Boston Weekend 09. Thanks to the Boston.” All others should make contributions pay- MBTA and Ted O’Neill for their assistance in planning able to “BSA/Common Boston.” this year’s photography project, and for giving Com- If you are interested becoming involved, or have any mon Boston space for temporary installations of questions about becoming a sponsor, please email © Declan Keefe the public exhibitions. Thanks to Thompson Design Weekend Sponsors / [email protected]. Group, ADD Inc, FP3, Dogwood Cafe and Ula Cafe for providing exhibition and event space. In Case of Rain In case of rain, please check Lastly, a special thanks to all who were involved in www.commonboston.org for updates organizing this year’s Common Boston festival /

Preregistration Co-Chairs / Clement Liu When events require preregistration, please send a Justin Crane Andrew Barr message to the appropriate email address: Alyson Fletcher Katherine Cusack Event Sponsors / For Ashmont / [email protected] Program Manager / Wendy Shapiro For Jamaica Plain / [email protected] Leslie Davol Robert Souther For Chinatown / [email protected] © Bob Souther Point People / Lucie Wicker For Fort Point Channel / [email protected] Chinatown / Judy Ulman Conor MacDonald Caroline Treadway Victoria Wolff Gary Stubelick Fort Point Channel / Katie Davis Julie Jancewicz Robert Festa Jim Graf Siqi Zhu Amanda Stout Dana Busch Jamaica Plain / Erin Kelly Ed Herrera Eric Scott Smith Myles McNamara Peter Vanderwarker Peabody Square / Gretchen Schneider Mehmet Can Anbarlilar Gloria Carrigg Sub-Committees / Ericka Temple d-Party / Graphic Designers / Sarah Roszler Kenny Isidoro Design Build / Katie Flynn Paul Herbert Web Designers / Laura Klock Herbert Julie Chen Ryan Kennedy Dana Busch Jess Lord Former Co-Chairs / Valerie Fontana Ali Kruger Forum / Rebecca McWilliams Wendy Dalwin Advisory Board / Jonathan Shadmon Brandy Brooks Media Sponsors / Amanda Stout David Hacin Photography Project / Michael McHugh Declan Keefe Hubert Murray Songhua Hu Prataap Patrose Faith Towers Jason Schupbach Supporting Sponsors / Lauren Drojarski Clara Wainwright Peter Cameron Boston Properties Valerie Conyngham Diane Georgopulos Alinda Bostick Drink Christine Barton Leers Weinzapfel Associates © Andrew Barr James Smith Common Boston c/o Boston Society of Architects 52 Broad Street Boston, MA 02109 [email protected] 617.314.9510

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