Archinect - News2024-05-03T09:41:18-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150411996/35-story-raffles-boston-becomes-hancock-tower-s-newest-neighbor
35-story Raffles Boston becomes Hancock Tower's newest neighbor Niall Patrick Walsh2024-01-10T13:32:00-05:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2c/2c9c63f1f793a70e75e42b08df1a8b7f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/40148092/the-architectural-team" target="_blank">The Architectural Team</a> (TAT) has completed a mixed-use tower in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/60642/boston" target="_blank">Boston</a> featuring the city’s first sky lobby. The Raffles Boston Hotel & Residences features a 400-foot curved glass form and is described by the team as a “sophisticated new skyline statement within a challenging and historic context.”</p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1a/1aefccae5efd5ec729c851e843de3913.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1a/1aefccae5efd5ec729c851e843de3913.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Ed Wonsek</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The 35-story high-rise comprises 146 homes, 147 <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/3693/hotel" target="_blank">hotel</a> guestrooms, and 16 amenity spaces. To compensate for the site’s narrow plot, the tower’s design sees a <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/536010/cantilever" target="_blank">cantilever</a> at the fourth-floor extent over the adjacent historic University Club to support the upper 29 stories, with a further cantilever occurring at the 17th floor.</p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/83/83eae7bceea8b399fe8d8d0aed235e5e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/83/83eae7bceea8b399fe8d8d0aed235e5e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a><figcaption>Image credit: Ed Wonsek</figcaption></figure></figure><p>In addition to increasing the internal area of the tower, the cantilevering approach forms a distinctive design element of the scheme’s exterior, “granting the tower a contextually scaled street presence while also allowing the building to express itself as a sculptural form on the upper levels,” according to the team. To d...</p>
https://archinect.com/news/article/150282209/the-architectural-team-announces-scholarship-program-at-boston-s-wentworth-institute-of-technology
The Architectural Team announces scholarship program at Boston's Wentworth Institute of Technology Nathaniel Bahadursingh2021-09-21T18:26:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a1/a1232569717d124760cbe0bea616d1f0.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Architecture, master planning, and interior design firm, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/40148092/the-architectural-team" target="_blank">The Architectural Team (TAT)</a>, has announced a <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/92069/scholarship" target="_blank">scholarship</a> in partnership with Boston’s <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/41445/wentworth-institute-of-technology" target="_blank">Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT)</a>.</p>
<p>“The Architectural Team Endowed Scholarship” is a need-based scholarship for students pursuing degrees in Wentworth’s School of Architecture and Design. It is intended to build a pipeline into professional practice for underrepresented students. </p>
<p>Applications are set to open in early 2022 for the 2022-23 academic year. TAT will make a $25,000 contribution to the scholarship, which will be dollar-matched by funds from the Wentworth endowment as part of the school’s Advancing Student Access and Potential (ASAP) Challenge program. In addition, scholarship recipients will have an option to apply for a one-semester co-op opportunity at TAT, allowing them to receive professional experience and build networks. <br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/23/23323572cb86653660c4e8db3acfe23e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/23/23323572cb86653660c4e8db3acfe23e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>The Architectural Team was also recently featured in Archinect's feature article: <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150207453/how-will-senior-living-facilities-change-after-covid-19" target="_blank">How will Senior...</a></figcaption></figure>