Benjamin Peterson
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Community Design Director @bsaaia |Educator @thebacboston |@bowdoincollege & @risdarch alum
Cambridge, MA
Joined July 2016
Curious about the BSA's innovation work and the road to the Request for Innovations (#RFI) process? Join BSA staff as they discuss how and why of our innovation work. 📅 August 2, 2023 ⏰ 12:00-1PM 📍 Zoom https://t.co/cfSCY5xxWK
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Curious about the BSA's innovation work and the road to the Request for Innovations (RFI) process? Join BSA Staff on August 2 from 12PM-1PM for our first…
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RFI Open House Finalists Showcase Their Projects
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At last Wednesday’s dynamic Open House, the Boston Society for Architecture (BSA) gathered community groups, architects, philanthropists, and the general…
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I’m very excited to support this work @BSAAIA. Read more about the people and the projects committed to exploring how we might do architecture differently:
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The BSA has a bold new focus on championing innovation as an extension of our work enriching the architecture profession. This is our commitment to a more…
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Join us for an evening focused on this year's #RFI shortlisted applicants! This event will provide an look into how some of #Boston’s #innovators are thinking about issues of #climate and #equity in the built environment. 📅 Wednesday, March 1 ⏰ 5:30 PM
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Come join us on Wednesday. Great people doing really great things. It will be fun! @BSAAIA
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Designing an architectural social equity framework, jumpstarting circularity in affordable housing construction, and centering the stories of some of…
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So fun to see this project getting the attention it’s earned! @STAdesign @STADesignDavid @uxarchstudio @BSAAIA
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The city plans to purchase the 36,000-square-foot building and find a nonprofit to operate the new center.
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New visions require strong voices. Congratulations @DvmConsulting @GreaterMNC @salaam_fatima !
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A new project called the Blue Hill Ave. Action Plan invites local developers to propose community-focused ways to redevelop 30 small vacant parcels that line Blue Hill Avenue, one of Boston’s most...
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This has been a complaint from Mattapan residents for yrs. It's why so many, including myself, don't shop at local supermarkets. @StopandShop @MattapanFoodFit | What does it say about your neighborhood if the supermarket isn’t so super? https://t.co/49O2kuGRq9 via @BostonGlobe
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A mother-and-daughter team went comparison-shopping at five Boston-area locations of Stop & Shop to see what grocery store shelves revealed about inequity in America.
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Community + Collaborative Design projects: a year in review https://t.co/1C7BoWKfar
@BSAAIA
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The Boston Society for Architecture is a community committed to improving the quality of life for everyone through architecture and design.
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It's the end of the semester and once again I'm taken aback by how difficult it is for so many students to decenter themselves from their social silos. Repeated images+ ideas for places comfortable and familiar to them, but are alienating to the people that will be there.
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New at Places: Brandi Summers on Black homelessness in West Oakland, "the politics of Black clearance and containment," and what it means for Black people to live the same experience again and again. https://t.co/SMdbWiOsyD
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My latest column for RIBAJ: I explore how the pursuit of the title restricts many prospective architects from meaningfully contributing to the profession in a way that aligns with their values.
Protection or subjugation? Only radical reform can give architects relevance and value again, says @charliedmonds but @ArchRegUK proposed reforms offer some hope #ribajopinion
https://t.co/dJML37XkZv
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This will be great - an amazing lineup @BSAAIA !
Growing an inclusive and climate resilient Boston requires intentional collaboration between designers & stakeholders. Join the conversation at Intersections: Equity, Environment + the City, a multi-day symposium. @WIDBoston @BosNOMA 📆 November 6–13 https://t.co/01mmQ0gVAg
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In just a few minutes at 1:00 pm EST, the BSA Boston Mayoral Forum will begin, with participating candidates @andreaforboston @JohnFBarros @AnnissaForBos @wutrain! Can't make it? Keep an eye on this thread for BSA livetweets of the event. https://t.co/UDS3Md8qxf
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A few thoughts as I process that @HDR_Inc story (1/x)
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Documents show HDR, Inc. has monitored groups that oppose its controversial plans to build jails and highways.
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Triple-deckers were once an affordable solution to Boston’s housing crunch — and can be again https://t.co/MeKGapbj0H via @BostonGlobe
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Once a beacon of affordable housing, our city’s triple-deckers now serve as a reminder of how architecture can rise to meet the challenges of the moment.
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