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As we anticipate the possibilities of the new year, we take a moment to share a snapshot of events and accomplishments from 2023.
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Recently Completed Projects | |
Amenta Emma welcomed Eric Weyant, Delana Erickson, Tim Reagan, and Daniel Miele to the Boston team, and Amanda Thisdale, Joy Oritz-Colón, Anthony Kershaw, and Adam Palmer to the Hartford team. | |
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Eric Weyant, AIA
Principal | Boston Studio Director
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Timothy Reagan, AIA
Boston
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Joy Ortiz-Colón, AIA, LEED Green Associate - Hartford | |
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Anthony Kershaw
Hartford
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Adam Palmer, AIA
Hartford
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Amenta Emma earned accolades from multiple industry organizations, reinforcing our reputation for inspired design, and affirming our standing as a team of talented and creative individuals. | | |
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Our affordable housing project, Canaan Parish in New Canaan, CT received three Home Building Industry (HOBI) Awards from HBRA of Connecticut: Best Affordable Community, Best Public-Private Partnership Development, and Community of the Year. The project received Energy Star v3.1, Indoor airPLUS, and NGBS Silver + Wellness Certifications.
540 New Park in West Hartford, CT received a design award in the 2023 AIA Connecticut Design Awards program. the 52-unit mixed-use, multi-family, multi-generational building, designed for LEED Silver equivalency, is a testament to our commitment to innovative and sustainable design.
Amenta Emma was recognized once again as an Emerging Professional Friendly Firm by the New England AIA Components.
The Quinnipiac University Admissions Center renovation received a Merit Award in the Connecticut Building Congress Project Team Awards program.
We joined a distinguished list of Teaching Firms in Residence at the Roger Williams University Cummings School of Architecture. Team members taught the graduate-level fall semester design studio which was focused on multi-family housing.
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Team members passed ARE Exams, celebrated milestone anniversaries, and presented sessions at conferences. | |
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Joy Ortiz-Colón, AIA, LEED Green Associate
Licensed Architect ARE Exam /
CT Licensed Architect
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Jenna McClure, AIA, LEED AP
Celebrated 15 years with Amenta Emma!
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Michael Tyre, AIA, LEED AP presented a session entitled Design for Neurodiversity at the AIA Connecticut Architecture Conference + Expo. | | |
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In 2023 our Sustainability Team focused on implementing standards and tools to support our goal of improving sustainability and wellness outcomes for all of our projects. A major effort included the development of a company-wide process for enhancing sustainability to be launched at the start of 2024. Additionally, the team developed planning and technical tools in response to regulatory changes impacting sustainability, particularly in states like Massachusetts. Our internal education efforts related to sustainability were highlighted by staff participation at the Greenbuild and NESEA conference this year and staff pursuits of Passive House & Living Futures accreditation. Our firm continues making positive strides in our Architecture 2030 Commitment, with many of our projects tracking notable improvements in EUI and reduced reliance on fossil fuels. | |
Our Design, Culture, and Wellness teams organized events throughout the year, including Design walking tours of Boston, Providence, and Brooklyn, Wellness Wednesdays outdoor activities, Movember contest/fundraiser, dress as a character from your favorite holiday movie, and volunteer days with LEVO International hydroponic urban farming. We ended the year with our team holiday party at Urban Lodge which included a Murder Mystery Dinner, and our last in-office happy hour, a “Cozy Cabin Cookie Swap”. | |
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Wellness Wednesday
Heublein Tower Trail Hike
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Movember Creative Moustache Competition | |
Murder Mystery Dinner at Urban Lodge Hartford | |
Justice Equity Diversity Inclusion + Belonging | | |
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Our JEDI+B team, which is organized into three areas, Culture, Profession, and Design, was very busy this year!
The Profession team was involved in various K-12 and Higher Ed events and activities. This included participating in the Hip Hop Architecture Camp at the University of Hartford, contributing to Construction Inclusion Week in New Haven, and taking part in Career Day at Enfield High School. We welcomed NOMAS and AIAS student groups from the University of Hartford for a presentation and office tour, and we provided a job shadow experience for a high school student from Coventry. Our team visited AI Prince Technical High School for a presentation and Q&A session, and we hosted a group of over 20 students from Junior Achievement of Southwest New England, offering them a presentation, office tour, and engaging group activity.
Our Culture team helped plan the summer company picnic which began with a team-building workshop that focused on co-creating and building a climate of belonging at Amenta Emma. The team also partnered with the Wellness Committee for a Black Heroes Trail walk through Hartford.
The Design team created a JEDI+B Design Manual - a comprehensive guide for designers at Amenta Emma that will serve as a roadmap to integrate principles of Justice, Equity Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at different stages of our design process, fostering socially conscious and inclusive needs of our communities.
Amenta Emma was recognized with an AIA Connecticut JEDI Award, being one of the five chosen winners out of 32 firms that took part in the AIA Connecticut 2023 JEDI Challenge. This recognition is given to firms who strive to provide equitable, diverse and inclusive environments within their firms and their communities.
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Rendering of new student housing at Bryant University | |
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Our project with the Connecticut Humane Society, the Animal Resource Center, broke ground in Wilton, CT.
Amenta Emma, with partners Ayers Saint Gross, was awarded the new School of Nursing building on the Storrs campus of the University of Connecticut, and a new student housing project for Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island.
Our Community studio was awarded two new projects. Meadow Gardens in Norwalk, CT – 56 units of affordable housing with Sound Communities and the Norwalk Housing Authority, and 255 Main Street in Windsor Locks – a 130-unit mixed-income transit-oriented development with Trinity Financial.
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Know someone whose New Year’s resolution is to join an architecture + interior design firm that believes great design can make a positive impact? We are looking to fill roles in both our Boston and Hartford offices. Check out our Careers page for more information and how to apply! | |
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