MAY 19, 2026 | 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. | 1 PDH

FEATURE PRESENTATION by Arthur Liu

Reframing Practice Through Material: 
Mass Timber at Studio Gang

at the 2026 SEAMASS Annual Meeting

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Structural engineers, architects, property developers, contractors and industry professionals are encouraged to attend and connect with 100+ industry peers.

Come experience an engaging and informative presentation from Studio Gang Design Principal Arthur Liu, who will speak about the firm's use of mass timber across its impressive project portfolio - not only as a structural and environmental strategy, but also as a catalyst for expanding the possibilites of architecture.

Looking beyond mass timber’s benefits of structural efficiency and low embodied carbon, Liu will highlight how the material has informed the firm’s design process and even become part of the architectural expression of several projects.

The presentation will feature a selection of built and ongoing projects by Studio Gang, ranging from early work such as the Bengt Sjostrom Starlight Theatre to the recently completed David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University.

Pictured: The David Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard University is a welcoming destination that energizes conversation and collaboration, and embraces its outdoor environment and surrounding neighborhood. With its expressive structure of mass timber and innovative low-carbon concrete, both firsts for Harvard’s campus, the Rubenstein Treehouse also visibly models a sustainable and healthier way of building for Boston and institutions worldwide.

Pictured: The Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center at Hudson Valley Shakespeare is a gently curved, timber-framed grid shell that improves year-round functionality while evolving HVS’s tradition of immersive performances, opening directly onto the revitalized landscape and framing views of the Hudson River highlands. Architecture and nature work together to create a transformative new cultural destination.

About Studio Gang: Founded and led by Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang is an architecture and urban design practice headquartered in Chicago with offices in New York, San Francisco, and Paris. The firm uses design as a medium for creating connections between people, communities, and the natural world.

EVENT LOGISTICS & REGISTRATION

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 | 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. (ET)

5:30 - 6:00 p.m.: Social Reception (Cash Bar available)

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.: Dinner, Scholarship Award, Brief SEAMASS Meeting

7:00 - 8:00 p.m.: Feature Presentation (1.0 SEAMASS-Certified PDH)


at The University of Massachusetts Club

One Beacon Street, 32nd Floor | Boston MA

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INVESTMENT:

INCLUDES: Full Hot Buffet Dinner, Presentation, 1.0 PDH 
Members of SEAMASS & Other State SEAs: $95

Non-members: $110

Firm 5-pack: $475 (Member plus 4 guests at member-price)

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Arthur Liu

Design Principal | Studio Gang Architects

Architect Arthur Liu is a Design Principal at Studio Gang, where he also leads the firm’s New York office. Since joining Studio Gang in 2015 as one of the firm’s first team members in New York, Arthur has led some of its most significant projects in the city and beyond, including the award-winning 11 Hoyt, a residential tower in Brooklyn, and the recently completed Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Currently, Arthur serves as design manager for New York-Presbyterian The Beacon, a new healthcare center in New York. 

Arthur holds a Master of Architecture II with Distinction from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Architecture with Honors from Cornell University. 

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