Elkus Manfredi Architects

09/29/2026

In today’s office market, the question isn’t simply how much you invest, but where that investment can create the greatest return.
In Principal Elizabeth Lowrey’s latest guest column for Commercial Observer, she explores how thoughtful, targeted design can transform an office asset and create measurable business value.

The transformation of 275 Grove Street in Newton, MA, shows what’s possible. Strategic investments in the atrium, amenities, dining, meeting spaces, and fitness center transformed underutilized areas into places people want to use—while helping position the asset to compete in today’s flight-to-quality market.

As Elizabeth writes, design is a business tool. The goal isn’t to invest more. It’s to invest strategically, with every decision tied to a clear business objective.

Read the full article here titled “Good Office Design Is Good Business:” https://bit.ly/4iPKE09

09/25/2026

We’re honored to be named one of Architizer’s 100 Best Architecture and Design Firms in the United States.

We’re grateful for the recognition—and even more grateful for the people who make the work possible: our team, our clients, and our collaborators.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/46DzIvk

Pictured: Texas Medical Center’s TMC3 Collaborative Building. This 250,000-sf building is the dynamic hub of Houston’s Helix Park life sciences complex.

Photo credit is Robert Benson.

09/23/2026

We are thrilled to announce that 40 Thorndike has received 2nd Place in the Adaptive Reuse category of Retrofit magazine’s Metamorphosis Awards!

Once the site of the former Edward J. Sullivan Courthouse in Cambridge, MA, 40 Thorndike has been reinvented as a mixed-use office, residential, and retail destination. LEED Gold certified, with WELL Core Gold certification pending, the project represents the rebirth of an out-of-place structure, transformed through more than a decade of architectural planning, design, and construction. Today, 40 Thorndike takes its place as a thoughtful addition and good neighbor to the surrounding community.

Congratulations to all of this year’s winners! See the full list here: https://bit.ly/4hobL04

The winners will also be featured in the November-December issue of Retrofit magazine!

w/ Leggat McCall Properties, Granite Properties, John Moriarity & Associates, McNamara Salvia, WSP, Nitsch Engineering Group, Arcadis, Castelli Lighting Design, The Green Engineer, Inc., Acentech, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Jensen Hughes, Kalin Associates, Robbie McCabe, RWDI, Haley & Aldrich, and VHB.

09/21/2026

Principal Elizabeth Lowrey’s visions from La Biennale di Venezia.
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09/16/2026

Today is the final day of the i2SL Conference in Boston! Join our Senior Associate Kristen Fritsch, Jacob Knowles of BR+A and Chris Schaffner of The Green Engineer, Inc. at 10:30am to hear their panel “High Demands, Low Carbon: Solving for High-Ventilation Buildings in Cold Climates.”

This multidisciplinary panel will explore innovative, practical approaches to decarbonizing high-ventilation buildings in cold climates. With Massachusetts’ rigorous energy standards and the ambitious decarbonization goals of Boston and Cambridge, the panelists will share real-world, cost-effective strategies that help bridge the gap between sustainability goals and solutions that can actually be built.

If you’re attending i2SL, we hope you’ll join us!

Read more here: https://www.i2sl.org/conference-session-i

09/14/2026

If you are attending the i2SL Conference in Boston today, don’t miss an insightful session at 10:30am with Vice President Peter Zmuidzinas and Senior Associate Steve Dube. They’ll explore two case studies focused on the local repurposing of underutilized spaces for laboratory use.

The session is titled “The Adaptive Edge: Reimagining Underutilized Retail and Office Space as Labs”.

Join us to hear how existing retail and office spaces can be reimagined to meet the growing demand for laboratory environments.

Boston is the home of the first higher education institution in the United States, and a hub of the nation’s scientific research and innovation. It’s also the largest and fastest-growing life sciences market in the country, even as state and local policymakers have prioritized climate change mit...

09/09/2026

74 Middlesex (74M) has been featured in Interior Design magazine both online and an eight-page spread in the magazine’s June issue.

Located in Somerville, Massachusetts, 74M offers more than 465,000 square feet of premier science and technology laboratory space, purposefully designed to support the evolving needs of life science research. The project creates a high-performance workplace that fosters innovation while prioritizing the health and wellbeing of its occupants. At the heart of this vision are thoughtfully designed lobby and amenity spaces that encourage collaboration, connection, and community.

74M also sets a new benchmark for sustainability and smart building technology. The project has achieved LEED Platinum, WELL Platinum, WiredScore Platinum, and SmartScore certifications.

Explore the feature to learn more about 74M and discover stunning photography showcasing its lobby and amenity spaces. https://bit.ly/4A0JxRm

We’re grateful to our collaborating partners who helped bring this vision to life: Greystar; Consigli; BR+A; McNamara-Salvia; Mikyoung Kim; JLL; Atelier 10; VHB; Desman Associates; Heintges; Jensen Hughes; LAM Partners; Kalin Associates; Robbie McCabe; Simpson Gumpertz & Heger; RWDI; VDA; and Emily Fine Art.



Photography credit – Eric Laignel

09/02/2026

We’re excited to announce that we’ve been retained by national law firm Nutter to renovate their 100,000 square foot office at 155 Seaport Boulevard in Boston. We are creating a welcoming and collaborative environment that supports the firm’s client-centric culture, fosters connections and innovation, and attracts high-level talent.

“Creating areas in the Nutter office to support collegial interaction and opportunities to engage with firm’s clients will create a noticeable energy that will resonate,” explains Elizabeth Lowrey. “Noticeable energy is what we strive for when planning and designing workspaces, understanding that engaged professionals in a ‘destination office’, rather than an ‘obligation office’, is an all-round win.”

We look forward to bringing this vision to life and creating a workplace where people want to be, connect and do their best work.

Read more in New England Real Estate Journal here: https://bit.ly/4qNP0H0

w/Redgate, Lee Kennedy Co, RG Vanderweil Engineers, LAM Partners, Thornton Tomasetti and RealFood.

Boston, MA National law firm Nutter has engaged Elkus Manfredi Architects to develop a strategic workplace plan at the firm’s 100,000 s/f headquarters at 155 Se

08/28/2026

Three are finalists for the SBID International Design Awards—and now we need your help to carry them across the finish line!

People choice voting, which accounts for 10% of our overall score, is open through September 4. You can vote once per category. Please take a moment to vote for our finalist projects here: https://bit.ly/4hYHQxo

1. 74M — Office Design Over 2,000 SqM – Rest of the World
Project team includes Greystar, Consigli, BR+A, McNamara Salvia, Mikyoung Kim, JLL, Atelier 10, VHB, Lam Partners, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger and Emily Santangelo.

Photo Credit: Eric Laignel

2. Financial Services Firm — Office Design Under 2,000 SqM – Americas

Project team includes Elaine Construction, Redgate, Castelli Design, Acentech, and Vanderweil.

Photo Credit: Eric Laignel

3. 66 Galen Street — Public Space – Americas

Project team includes Boston Development Group, The Davis Companies, John Moriarty & Associates, Ground Inc., VHB, WSP Group, LAM Partners, Acentech, McNamara Salvia and Roll Barresi & Associates.

Photo Credit: Chuck Choi

08/25/2026

Associate and Senior Designer, Anna Reiderman-Hickey, recently shared insights on the products shaping law firm interiors in a recent issue of Metropolis magazine.

Anna highlights the growing importance of hospitality-inspired design in law firms: “Because of the confidentiality required in law firm work areas themselves, the places where people mingle become even more important to building the sense of community that fosters attorneys’ most creative thinking.”

Read more about Anna’s recommended products, including Smooth Sailing, our product design created in collaboration with manufacturer Studio Other: https://bit.ly/3SYmxBP