Profile Awards

Cambridge Seven Associates has received over 100 awards for design excellence in its 46 year history. This representative list starts with the American Institute of Architect's Firm Award, followed by project-specific awards, which are sorted by decade.

American Institute of Architects
1993 Architecture Firm Award

2000 - Present

The Liberty Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Preservation Alliance
2008 Preservation Achievement Award

Massachusetts Historical Commission
2008 Preservation Award

Boston Children’s Museum Expansion
Boston, Massachusetts

Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s Second Annual
Green Business Awards
2008 Recipient, Cultural Institution Category

Boston Preservation Alliance
2008 Preservation Achievement Award

Northeastern University Alumni Center
Boston, Massachusetts

CMMA Private Project of the Year, 2008

Arcus Depot
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Kalamazoo Historic Preservation Commission
2006 Historic Preservation Merit Award

Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Society of Architects
2006 Honor Award, Citation for Design

AISC 2006 I.D.E.A.S. Awards
National Merit Award Winner

Boston Society of Architects
2006 Healthcare Facilities Design Award

AIA New England
2005 Honor Award

Association of General Contractor's
2005 Build New England Award

Healing Garden at MGH Yawkey
Center for Outpatient Care

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Society of Architects
2006 Healthcare Facilities Design Award

Boston Society of Landscape Architects
2006 Honor Award

"World Brooklyn" Exhibit
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Brooklyn, New York

Association of Children's Museums
2006 Promising Practice Award

Bowdoin College Kanbar Hall
Brunswick, Maine

American School & University, Architectural Portfolio
2005 Outstanding Buildings: Post Secondary

2005 Design Share Recognized Value Award

Woodward Athletic Center, Westfield State College
Westfield, Massachusetts

Recreation Management
2005 Innovative Architecture and Design Award

American School & University, Architectural Portfolio
2005 Outstanding Buildings: Post Secondary

Manchester Radisson
Manchester, New Hampshire

2005 Renovation Award for East Coast Projects Under $5million, Radisson Hotels & Resorts

University of Cincinnati Central Chiller Plant
Cincinnati, Ohio

State of Ohio
2005 Governor's Award for Energy Excellence

Association of Energy Engineers National
2005 Energy Project of the Year

International District Energy Association
2005 System of the Year Award

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Newburyport, Massachusetts

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Environmental Leadership Awards
2004 Refuge of the Year

Department of the Interior
2004 Environmental Achievement Award for Sustainable Building

Department of Energy
2004 Federal Energy Saver Showcase Award

Metal Construction News
2004 Building
of the Year Award

“Five Friends from Japan” Traveling Exhibit, Boston Children’s Museum
Boston, Massachusetts

National Association for Interpretation
2005 Interior Exhibit Category, First Place

Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD)
2005 Design Awards, Merit Award

American Association of Museums
2004 MUSE Award for Excellence in Interpretation and Education in History and Culture, Bronze

Learning Laboratory for Complex Systems
MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Contract Magazine
2002 Annual Interiors Awards, Educational Facilities Category Winner

American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
2002 I.D.E.A.S. Awards
National Merit Award Winner

American School & University Architectural Portfolio
2002 Special Citation

School Construction News and Design Share
Awards for Innovative Learning Environments
2002 Merit Award

Sullivan Academic Center Renovation Study
Worcester State College
Worcester, Massachusetts

Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM)
2003 Awards in Excellence Program
Programming Award

American National Fish and Wildlife Museum
(Wonders of Wildlife)
Springfield, Missouri

Building Design and Construction
2002 Building Team Project of the Year Awards
Grand Award

American Association of Museums
2003 Honorable Mention, Exhibit Design

Elevated Walkways at Logan International Airport
Boston, Massachusetts

Construction Management Association of America (CMAA), New England Chapter
2003 Public Project of the Year

Searles Science Building
Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine

AIA New England
2002 Honor Award

College Planning and Management
2002 Education Design Showcase

Grand Award
Boston Society of Architects
2001 Honor Award

The Scientific Center
Kuwait City, Kuwait

Excellence on the Waterfront Award
2002 Honor Award

Hilton Boston Logan Airport
Boston, Massachusetts

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)
2000 PCI Design Award

Associated General Contractors
Build Massachusetts Awards Program
2001 Honor Award

TBI River Villa
Bangkok, Thailand

Boston Society of Architects
2000 Housing Award

The Oceanario
Lisbon, Portugal

Valour Municipal Architecture Prize
2004 Honorable Mention

1990's

Elevated Walkways at Logan International Airport

Boston, Massachusetts

First Place, Interior Masonry/Terrazzo
1999 Golden Trowel Award

Beechwood Hotel
Worcester, Massachusetts

Associated General Contractors
Build Massachusetts Awards Program
1999 Honor Award

National Aquarium
Baltimore, Maryland

Institute of Museum and Library Services
1998 National Award for Community Service

Frisoli Youth Center
Cambridge, Massachusetts

American School & University Architectural Showcase
1998 Facility of Merit Award

Athletic Business Magazine
1998 Facility of Merit Award

BWI Airport Observation Lounge Exhibits
Baltimore/Washington International Airport, Maryland

Maryland Society, American Institute of Architects,
1996 Maryland Public Building of the Year

Foley, Hoag & Eliot Office Renovation
(with Lloy Hack Associates)
Boston, Massachusetts

IIDA/Interior Design
1996 Will Ching Award Winner

McKown Point Marine Research Facility
West Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Waterfront Center
1995 Honor Award for Excellence on the Waterfront

Tennessee Aquarium
Chattanooga, Tennessee

Waterfront Center
1993 Honor Award for Excellence on the Waterfront

Boston Society of Architects
1992 Honor Award

William D. Mullins Memorial Center
University of Massachusetts/Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

American Institute of Architects, New England
1994 Design Awards, Merit Award

Construction Industry Liaison Group
1994 Owner Recognition Award

Center for Math and Computing
Carleton College
Northfield, Minnesota

Society for Environmental Graphic Design
1994 Merit Award

The Sports Museum of New England
Cambridge, Massachusetts

American Institute of Architects, New England
1994 Design Awards, Citation for Exhibit Design

Terminal C, Logan International Airport
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Society of Architects
1994 Art and Architecture Award

CSC/Index, Inc. Offices
(with Lloy Hack Associates)
San Francisco, California

American Society of Interior Designers, New England Chapter
1993 First Prize, Contract Design

Ring of Fire Aquarium and Tempozan Marketplace
Osaka, Japan

Building Construction Society, Tokyo, Japan
1992 33rd BCS Award (for Aquarium and Marketplace)

The Waterfront Center, Washington, DC
1992 Honor Award for Excellence on the Waterfront
Artistic/Cultural/Educational Project

Nihon Keizai Shinbun Journal (equiv. to Wall Street Journal)
1990 Nikei Annual Excellent Product Award
Top 15 of 36 Excellence Awards

Osaka Machinami Award
(Osaka Building & Street Scene Award)
1991 Special Award for Tempozan Harbor Village

Hiroba Architectural Award
Kinki Federation of Architects & Building Engineers

Japanese Society of Commercial Space Designers
1991 Commercial Space Designers Award

George R. Brown Hall, Rice University

Houston, Texas

R&D Magazine
1992 Laboratory of the Year Award

Museum of Railroad Technology
Sacramento, California

American Institute of Architects
Central Valley Chapter, California
1992 Unbuilt Project Citation Award

Gurnee Mills
Gurnee, Illinois

American Corporate Identity
1992 Environmental Design Award

Monitor, The Shopping Center Industry Magazine
1991 Stores of Excellence Competition Winner
New Enclosed Mall Over 500,000 sf

Chicagoland Real Estate Achiever Awards
1991 Real Estate Achiever of the Year

John Wesley Chandler Athletic Facility,
Williams College
Williamstown, Massachusetts

Athletic Business Magazine
1991 Facility of Merit Award

Orlando Arena
Orlando, Florida

American Institute of Architects, Florida Chapter
1990 Merit Award

Franklin Mills
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Commerce Bank Tri-State
1990 Building Excellence Award

1980's

Forest Hills Station
Boston, Massachusetts

New England Regional Council AIA,
1989 Award for Excellence in Architecture

Orlando Arena
Orlando, Florida

Central Florida 1989 Achievements in Architecture Award of Merit

USS Nautilus Memorial Submarine Force Library and Museum
Groton, Connecticut

Boston Society of Architects
1987 Boston Exports Design Award

American Institute of Architects / Naval Facilities Engineering Command
1986 First Honor Award

New England Regional Council AIA
1987 Award for Excellence in Architecture

Porter Square Subway Station
Cambridge, Massachusetts

American Institute of Architects
1987 Citation for Excellence in Urban Design

American Consulting Engineering Council of New England
1986 Award for Engineering Excellence

National Aquarium
Baltimore, Maryland

Waterfront Center
1987 Award for Excellence on the Waterfront

New England Aquarium
Boston, Massachusetts

Best of Accessible Boston, Adaptive Environments Center
1986 Commendation Award

Governor's Design Award
1986 Design Excellence in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Progressive Architecture
1965 Design Citation, Recreation Category

Museum Wharf
Boston, Massachusetts

Governor's Design Award
1986 Regional Award for Design Excellence in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

INNOVA (formerly the Houston Design Center)
Houston, Texas

New England Regional Council AIA,
1987 Award for Excellence in Architecture

Building Stone Institute,
1986 Tucker Award for Architectural Excellence

Boston Society of Architects,
1985 Boston Exports Design Award

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Springfield, Massachusetts

New England Regional Council AIA,
1987 Honors Award

Boston Society of Architects,
1986 Boston Exports Design Award

Governor's Design Award,
1986 Regional Award for Design Excellence
in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

San Antonio Museum of Art
San Antonio, Texas

American Institute of Architects, San Antonio Chapter
1982 Honor Award

Boston Society of Architects,
1982 Boston Exports Design Award

1970's

Megastructure
General Services Administration 3rd Design Award Program, 1978 Certificate of Recognition for the concept, "Megastructure"

San Antonio Museum of Art
San Antonio, Texas

Progressive Architecture
26th Annual Awards, 1979 Award

National Aquarium
Baltimore, Maryland

Progressive Architecture
26th Annual Awards, 1979 Citation

Shearson Hammill & Company
Architectural Record

1970 Award of Excellence for Design of Interiors
Branch Offices, Newport Beach, California

American Institute of Architects Chicago / Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry 1971 Distinguished Building Award

Pomfret School
Pomfret, Connecticut

American Institute of Architects with the American Library Association and National Book Committee 1970 Award for Henry DuPont Library

1960's

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Design Guidelines
Boston, Massachusetts

HUD Design Awards for Urban Transportation
1968 Honor Award for Excellence in Comprehensive Design for System Redevelopment

U.S. Pavilion, Expo '67
Montreal, Quebec

American Institute of Architects, 1967 Honor Award
New England Aquarium
Boston, Massachusetts