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Listen to a podcast by C7A Principal Peter Kuttner about the LEED Gold expansion of the Boston Children’s Museum. Description Boston Children’s Museum was the second children’s museum in the United States. The museum was originally founded in Jamaica Plain …

Listen to a series of podcasts by C7A Principals Peter Kuttner and Steven Imrich about the design of the New England Aquarium and the more recent renovation work. Description The New England Aquarium in Boston opened in 1967 and became …

BOSTON—The New England Aquarium, one of the region’s most popular attractions, is planning a $15 million renovation of its core exhibits as the final phase of a five-year upgrade. Aquarium officials say the goal is to enhance the facility’s physical …

Name: Peter Kuttner FAIA 
Job title and company: President, Cambridge Seven Associates (C7A) BSA President, 1998 AIA Director and VP, 2007–2011 
Degree(s): MArch (University of Michigan) 
Professional interests: Drawing, museums, film, photography, sailing and family What are you working on …

There are many fun and innovative aspects to the new 34,000-square-foot EcoDiscovery Center opening this weekend and nearly doubling the size of Fort Lauderdale’s Museum of Discovery and Science, but after a few strolls inside, here are a few of …

NORWALK, Conn. – A crowd of more than 2,500 people packed the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk for the unveiling Saturday of its $4 million “FINtastic RefurbFISHment,” which dazzles with new sea life and hands-on-exhibits. “It’s a lot more fun here …

Click here to view video. Co Sponsors: NY AIA Urban Design Committee & Technology Committee Speakers: Franziska Amacher AIA, Principal, Amacher Associates Ann Beha FAIA Principal, Ann Beha Architects Peter Kuttner FAIA, President, Cambridge Seven Architects Ross Miller Artist Respondents: …

Peter Kuttner is interested in public space, not public notice CAMBRIDGE – Peter Kuttner pauses at the center of his firm’s airy, open offices not far from Harvard Square. To his right, one of his architects is designing the New …

Boston accents: Area architects’ favorite buildings cover the iconic, the classical and stabs at boldness The Hancock Tower. Simmons Hall at MIT. The Boston Public Library. From iconic eye-catchers to out-of-the-way gems, the buildings picked by architects as their favorites …

Saying “GREEN” in a Boston version of a word-association game used to yield the reply “monstah,” as in the locals’ affectionate name for Fenway Park’s imposing left-field wall. Increasingly, though, the response could be “building,” as the region’s sustainable footprint …

A new exhibit at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum is offering kids a chance to experience all the diverse cultures that make up the borough. “To learn about world cultures all you need to do is step outside,” explained Liza Reich …

A planned $12.5 million coral reef exhibit will be the first step toward a rejuvenated National Aquarium, officials said this week. The Wings in the Water exhibit, the centerpiece of the Pier 3 Pavilion and a home for rays, sharks …

By Evan H. Shu, FAIA The venerable Build Boston conference often provides an excellent way to take the temperature of the architecture and construction industry. This year was no different, as the conference, now in its 26th year, took on …

Korea’s first independent museum for children has opened in Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province. Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Culture Foundation hosted the opening of the Gyeonggi Children’s Museum, which is located in Sanggal-dong, Giheung-gu, Yongin City, on September 26th. Hundreds …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Discovery Place has just received the finishing touches on a more than $31 million renovation, its first full re-do since opening in 1981. It took 18 months to get to this point, and we got to see …

The National Aquarium in Baltimore is adding some teeth to its centerpiece exhibit — literally. Crews have started revamping the aquarium’s Wings in the Water exhibit, which will emerge next summer as the Blacktip Reef exhibit featuring its namesake, the …

The South Carolina Aquarium is looking to make a big splash over the next 10 years. The waterfront tourist attraction unveiled a $68.5 million master plan Thursday to transform the 11-year-old attraction into a more visible, more inviting and more …

by Peter Kuttner, FAIA Mentoring is just one concern in the profession regarding the nurturing of emerging professionals. That nurturing takes many forms, at different career stages: collaborating within the AIA, AIA, and NCARB on new work setting definitions; working …

Bowdoin College’s Kanbar Hall has received a 2005 outstanding building award from the American School & University (AS&U) Architectural Portfolio. For more than 20 years the Architectural Portfolio has been the industry’s most recognized awards program for education design excellence. …