WMAIA 2022 Design Awards
HONOR AWARD
Shepley Bullfinch, Boston, MA
Reinvented as a social and cultural incubator, the newly renovated Student Union embraces student entrepreneurship and organizations that transform the building into a refreshed stage for campus life designed for equitable communities and campus well-being. The Union radiates
energy from the geographical heart of campus to become the nexus of student engagement, restoring its historic cultural vibrancy.
Programs are strategically placed to draw students into the Union along new pedestrian pathways. During intensive workshops, student representatives were engaged in defining desired space types, from intimate study spots to casual gathering to formal event venues and a
shared home for all student organizations.
The bold proposal to lift the 8,000-sf Ballroom opens the once dense and circuitous interiors, connecting and layering visual activity from within to the campus outside. The now open interior encourages serendipitous connections and collaboration, providing views to and from campus
and flooding the Union with natural light.
Photos by Raj Das
