Elkus Manfredi Architects

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

08/20/2026

Congratulations to our summer intern, Rianna Reynolds, on being named the recipient of this year’s IIDA New England Croquet Scholarship!

Rianna is a rising junior interior design major at Wentworth Institute of Technology, with a passion for integrating universal design, advanced spatial planning, and sustainable practices across a wide range of projects and fields.

The Croquet Scholarship recognizes exceptional students pursuing a degree or certificate in Interior Design or Interior Architecture throughout New England. Scholarship recipients were announced at IIDA New England’s annual Croquet Tournament at the end of July.

We’ve loved having Rianna as part of our team this summer and are so excited to see all that she accomplishes next. Congratulations, Rianna, and best wishes for the year ahead!

08/05/2026

For those putting the finishes touches on your World Interiors News (WIN) Awards submissions, Senior Associate Lawrence Ko, one of this year’s judges, shared this advise:

“Often your work must stand on its own, but your submission offers an opportunity to articulate the ideas and concepts behind it. Put forth a cogent point of view. You may have numerous drawings and many ideas to convey, but a focused narrative paired with carefully selected visuals will have greater potency and impact.”

The deadline is tomorrow August 6. Best of luck to everyone entering!

For more judges’ tips and to submit your project, visit: https://bit.ly/3RAqGLL

08/03/2026

We are thrilled to announce that four of our Elkus Manfredi colleagues won recognition in the American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI) Awards! The ASAI Awards are the annual honors presented by the American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI) to recognize the world’s best architectural illustrations.

Henry Zhang won first place and received the Hugh Ferris Memorial Prize, which is the Architectural Illustration profession’s highest honor!

Junaid Abbasi and Jingwei Li both won the Jurors Rendering Awards for their creative works and Lawrence Ko won an Observational Award of Excellence for his actual watercolor of Pitti Palace in Rome.

Congratulations to all!

Check out all the selected images from the competition and the winning entries here: https://asai.org/architecture-in-perspective-40/

Winners will be celebrated at ASAI’s International Conference October 7-9 in Washington. D.C. https://asai.org/conference/

07/30/2026

Insight: With construction costs rising, the balance between experience and efficiency can't be an afterthought — designers must engage with budget realities from the very first conversation. Every dollar has to work harder, and cost strategy and design intent need to develop together, not in sequence.

To ensure its clients stay ahead of emerging trends in law firm workplace design, Elkus Manfredi produces a biannual Legal Workplace Snapshot© research report featuring proprietary analysis and insights.

07/28/2026

Inspirations. Principal Elizabeth Lowrey's photos from in Copenhagen. A few of her favorite things - , , and .

07/27/2026

Senior Associate and Director of Sustainability, Kristen Fritsch will join the Global Network for Zero's July webinar, "Beyond Carbon: Why Water and Waste Are Central to Net Zero Success."

As the built environment evolves, sustainability leaders are looking beyond operational carbon to embrace a more holistic approach to resilient, high-performance design.

With more than 20 years of experience advancing sustainable architecture, Kristen has helped integrate energy efficiency, resilient design, material transparency, and green building strategies into projects across a wide range of sectors. Her work reflects a simple truth: achieving net zero isn't just about reducing carbon emissions—it's about creating buildings that perform better, last longer, and deliver greater value for people and communities.

Join Kristen and an outstanding panel of industry leaders on Tuesday, July 28, at 12:00 p.m., as they discuss why the next generation of sustainability leadership must address water, waste, resilience, and whole-building performance alongside carbon.

Read more and register at the link below:
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07/24/2026

Two have been selected as Top 100 CODAworx finalists, recognized among the world's best design + art collaborations! Congratulations to 74M and Watertown Exploratory Labs (WELL) on this incredible achievement.

The CODA Awards celebrate projects that exemplify the successful integration of commissioned art into interior, architectural, and public spaces.

Now we need your help! Cast your vote in the People's Choice Awards and help make these outstanding projects winners.

Simply create a free account (or log in if you already have one) and click the ❤️ icon to vote. Voting closes Friday, July 31.

Vote here: https://bit.ly/4bacyzr

Photos 1 and 2 are 74 M and photos 3 and 4 are WELL.



Photographer is Eric Laignel.