SOMEWHERE SOMETHING SOMEONE
BOOK LAUNCH CELEBRATION

September 17, 2026
6:30pm
Douglas D. Schumann School of Engineering – Wentworth Institute of Technology
555 Parker St.
Boston, MA 02120

We would like to invite you to the launch of Somewhere Something Someone, an exploration of Leers Weinzapfel Associates‘ work since 2011. The Book Launch Celebration will take place on September 17, 2026, 6:30pm at the Center for Engineering, Innovation & Sciences, Wentworth Institute of Technology – one of the book’s featured projects. Please join us for an evening of celebration, a presentation and conversation with the firm’s Principals, and an opportunity to purchase a signed copy of the book.

Find out more & RSVP at the Link here: https://lnkd.in/gdSTpBsB

“A Spectacle of Scientific Inquiry: Science and Exchange Are on Display at the Transformed Harvard Science Center” (link: retrofit September/October 2026 by retrofitmagazine – Issuu )

Retrofit Magazine features the recently completed transformation of the public spaces and labs at Sert’s midcentury landmark at Harvard University (September issue, pages 48-52.)

Associate Zhanina Boyadzhieva AIA reflects back on the project’s vision, design strategies, and the team’s collaborative approach at Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects’ most recent intervention at the Harvard Science Center. The 44,600 SF renovation project seamlessly converts Sert’s corridors into places of curiosity and exchange; the project reimagines the boundary of teaching and circulation spaces and introduces transparency into the new labs and classrooms, making them part of the shared building experience.

Metropolis Magazine features the National Museum of Forest Service History Conservation Legacy Center “In Missoula, a Museum Grows from Timber and Memory”  June 2026, Pages 92-97

The Conservation Legacy Center for the non-profit, National Museum of Forest Service History in Missoula, Montana educates the public about the history and ongoing conservation work of the United States Forest Service (USFS). The design is inspired by the qualities of these forests as valuable recreational and economic resources throughout history; it also echoes features of the local surrounding mountain landscape.

“The cultural venue—located in the wilderness-ringed city of Missoula, Montana—represents a literal convergence of medium and message, telling the United States Forest Service’s century-plus-old story, and much more, through its most prized material.” – Metropolis Magazine

We are excited to share that the Harvard University Science Center Public Space Transformation and Teaching Labs has won first place in the Retrofit Magazine 2026 Metamorphosis Awards in the Interiors Category. It will be featured in Retrofit Magazine’s November-December 2026 awards issue.

This project is the latest of LWA’s interventions at the Harvard Science Center, which have spanned over two decades working with this midcentury landmark. This effort focuses on the transformation of public spaces, common areas, and corridors on levels 1 and 2 with the construction of new teaching labs, classrooms, and offices.

Learn more about the project here

See Award Winner List here

We’re delighted to share that we are finalists at World Architecture Festival 2026! This awards program celebrates the most outstanding new completed buildings from around the world and visionary future architectural projects.We will be presenting our projects LIVE at the event in Florida this November. View the shortlist: https://shorturl.at/LW05a

Harvard University Science Center Public Space Transformation and Teaching Labs

Finalist – Retrofit

The Harvard Science Center Public Spaces & Teaching Labs Transformation is the latest of LWA’s interventions at the Harvard Science Center, which have spanned over two decades working with this midcentury landmark. This effort focuses on the transformation of public spaces, common areas, and corridors on levels 1 and 2 with the construction of new teaching labs, classrooms, and offices.

We are excited to announce that the Kreher Preserve & Nature Center Environmental Education Building has been recognized as a WoodWorks 2026 Wood in Architecture Award Winner. This annual award program recognizes design teams using wood in innovative ways that positively impact the environment, occupants, and communities throughout the U.S, that celebrate excellence and innovation in mass timber, heavy timber, light-frame, and hybrid building design. Kreher Preserve & Nature Center Environmental Education Building was one of eight projects nation-wide to be selected for this honor.

“Described as a ‘little jewel box,’ this 4,989-square-foot Type V-B building is comprised of light-filled classroom spaces, an administrative area, and a series of open and covered porches that allow activities to spill out into the surrounding forest. The structure’s spatial arrangement embraces the landscape, and wood’s natural materiality and accessibility within the building itself invite student engagement and encourage connection with the trees outside. This project demonstrates that design succeeds when the location and structure work together to inspire learning. The Environmental Education Building provides a hub for the community—a place for education, rest and relaxation, and connection with nature.” – WoodWorks

See project here

See winning features here

The Architect’s Newspaper features Cornell University Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, featuring the building’s facade, “ribbons of punch windows, animated by sculptural metal fins in four configurations that create illusion of wavelike, rippling motion across the facade”. The building links to Gates Hall and creates a campus precinct.

See feature here, page 36: https://www.archpaper.com/digital-issue/may-june-2026/ 

We are pleased to announce that The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies has recognized the Cornell University Ann S. Bowers  College of Computing and Information Science for the International Architecture Award 2026 program, with an Honorable Mention in the Schools and Universities category.

The International Architecure Awards recognize new and cutting-edge design around the world. Now in its 21st year, it is the oldest and most prestigious distinguished global building awards program. This award program promotes international architecture and design to our world-wide public audience and supported by Global Design News.

See project here

We are excited to share that Harvard Science Center Public Space Transformation & Teaching Labs is a 2026 DNA Paris Award Winner in the Educational and Sports Category.

The project respects Sert’s urbanistic vision and preserves the building’s structural backbones while fully transforming its interiors to meet current pedagogy and sustainable focus. The goals were to 1) create an inviting, comfortable, and engaging entry and public experience and 2) reflect current pedagogy and student life which emphasize the social/study nature of learning. The renovation adds new flexible teaching labs, classrooms, and offices emphasizing science on display. New alcoves, lounges, balconies with laptop bars, and curated seating areas attract users and the public at large.

See project and award details here

We are excited to announce that we have been selected for inclusion in Architizer’s feature, “100 Best Architecture Firms in the United States.

The list features firms for their exceptional contributions to the built environment and achievements in the Architizer A+ Awards program.

See feature here