Last month, the Placework team officially relocated to a new studio in Portsmouth’s West End, trading the snug downtown home we’d occupied for twelve years for a space that better accommodates our vision. Our new studio, housed in a portion of the historic Morley Button Factory, is an inspiration in itself. We chose this space... Read more »
This project demonstrates how preservation can support multiple public goals at once: protecting historic fabric, expanding housing, interpreting underrepresented histories, and preparing existing buildings for a changing climate. Placework is celebrating the opening of the Penhallow-Cousins House at Strawbery Banke Museum. This project brings together preservation, climate adaptation, housing development, and cultural storytelling in one... Read more »
Health and well-being are rooted in place. And because Americans spend over 90% of our days indoors, according to the U.S. E.P.A., the quality of our homes and workplaces has great potential to impact our health. As architects, where do we turn to understand the environmental factors that affect health and how to apply... Read more »
The Placework team celebrated at the annual AIA New Hampshire awards gala on September 25th. Our latest project at Saint Anselm College, the Greggory J. Grappone Humanities Institute, was recognized with a Merit Award: the Rick & Duffy Monahon Award for Design Excellence in Architectural Restoration and Preservation. We were joined for the ceremony by Humanities... Read more »
Liz and Josh each lead by example, teaching and mentoring the entire team with confidence and kindness. Placework announces the promotion of two new associates, Elizabeth Nguyen, AIA, and Joshua Lacasse, AIA. Liz and Josh join founding principals Alyssa Manypenny Murphy, AIA and Brian Murphy, AIA as part of the leadership team. “We could not... Read more »
My team worked with Placework and it opened my eyes to the impact the building sector has on the environment. Though it is a shocking statistic, I saw it as an opportunity to bring to light ways the industry can start to change. This post was written by Durga Raja, a rising senior at the... Read more »
As originally published on AIA.org. When starting our firm almost 15 years ago, my partner and I agreed that grounding our practice in our values was essential. We imagined that we would adopt aspects we had most appreciated about our prior firms – active mentorship, serving communities, and a collaborative studio culture — and avoid... Read more »
We worked with a team of UNH students to establish a baseline carbon footprint. Our team - Olivia Audet '25, Nate Maybach '25 and Peer Mentor Durga Raga '25 - visited our office to present their work. The UNH Sustainability Institute’s Climate Action Clinic offers students experience in greenhouse gas emissions accounting; it’s an opportunity... Read more »
“When we refuse to accept the status quo as inevitable and strive to bring about change, we can have a powerful effect in inspiring others to do the same” – Sarah Ichioka + Michael Pawlyn This year’s fires, heat waves, floods, and storms have certainly brought a heightened understanding of the devastating effects of climate... Read more »
As we look to the future, we’re thinking about improvement not only within Placework, but how we can drive positive change. Celebrating B Corps Around the table at Placework we contemplate important questions daily. Bold inquiry is a part of our everyday life, because how can we envision a better future if we aren’t... Read more »
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