Elkus Manfredi Architects

10/15/2026

We’re proud to share that Senior Associate Karen Sakey has been featured in New England Real Estate Journal’s 2026 Women in Commercial Real Estate issue!

When asked what has shaped her approach to her work and career, Karen shared: “Every project has its own priorities and constraints, and many valuable lessons have come from unexpected challenges. This has taught me the importance of listening carefully, being flexible and patient throughout the process, and solution-oriented when challenges arise.”

Read more here: https://bit.ly/4yQj6gd

10/13/2026

We’re thrilled to see CEO & Founding Principal David Manfredi recognized among the Boston Business Journal’s 2026 Power 50 honorees!

David’s deep love for Boston and longstanding commitment to the city through civic leadership and philanthropy make this recognition especially meaningful.

We look forward to celebrating David and his fellow honorees at the event on November 19!

Read the full list: https://bit.ly/4hYKKk2

10/07/2026

Voting is now open for Interior Design Magazine's Best of Year People’s Choice Awards! Cast your vote for the Harbor Stone™ System in the Made in America category!

First introduced in 2017, the Harbor Stone™ System offers a more human alternative to traditional benching. With an organic, fluid form and no sharp corners, the system breaks free from the rigid, orthogonal planning that has long defined the workplace, creating a more liberating and human-centered approach to workspace design.

As the first system of its kind, Harbor Stone™ represents a revolutionary solution to workspace planning, designed in collaboration with manufacturer Studio Other.

The Made in America category celebrates products manufactured in the United States, regardless of their introduction date.

Please take a moment to vote for Harbor Stone™! You can vote once a day through October 16.
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10/01/2026

Analysis: The private office isn't going anywhere. Lawyers are spending roughly 41% of their time in focused, heads-down work, and the spaces they inhabit demand the same design rigor as any collaborative environment. What's emerging alongside this is a deliberate counter to an increasingly tech-saturated workplace: de-plugged spaces with warm, tactile, curated physical elements that signal to slow down and think deeply.

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.

Images 1-4 & photography credit is Connie Zhou and Image 5 photography credit is Andrew Bordwin.

09/29/2026

In today’s office market, the question isn’t simply how much you invest, but where that investment can create the greatest return.
In Principal Elizabeth Lowrey’s latest guest column for Commercial Observer, she explores how thoughtful, targeted design can transform an office asset and create measurable business value.

The transformation of 275 Grove Street in Newton, MA, shows what’s possible. Strategic investments in the atrium, amenities, dining, meeting spaces, and fitness center transformed underutilized areas into places people want to use—while helping position the asset to compete in today’s flight-to-quality market.

As Elizabeth writes, design is a business tool. The goal isn’t to invest more. It’s to invest strategically, with every decision tied to a clear business objective.

Read the full article here titled “Good Office Design Is Good Business:” https://bit.ly/4iPKE09

09/25/2026

We’re honored to be named one of Architizer’s 100 Best Architecture and Design Firms in the United States.

We’re grateful for the recognition—and even more grateful for the people who make the work possible: our team, our clients, and our collaborators.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/46DzIvk

Pictured: Texas Medical Center’s TMC3 Collaborative Building. This 250,000-sf building is the dynamic hub of Houston’s Helix Park life sciences complex.

Photo credit is Robert Benson.

09/23/2026

We are thrilled to announce that 40 Thorndike has received 2nd Place in the Adaptive Reuse category of Retrofit magazine’s Metamorphosis Awards!

Once the site of the former Edward J. Sullivan Courthouse in Cambridge, MA, 40 Thorndike has been reinvented as a mixed-use office, residential, and retail destination. LEED Gold certified, with WELL Core Gold certification pending, the project represents the rebirth of an out-of-place structure, transformed through more than a decade of architectural planning, design, and construction. Today, 40 Thorndike takes its place as a thoughtful addition and good neighbor to the surrounding community.

Congratulations to all of this year’s winners! See the full list here: https://bit.ly/4hobL04

The winners will also be featured in the November-December issue of Retrofit magazine!

w/ Leggat McCall Properties, Granite Properties, John Moriarity & Associates, McNamara Salvia, WSP, Nitsch Engineering Group, Arcadis, Castelli Lighting Design, The Green Engineer, Inc., Acentech, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Jensen Hughes, Kalin Associates, Robbie McCabe, RWDI, Haley & Aldrich, and VHB.

09/21/2026

Principal Elizabeth Lowrey’s visions from La Biennale di Venezia.
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09/16/2026

Today is the final day of the i2SL Conference in Boston! Join our Senior Associate Kristen Fritsch, Jacob Knowles of BR+A and Chris Schaffner of The Green Engineer, Inc. at 10:30am to hear their panel “High Demands, Low Carbon: Solving for High-Ventilation Buildings in Cold Climates.”

This multidisciplinary panel will explore innovative, practical approaches to decarbonizing high-ventilation buildings in cold climates. With Massachusetts’ rigorous energy standards and the ambitious decarbonization goals of Boston and Cambridge, the panelists will share real-world, cost-effective strategies that help bridge the gap between sustainability goals and solutions that can actually be built.

If you’re attending i2SL, we hope you’ll join us!

Read more here: https://www.i2sl.org/conference-session-i

09/14/2026

If you are attending the i2SL Conference in Boston today, don’t miss an insightful session at 10:30am with Vice President Peter Zmuidzinas and Senior Associate Steve Dube. They’ll explore two case studies focused on the local repurposing of underutilized spaces for laboratory use.

The session is titled “The Adaptive Edge: Reimagining Underutilized Retail and Office Space as Labs”.

Join us to hear how existing retail and office spaces can be reimagined to meet the growing demand for laboratory environments.

Boston is the home of the first higher education institution in the United States, and a hub of the nation’s scientific research and innovation. It’s also the largest and fastest-growing life sciences market in the country, even as state and local policymakers have prioritized climate change mit...