We are incredibly pleased and grateful to announce that our Howe School Restoration, Renovation & Expansion project in the Town of Billerica has been awarded the Mayor Thomas M. Menino Award by Preservation Massachusetts! This award is given to honor a project that is transformative, embraces the community, creates partnerships, and revitalizes the best of the past to make something good for the future. We at PRA are proud to have been an integral part of making this project a reality for the community of Billerica. We want to congratulate the many other project participants, including the Billerica Town Manager’s office, Billerica Access Television, BC Construction, Preservation Technology Associates, and the many others that helped to realize this project. Follow this LINK to find out more about what went into the adaptive reuse and historic preservation of this important Billerica landmark!

Students, faculty and community members alike have been sharing their appreciation for the new Bear Paw Pavilion athletic facility at Bridgewater State University. Check out THIS feature to see what people are saying about this exciting project recently completed by PRA!

Also, be sure to check out our more detailed project page here to learn more and see additional photographs of the building in use.

Periodically it is exciting to look back at a project design and compare it to the finished product. Here’s a look back at PRA’s design for some of the new Danforth Art Museum spaces in comparison to how they really turned out! You can also learn more about this project here!

We are proud to announce that our recently completed project, 25 Central Square, has been selected by the Cambridge Historical Commission as a 2018/19 Preservation Award winner!  This award, given to a select few projects each year, is recognition for a building's role in conserving and protecting the historic character and architecture of the City of Cambridge, MA,   All of us at PRA Architects are honored to have our work recognized for this very important accomplishment and pleased to have received our fifth such award from the Cambridge Historical Commission.

Scroll down below to see this historic building through the years! And, make sure to check out the more expansive project page here for more information about this historic restoration project!

Aleppo Palace - 2019 (post construction)

Falafel Palace - 2018

White Tower Restaurant - 1938

White Tower Restaurant - 1932

Our recently completed project, the Cultural Arts Center at Framingham State University is in full swing! Check out THIS VIDEO feature by WGBH about the Danforth Art Museum’s transition into the new space and the many special artworks on exhibit right now!

Also, be sure to check out the expanded page about the whole project here.

40 Bow Street wins Cambridge Preservation Award!

We are proud to announce that our recently completed project, 40 Bow Street, has been selected by the Cambridge Historical Commission as a 2016/17 Preservation Award winner!  This award, given to a select few projects each year, is recognition for a building's role in conserving and protecting the historic character and architecture of the City of Cambridge, MA,   All of us at PRA Architects are honored to have our work recognized for this very important accomplishment and pleased to have received our fourth such award from the Cambridge Historical Commission.

Click here to head over to the full project page and learn more about this historic restoration project.

Construction begins on the Activities Room Addition at Bethany Health Care Center!

In support of the mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph, and together with Colantonio as general contractor, we are excited to begin construction on this exciting project!

Landscape plan courtesty of A.T. Leonard & Associates.

PRA has been working with the Bethany Health Care Center, an award-winning rehabilitation center and skilled nursing facility in Framingham, MA to create a substantial addition to augment the facility's existing activities space and program offerings.  The resultant design is a series of well-lit, comfortable, and flexible indoor and outdoor spaces that meet the diverse needs of the center's residents while being universally accessible and safe. The project has received approvals from the Town of Framingham Planning Board and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and construction is planned for Spring 2017.

A lot has changed since we first moved into our home in Central Square.  We are proud to have participated in the revitalization and renaissance that Central Square has experienced in the last 25 years.

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