Thursday Tours

TC1 - Big Dig tour
8:00 – noon
Discover the Big Dig on this morning adventure with Big Dig veteran Dan McNichol.

TC2 - The new landscape of Wellesley College
8:00 am - noon
The old gothic style of the Wellesley campus has been enriched and enlivened with an entirely new aesthetic sensibility. This tour examines the landscape design of Michael van Valkenburgh Associates: the Wang Student Center by Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects; the Davis Art Museum by Moneo and Payette attached to the Jewett Art Center by Paul Rudolph; and the cutting-edge science building by Perry Dean Rogers Partners. All three buildings were the recipients of the prestigious Harleston Parker Medal for Excellence. Led by Andrew Gutterman.

TC3 - Sleeping in style: re-imagining luxury hotels
8:30 am - noon
How do the most fashionable of Boston's visitors and residents spend their nights? Join principals of two of Boston's top firms as they explore the redefinition of the luxury hotel. This tour highlights the newly restored Liberty Hotel and the acclaimed Intercontinental Hotel. Led by Gary Johnson AIA and Howard Elkus FAIA RIBA LEED AP

TC4 - Award-winning designs for urban living
9:00 am - noon
Elizabeth Whittaker, Associate AIA of Merge Architects highlights three of her recent, award-winning structures that have redefined the way trendy urbanites think about space. Led by Elizabeth Whittaker, Assoc. AIA.

TC5 - Exploring the ICA
10:00 am - noon
Designed by architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro in partnership with Perry Dean Rogers Partners, the new Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston extends its bold cantilevered presence over the water's edge. Senior staff members of Perry Dean Rogers provide an insider's view of one of Boston's most inspiring new buildings. Led by Henry Scollard, Martha Pilgreen AIA and Greg Burchard.

TC6 - Artist space tour
10:00 am–noon
The long-established artist community of Boston’s Fort Point Channel district has preserved and transformed 19thcentury warehouses into innovative live/work space, gallery space and performance space. This tour focuses on the largest and most recent project, Midway Studios, which was developed by the Fort Point Cultural Coalition and Keen Development Corporation. Artists join us, sharing their spaces, their work, and their perspectives on how artists play a vital role in community development. Led by Anita Lauricella, Fort Point Cultural Coalition, Boston, and Cheryl Tougias RA, LEED AP, Spalding Tougias Architects, Boston.