CambridgeSeven designs $25m reno. for Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame recently reopened with an all-new visitor experience and reimagined museum designed by CambridgeSeven architecture and exhibit design firm
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Resilience Hub Pavilion Designed by Boston’s CambridgeSeven Hosts Global Climate Programs 24/7
CambridgeSeven-designed Resilience Hub at COP26 is bustling with activity in person and virtually.
COP26 kicks off in Glasgow with talks, exhibitions, and a CambridgeSeven-designed Resilience Hub
The US pavilion and Resilience Hub designed by CambridgeSeven for the Atlantic Council is taking an active role at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
CambridgeSeven Wins MEED Award for College of Life Sciences
CambridgeSeven Awarded “Education Project of the Year” In Middle East’s Largest Infrastructure Awards Program
CambridgeSeven Revitalizes Brookline Crossing With First All-Glass Tower
Boston Real Estate Times highlights the excitement of the firm, town, and developer on the revolutionary Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Brookline.
Developer Proposes ‘Grand Portal’ Connecting Greenway and Faneuil Hall
CambridgeSeven is working with Gazit Horizons to transform Marketplace Center into a bustling commercial hub
10 ways to Create Community Catalysts Through Architecture
What does creating a community have to do with architecture? Quite a lot, and it’s especially important for a development’s success.
First Look: Inside Four Seasons’s First-Ever Hotel in New Orleans
The Robb Report got the first glimpse into NOLA’s newest luxury hotel – The Four Seasons designed by CambridgeSeven
Pathways to Low Carbon in Somerville
Associate Jacob Bloom discusses the Zero Carbon Certification from International Living Future Institute
Design Secrets the MBTA Uses to Keep You on Track
Colors, map design and even gaps in stairs were considered to help both out-of-towners and locals find their way through the system
OK, they’re not really secret, but we DO agree that signage and wayfinding can certainly improve user experience. In fact, as you’ll discover in this story from NBCBoston, CambridgeSeven has given this topic a LOT of thought over the years. From our very first project, the New England Aquarium, where we used the building ramp system as a subtle guide to move visitors along, we’ve always approached our projects from the user’s perspective.
Designing the graphics and wayfinding for Boston’s MBTA, or “T,” is one of CambridgeSeven’s legacy projects and 50 years later, it still endures, as embedded in the city’s culture as the dropped “R,” championship sports teams, or clam chowder.