Construction underway at Gardner Elementary

Progress is accelerating at the site of the future Gardner Elementary School. We will share drone shots as we gather them. Thanks to Joe Brooks-Kahn for the footage.

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Dorrie Brooks
Springfield Prep Open House - Fall 2021

As she looked around the building assessing classroom space, Jenahsiz Millan Tao said the new Springfield Prep Charter School is just the right size. “I love it. I like all the space in the classrooms and that the teachers are nice and kind,” said the 9-year-old,

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Dorrie Brooks
Creelman Staff Visit

Our second fieldtrip of the month as a staff was to Historic Deerfield to see the in-progress renovation of the historic Creelman House. Built in 1730 and revised by many different hands over the years, the historic home is being renovated once again, with the rear and upper floor converted to serve as a dormitory for summer fellows.

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Dorrie Brooks
Staff Visit to Colegrove Park Elementary

A recent Spring day was a special event for our team because we gathered in person to revisit a past project, seeing some colleagues for the first time since last April. The administration of Colegrove Park Elementary hosted us with touching generosity, providing a tour of their well-loved school.

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Dorrie Brooks
Welcome Nayef Mudawar, AIA to JWA Staff

We are so excited to be able to announce that Nayef Mudawar has joined our staff. Nayef is a talented, kind and experienced architect who will fit perfectly into our team. He has joined us in the office despite these crazy mask-wearing times we live in.

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Blake's Barn at Jacob's Pillow nears completion

Work is coming along rapidly at Jacob’s Pillow on JWA led improvements to Blake’s Barn. This is the “entrance” to the campus of the renowned Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, MA…

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Dorrie Brooks
JWA Selected by Northfield Mount Hermon

The COVID pandemic has increased pressure on schools to provide healthy facilities for students and staff. Northfield Mount Hermon is one of several recent clients of ours…

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WMAIA 2019 Day of Service 

Western Mass AIA (WMAIA) held its third annual "Day-Of-Service" on October 19th. Led and organized by JWA's Kristian Whitsett and Steve Jablonski

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Zoe Pappenheimer
Springfield Prep Construction Site Visit

“As he walked through the construction site that will soon be Springfield Prep Charter School, sixth-grader Maurice Elliott thought about what he is looking forward to…

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DIAL/SELF WMAIA 2020 Design Awards

Jones Whitsett Architects was proud to receive the MERIT AWARD for the design of DIAL/SELF, a four unit micro housing project located in Northampton, MA which provides housing for young adults…

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Zoe Pappenheimer
JWA Women with Vision Scholarship Announced

Jones Whitsett Architect is excited to announce the selection of Danielis Gonzalez as the first ever winner of the Jones Whitsett Architects’ Women with Vision Scholarship.

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2020 Wrap Up

JWA’s end of year celebration was a cheerful (and frigid!) affair. As 2020 came to a close, we took a moment to celebrate the end of a challenging year, and the flexibility and resilience of all JWA team members.

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Zoe Pappenheimer
Awarded WMAIA/AIA National Scholarship

JWA’s Design Associate Micaela Goodrich was selected to be one of two recipients of the 2020 WMAIA/AIA National Student Scholarship Award.

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Gardner Ground Breaking

Henry Albin and Kristian Whitsett were thrilled to join in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new elementary school in Gardner.

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Pratt Preservation

Congratulations to George Dole, Kristian Whitsett and our talented staff for their work coordinating the renovation of the Shelburne Falls Arms…

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