Awards

Abacus has won a long series of prestigious awards for our ability to give inventive expression to the enduring forces – site, program, and construction – that shape architecture.

These national, regional and local honors recognize that even the most limited budgets can be leveraged to achieve design excellence



2023 BSA Small Firms - Urban Design & Master Planning Merit Award

Jefferson Park Apartments
Cambridge, MA


2022 AIA Central MA Excellence in Design Citation Award

Taft Public Library
Mendon, MA


2022 Harleston Parker Medal / People's Choice Award

Jefferson Park Apartments
Cambridge, MA


2021 BSA Accessibility Honor Award

Weinberg House
Boston, MA


2021 AIA Design for Aging Review 16 Award

Weinberg House
Boston, MA


2021 AIA Design for Aging Review 16 Award

Peter Bulkeley Terrace Affordable Senior Housing
Concord, MA


2020 New England AIA Citation Award

Jefferson Park Apartments
Cambridge, MA


2020 Builder Award

Weinberg House
Boston, MA


2020 Builder Award

Jefferson Park Apartments
Cambridge, MA


2019 BSA / AIA NY Housing Award

Jefferson Park Apartments
Cambridge, MA


2019 AIA Multi-Family Housing Award

Jefferson Park Apartments
Cambridge, MA


2019 BSA Small Firms Award

Jefferson Park Apartments
Cambridge, MA


2019 BSA Accessible Design Award

Westwood Family Housing
New Bedford, MA


2016 BSA Accessible Design Award

Framingham Public Library
Framingham, MA


2016 BSA Accessible Design Award

Concord Senior Housing
Concord, MA


2016 David Eisen Elevation to Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)

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2015 Prism Award
National Association of Home Builders

Concord Senior Housing
Concord, MA


2015 Prism Award
National Association of Home Builders

Cape Cod House


2014 Small Firms Design Award
Boston Society of Architects (BSA)

Allencrest Community Learning Center
Leominster, MA


2013 AIA New England Honor Award

Concord Senior Housing
Concord, MA


AIA/HUD Secretary’s 2013 Alan J. Rothman Housing Award

Stoneham Passive Solar Housing
Stoneham, MA


AIA/HUD Secretary’s 2013 Housing and Community Informed Design Award

Allencrest Community Learning Center
Leominster, MA


BSA 2013 Accessibility Honor Award

Stoneham Passive Solar Housing
Stoneham, MA


BSA 2013 John Clancy Award for Socially Responsible Housing

Stoneham Passive Solar Housing
Stoneham, MA


BSA 2013 Educational Facility Award

Allencrest Community Learning Center
Leominster, MA


AIA New England 2012 Honor Award

Allencrest Community Learning Center
Leominster, MA


BSA 2012 Honor Award

Allencrest Community Learning Center
Leominster, MA


BSA 2011 Accessibility Honor Award

Menotomy Manor Reconstruction
Arlington, MA


BSA/AIA NY 2010 Housing Awards

The Residences at Franklin School
Medford, MA


2009 Outstanding Master Plan
American Planning Association, MA Chapter

Hanover Affordable Housing Master Plan
Hanover, MA


2009 Prism Award
Builder Association of Greater Boston

Ledge House


2007 Prism Award
Builder Association of Greater Boston

Builder Association of Greater Boston
The Residences at Franklin School
Medford, MA


2005 Honor Award for Design Excellence
BSA and Massachusetts A.A.B.

New England Aquarium Aquatic Mammal Environment
Boston, MA


2004 Award for Design Excellence
BSA and Massachusetts A.A.B.

Jackson Gardens
Cambridge, MA


1999 Project of the Year
Mass. Housing Investment Corp.

Garfield St. Family Housing
Cambridge, MA


BSA 1998 Award for Urban Planning

Garfield St. Family Housing
Cambridge, MA