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Bill Boehm
Principal Architect
Massachusetts registration 9371
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Master of Architecture, 1990
Master of Science in Architectural Studies, 1990
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Bachelor of Environmental Design, 1982
Professional experience
Boehm Architecture, Boston MA, 1997 – present
Founding Principal of architecture and planning firm
Community Design Partnership, Boston, MA 1995-97
Founding Principal of design and planning firm
Boston Public Facilities Department, Boston MA, 1990-1993
Design Review Architect for affordable housing developments
Lilongwe City Council – Lilongwe, Malawi 1985-87
Peace Corps Architect/planner for new capital city
Designed urban infrastructure and public facilities
Daniel Levin, AIA, The Sea Ranch, CA 1983-85
Designer at coastal development
Commercial/Institutional
Mission Park Lobbies and offices
Roxbury, MA
8,000 sf renovation of three lobbies and three office areas
Owner: Roxbury Tenants of Harvard
Project Manager: Trinity Financial
Public Conversations Project, Cambridge, MA
3,000 sf office fit-out
Owner: Vast Capital
EdVestors, Boston, MA
3,000 sf office fit-out
Owner: 450 Clarendon/YWCA
Lena Park Community Center, Mattapan, MA
8,000 sf non-profit community center renovation
Owner: Lena Park Community Development Corporation
Project Manager: Urban Edge
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Lawrence Community Works - Union Crossing
Lawrence, MA
20,000 sf mixed-use commercial/institutional renovation
Owner: Lawrence Community Works
Grant Manor Community Kitchen
Roxbury, MA
1,200 sf community serving kitchen renovation
Owner: Grant Manor and Trinity Financial
Mission Park After-school Program
Roxbury, MA
6,000 sf community after-school renovation
Owner: Roxbury Tenants of Harvard
Project Manager: Trinity Financial
Mission Park Senior Center
Roxbury, MA
2,500 sf Senior Center renovation and addition
Owner: Roxbury Tenants of Harvard
Project Manager: Trinity Financial
Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) Offices, Boston, MA
East Boston
Feasibility and design of non-profit offices
Owner: NOAH
(with The Narrow Gate Architects)
Urban Edge Development Offices, Boston, MA
Roxbury, MA
4,600 sf non-profit office renovation
Owner: Urban Edge
Boston Senior Health Care Offices, Boston, MA
Boston, MA
8,000 sf non-profit office renovation
Owner: BSHC
Boston Architectural Center Annex, Boston, MA
Boston, MA
6,000 sf design studios and classroom renovation
Owner: BAC
Boston Main Streets - Boston Department of Neighborhood Development
Storefront renovations for 20 businesses in three commercial districts
Lilongwe City Council Rest House
Lilongwe, Malawi
11,000 sf public hotel
Owner: Lilongwe City Council
(Peace Corps Volunteer)
Lumbadzi Catholic Church - Lumbadzi, Malawi - 1986-87
5,800 sf rural church
Owner: Lilongwe Catholic Archdiocese
(Peace Corps Volunteer)
Affordable urban infill housing
Union and Milford Affordable Housing, Lawrence, MA
Lawrence Community Works
Six units single-family affordable home-ownership
14-16 North Ave, Roxbury, MA
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Youthbuild Boston and DSNI
Single-family affordable home-ownership
Lawrence Youthbuild Housing, Lawrence, MA
Lawrence Youth Commission
Single family and duplex house prototypes
15 Cross Street, 2/3 bedroom duplex
21 Bromfield Street 3 bedroom single family
125 Bailey Street, 3 bedroom single family
Transitional Housing, Framingham MA
Massachusetts Department of Corrections
Accessible single-family house
Research and development of sustainable panelized wall system
Holworthy Place Condominiums, Cambridge, MA
Side-by-side two family housing
Energy-efficient gut-renovation of distressed home
42 Winston Road, Boston, MA
Boston Department of Neighborhood Development
6 unit rental affordable housing renovation
Build a Foundation - South Boston, MA
South Boston CDC
3000 sf mixed use infill – unrealized
West Side Neighborhood Housing,
Charleston, WV
Charlestown Public Housing Department
Affordable housing prototype design proposal
With Tise Design Associates
Affordable housing design review, Boston, MA
Boston Public Facilities Department
Design review and construction monitoring
Lucerne Gardens, Dorchester
45 units affordable housing
Capen Green , Dorchester
24 unit modular affordable housing
Brown and Kaplan Townhomes, Dorchester
50 unit panelized affordable housing
Multi-family housing
Warren Ave Apartments, South End Boston, MA
Tent City CDC
30 units mod rehab
Clippership Family Housing, East Boston, MA
Boston Housing Authority
76 unit mixed-income housing proposal
Community process, schematic design
The Dover, Boston, MA
Tent City CDC/ Asian CDC
21 unit mixed rate development proposal
Parcel 24 Charrette, Chinatown, Boston, MA
Asian CDC
300 unit mixed income, mixed use development proposal
Brookside/Rockhaven HOPE VI, New Haven CT
New Haven Public Housing Authority
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350 unit public housing redevelopment proposal
With Tise Design Associates
Maverick Gardens HOPE VI , East Boston, MA
Boston Housing Authority
285 units new mixed-income housing proposal
With Tise Design Associates
Cathedral Housing HOPE VI , South End Boston
Boston Housing Authority
140 units new mixed-income housing proposal
With Tise Design Associates
Hope VI Public Housing Revitalization Planning, Michigan City, IN
Michigan City Public Housing Authority
Urban analysis, community process, revitalization strategy
With Tise Design Associates
Allston Village Community Planning Charrette, Allston, MA
Allston Brighton CDC
Urban analysis, community process, planning charrette
Planning / public sector
Hyde Square Task Force, Jamaica Plain, MA
Organizational analysis and renovation planning for youth organization
Fenway Urban Village Charrette, Boston, MA
Mixed-use development proposal (with Next Phase Studios)
Barnstable County Office Complex Master Plan, Barnstable, MA
Masterplanning for county office complex (with Tise Diamond Assoc.)
Downtown Framingham Economic Development Strategic Plan - Framingham, MA
Urban analysis, community process, revitalization strategy
Flowed Meadow Environmental Planning Project - Newton/Waltham, MA
Environmental analysis, research and planning
Private Residential
Private residential homes and renovations throughout New England.
Academic experience
Adjunct Faculty, Wentworth Institute of Technology, 2009-2010
Topics: design studios, thesis advising, thesis prep
Instructor of advanced design studios, Boston Architectural College, 1991-2007
Topics: design processes, formal analysis, housing, urban design
Founder/Director of Boston Architectural research Center (BArC) - 1993-98
Grant funded research and demonstration projects
with students and professionals in topics of social concern and design
Director of advanced design studios, Boston Architectural College, 1996-98
Curriculum development, faculty recruitment, studio evaluations
Guest design critic, MIT, RISD, Mass College of Art, Wentworth, BAC, 1991-2007
Research
Green Panels – 2004 – 2007
Research and development of sustainable panelized wall system
With Mass Dept of Corrections, BAC
Vernacular Process in the Mexican Cemetery- 2001 - 03
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Documentation and analysis of Mexican cemeteries
Exhibit and presentation
Schindler and the Small House - 1995-96
Study of small (<1400 sf) houses of Rudolf Schindler
Research, traveling exhibit and catalog
The Dutch Experience - 1994
Study of 20th century social housing of Netherlands
Tour, research and exhibit
The Starter House project - 1993-95
Minimal panelized housing demonstration project
Research, design, prototype construction
The Newbury Street project - 1992
Study of the history, form and use of Newbury Street
Research and exhibit
The Uzungol house - 1989-90
Turkish vernacular house research
Documentation, analysis and exhibit
Publications/ papers
Empowered Participation - Environmental Design Research Association –2005 conference
Case study of community-based design process in Chinatown, Boston
Vernacular Process in the Mexican Cemetery – EDRA - 2004 conference
Research, documentation and analysis of Mexican grave types
Reading the Taxpayer Block - J.B. Jackson and the American Landscape - 1998 conference
Historical research and formal analysis of urban commercial blocks
Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World - Oxford University Press - 1997
Contributor of articles on Turkish and African architecture and typological analysis
The Form of Commerce - Environmental Design Research Association - 1995 conference proceedings
Typological analysis of commercial form
The Taxpayer Block: from stoa to strip - Built Form and Culture presentation, 1992
Historical research and formal analysis of urban commercial blocks
Cultural Transcendence: vernacular principals in housing form -
International Association of the Study of Traditional Environments presentation - 1990
Formal analysis of cross-cultural house types
Ayder Mezra: Thematic variation in middle-meadow houses - MIMAR 36, 1990
Documentation, descriptions and formal analysis of Turkish house type
Awards
Global Green Sustainable Design Competition, 2006:
Semi-finalists in New Orleans housing competition
High Density on the High Ground Design Competition, 2006
Submission selected for exhibition in New Orleans housing competition
International Small House Design Competition, published 1997
Award winner for 1000 sf house
Pro-Arts Service in the Arts, Urban Arts award, 1996
Honored for work as Director of Boston Architectural research Center
Boston Visions, national urban design competition, 1988
Second place award for urban water transportation network proposal
Research and travel grants: 1988-96
Graham Foundation (2), Aga Khan Foundation, BAC Education Committee (2)
