we are on a mission to advance the architecture industry's approach to design.

As designers, we look at the broader issues impacting the world we live in, and challenge ourselves to think differently about them. While Arrowstreet’s research interests range in scale from Architecture Technology + Systems, to Construction Innovation, and Urban Design—we focus on creative problem solving, thinking critically about the ways in which our society is changing, and how it will impact project types and our design process.

We research and identify future needs based on the evolution of technology, shifts in human mobility, climate change and resiliency to name a few. We look to past (and possible future) topics ranging from sustainability, rising sea levels, and climate change to typological implications of driverless cars, and energy harvesting facades.

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Featured Case Study

MIT Sustainable Roof Study

GOAL

To help MIT’s campus achieve it’s Plan for Action on Climate Change goal of reducing carbon emissions by 32% by 2030

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Over 42% of MIT’s campus has roof area; totaling 2.5 MILLION SF

  • 50% were identified as having potential for vegetation

  • 482,000 SF of roof area across 20 BUILDINGS were studied

 

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