William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc.

William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc., in Boston, formed in 1983, has completed a large number of projects, ranging from complex urban buildings to college campuses, from performing arts facilities to affordable housing. Best known is the 1,200-seat Seiji Ozawa Hall for the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood, named by Leo Beranek’s Concert Halls and Opera Houses as one of the best concert halls in the US in terms of acoustics (#4), and the second best concert hall built in the US in the past 50 years. Recently completed projects include the Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University, Boston Public library Johnson Building Transformation, Harvard Business School Klarman Hall, and King Open / Cambridge Upper Street Schools & Community Complex. William Rawn Associates is committed to buildings participating in the civic or public realm — buildings in the city, buildings on campus, or buildings in important public landscape settings, such as Tanglewood. We believe that successful architecture, through the active engagement of its civic context, fosters the values of diversity, meritocracy, and participation. We are proud of the design recognition we have received. The firm’s 12 National Honor Awards from the national American Institute of Architects, placing it in the top half-dozen firms nationally in the number of such awards received: William Rawn Associates was ranked #1 (in 2009), #2 (in 2014 and 2012), #3 (in 2018) #3 (in 2011), and #4 (in 2013) in ARCHITECT Magazine’s annual list of the nation’s top 50 firms. It was also named the industry leader in sustainable practices by ARCHITECT in 2011. In the past twenty years, the firm has won over 230+ national, regional, city and state AIA Awards and other design awards. William L. Rawn III, FAIA, Principal Douglas C. Johnston, FAIA, Principal Clifford V. Gayley, FAIA, Principal Samuel M. Lasky, FAIA, Principal Erik Tellander, AIA, Associate Principal Kevin Bergeron, AIA Associate Principal