Here’s a new video we created for the Erving Public Library (in Erving, MA), which we designed and completed last year. Learn more on the Erving Library project page.Read More
This article by Library Land Project sends some love to Johnson Roberts Associates on their visit to our Greenfield Public Library project. They consistently do a great job of shining a spotlight on library design. Here is an excerpt: “The design is by Johnson Roberts Associates, and we have always found a lot to love...Read More
We are happy to announce that this major project was approved by 2/3 of the people at a recent Wilmington town meeting. So, our design for their new Town Hall and School Administration Building will become a reality in the next few years. A rendering of our design.Read More
Our new location is 24 Dane Street, Somerville, MA, 02143 (just up the street from our former office). The new space is in a 1920 industrial building in the Cobble Hill section of Somerville, near Union Square.Read More
Here’s an article about our Greenfield Public Library project, which has been progressing beautifully. https://www.recorder.com/New-Greenfield-Public-Library-reaches-70–completion-donor-wall-planned-48689037 default defaultRead More
We received a 2022 Preservation Award from the Cambridge Historical Commission for our extensive interior rehabilitation of the historic Powder Magazine on Magazine Beach in Cambridge, MA. Originally constructed in 1818, the Magazine is the oldest standing building in the Charles River Basin. First built to store gunpowder for public and private use, the walls...Read More
Here are the winners of our Karla S. Johnson Memorial Scholarship — a one-time award for a disadvantaged woman who is currently enrolled in her final year of an accredited professional degree program of architecture (BArch or MArch) at an American college or university, within the USA. Hiu Ching (Cherry) Lee Ms. Lee is a Bachelor...Read More
Here are some new drone shots of progress on the new Greenfield Public Library. The roof is now tight, most windows are in (1/3 are glazed at the upper floor). Drywall as been started on some of the walls. Air and vapor barrier is complete (which shows gray where the brick will go). The pale...Read More
The Karla S. Johnson Memorial Scholarship is a one-time award for a disadvantaged woman who is currently enrolled in her final year of an accredited professional degree program of architecture (BArch or MArch) at an American college or university, within the USA. Award amount may vary, up to $6,000, based on need and merit. Any...Read More
We are proud to be working with the Cambridge Fire Department to design and build a new training structure for them. It will be a 3-story, modular fire training structure with reconfigurable interior maze walls, and a practice confined-space hatch. There will be a smoke distribution system consisting of a PVC pipe running vertically inside...Read More
Lots of progress is being made on the construction on the new Greenfield Public Library! Here are some recent drone shots (courtesy of P-Three, Inc.). default default defaultRead More
Included in our recent expansion of the Concord Free Public Library (c. 1873) was a connection to the historic house next door (c. 1797). We converted the house into modern, usable library spaces, such as a podcast recording room, a video recording room, meeting rooms and offices. But, many original elements were preserved, including a...Read More
Johnson Roberts Associates is going to receive a 2022 Preservation Award from the Cambridge Historical Commission for our work on the historic Magazine Beach Powderhouse!The building is a gunpowder magazine* from 1818. It is the oldest building in the Charles River Reservation and is managed by the DCR. *Magazine means any building, structure, or container,...Read More
The Concord Free Public Library corporation has honored Johnson Roberts Associates founder J. Stewart Roberts’ late wife (and co-founder of JRA) Karla S. Johnson’s memory with a memorial tree in the new children’s garden. Karla passed away from Pancreatic Cancer in 2016. Stew (on far right) is shown here at the dedication with his daughters,...Read More
Johnson Roberts Associates is proud to have four new projects renovating historic Massachusetts libraries: the Abbot Public Library in Marblehead; the Cary Public Library in Lexington; the Richard Salter Storrs Library in Longmeadow; and the Swansea Free Public Library. We are one of the leading library architects in New England and are happy to be...Read More
Construction is underway on the new Greenfield Public Library. Here are some drone shots of the progress (provided by P3 Engineering). default defaultRead More
We are happy to announce the hiring of our new designer Bojana Cemazar. Bojana is passionate about sustainable architecture, and she is a strong advocate for energy-efficient designs. She has a diverse educational background and experience with a wide variety of projects, but she focuses on designing public architecture, where she believes the effects are...Read More
Congratulations to JRA Designer Sachi Dalwadi for being certified as a LEED Green Associate! LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an internationally recognized green building certification system, providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across all the metrics that matter most: energy...Read More
