Leading Boston Architect, Bob Verrier, Honored by Habitat for Humanity with Lifetime Achievement Award
Robert J. Verrier, AIA, managing principal of The Architectural Team, lauded for a career of innovative and generous dedication to affordable housing by Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston.
CHELSEA, Mass., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning Boston-based architecture, preservation and master-planning firm The Architectural Team has announced that managing principal Robert J. Verrier, AIA, has been honored with a 2010 American Dream lifetime achievement award for affordable housing design and construction from Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston (HHGB).
According to Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston, the American Dream Award is presented to "individuals who have made a significant impact in working to eliminate poverty housing by building affordable homes for very low-income families." Previous winners include Massachusetts U.S. Senator John Kerry and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.
The awards this year go to Verrier and Bain Capital's managing director Steve Pagliuca, co-owner of the Boston Celtics. The announcement comes as The Architectural Team prepares for its 40th anniversary celebration in 2011.
Said Lark Palermo, president and CEO of HHGB, "Homeownership is one of the main components of the American dream. For his work in providing safe and affordable housing for families, this year, we are pleased to honor Bob Verrier."
Upon learning of the honor, Verrier said, "The Architectural Team has a longstanding tradition of supporting Habitat for Humanity and the cause of providing high-quality, affordable housing ecosystems for all Americans. In our national work, we've seen the transformative effects these projects can have on neighborhoods and communities."
Since cofounding The Architectural Team in 1971, Verrier has designed more than 250 affordable-housing developments totaling 45,000 units throughout the United States. Several have become national models of high-quality, mixed-income housing to revitalize blighted areas.
During that time The Architectural Team has also quietly transformed neighborhoods in and around Boston with award-winning waterfront, commercial, institutional and historic-reuse projects, including Baker Chocolate Factory, The Metropolitan, and Whaler's Place.
About The Architectural Team, Inc.
Founded in 1971, The Architectural Team is a 50-person architecture firm with a wide portfolio of distinctive solutions earning more than 75 awards for design excellence. The Architectural Team is renowned for historic preservation and adaptive reuse, and has deep experience in urban mixed-use developments and residential, commercial, hospitality, recreational and academic facilities. www.architecturalteam.com.
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