PAYETTE Honored with Three IIDA NE Design Awards

We are pleased to announce PAYETTE has been honored with three 2025 IIDE New England Design Awards.

The Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard
IIDA New England Design Award: Science & Tech, Large
IIDA New England Design Award: Humanity in Design Award

Humanity in Design Award is an overarching “Best in Show” distinction presented to the most sustainable, equitable, inclusive, and humane project among all of this year’s entries.

The Ragon Institute bridges research from three leading academic and medical institutions, unites researchers at the forefront of eradicating infectious diseases such as HIV-AIDS and SARS/COVID. Located on an academic campus, the new 323,000 GSF home occupies a freestanding triangular site on Main Street in Cambridge, located in a bustling corridor between major city landmarks.

Northeastern uNIVERSITY EXP
IIDA New England Design Award: Education, Large

EXP is the final component of the phased development of Northeastern University’s new 600,000 GSF science/engineering precinct which includes the award winning ISEC building (completed in 2018), pedestrian bridge and landscaped plaza. This major expansion occupies a former brownfield site of surface parking lots across a major rail corridor from the main campus. LEED Platinum certified, EXP provides advanced science and engineering research space focused on computational research, data science and drug discovery, along with autonomous vehicles, drones and humanoid robots. The expressive stainless steel exterior integrates with the neighboring ISEC, creating an iconic hub for science and engineering collaboration.

Congratulations to our clients, collaborators and project teams on these achievements!

Photography (c) Robert Benson Photography; (c) Warren Jagger Photography