We are honored to share PAYETTE has received two 2026 Green Good Design Awards from The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
“Green GOOD DESIGN identifies and emphasizes the world’s most important examples of sustainable design and works to develop a public awareness program that informs the general public about which global companies are doing the best job in ecological and sustainable design for our world. Architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning projects, as well as product, packaging, and graphic design projects from over 30 nations were honored with the 2026 Green GOOD DESIGN Award.”
Land’s Sake Farm is a non-profit community farm that donates 30% of its produce for hunger relief to communities in need and provides CSA and retail produce for its neighboring communities. The Farm also serves as an educational venue for over 5,000 children annually. PAYETTE assisted the Land’s Sake organization in developing a long-term master plan for their 40-acre farm along with the design of a new Animal Barn and Farmstand. The plan set out to increase efficiency of the farm operations, improve the site’s infrastructure, create a sustainable model and enhance the farm experience for its year-round visitors.
The Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard
The Ragon Institute is a unique union of Mass General Brigham, MIT, and Harvard at the forefront of infectious disease research, such as HIV-AIDS and COVID-19. Its new 323,000 GSF home is located on a free-standing triangular site along Main Street at the edge of Kendall Square and the MIT Campus. Cantilevered dramatically on 3 corners, the design approach embraced the unusual triangular site as a singular object by floating the mass above a continuous band of landscape on all sides, and seamlessly navigating the gateway site and its varying alignments with the gentle sweep of its mass: its green roof fluidly sloping downward three stories around the block. The elliptical Courtyard Sweep carved into the mass further scales the profile and provides a dynamic silhouette along Main Street; it is an extension of the organically shaped atrium that defines the heart of the institute.
Congratulations to our clients, collaborators and project teams on these achievements!
Photography (c) Robert Benson Photography; (c) Warren Jagger Photography
PAYETTE proudly celebrates the retirement of George Marsh, FAIA, whose extraordinary 45-year career has left an enduring mark on the firm, the profession and the campuses, institutions and communities transformed by his work.
Since joining PAYETTE in 1980, shortly after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University in 1979, George has been a defining force in the evolution of the firm’s planning and architectural practice. George’s career reflects a profound belief that architecture is ultimately about creating places that endure in memory, enrich everyday life and strengthen the institutions they serve.
Thank you, George, for your remarkable leadership, your friendship and your lasting contributions to PAYETTE and the profession. Your work has made our campuses, cities and institutions better places—and your presence has made this firm immeasurably stronger. To read more about George`s legacy, visit our most recent blog (link in bio).
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