Barry Shiel, AIA / Associate Principal

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Since his arrival in 1985, Barry has led the design teams of several of PAYETTE’s major research projects for universities including the Frick Chemistry Laboratory at Princeton University, which won the Hobson Honor Award for Design Excellence from the Boston Society of Architects. He has over 25 years of experience at PAYETTE and brings terrific project management skills and relevant science and technology experiences to each of his projects. Barry has a proven track record managing the design process for complex science projects with challenging programmatic and MEP systems requirements. Additionally, his style works towards building consensus and fostering truly collaborative environments.

EDUCATION
B.Arch., 1977, University of Notre Dame

FEATURED PROJECTS

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, 75–125 Binney Street
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Life Sciences Building
Northeastern University, EXP
Northeastern University, Northeastern PedX
Northeastern University, Science & Engineering Precinct Plan
Princeton University, Frick Chemistry Laboratory
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Integrated Sciences Building

HONORS & AWARDS

2025
The Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
2025
Fast Company Innovation by Design Award
2025
AIA New England Architecture Deign Award
2025
IIDA New England Design Award, Education
2025
Fast Company Innovation by Design Award
2024
AIA Education Facility Design Award
2022
AIA Education Facility Design Awards
2021
The Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
2021
AIA Architecture Award
2021
AIA Regional & Urban Design Award
2020
BSA Honor Awards for Design Excellence Citation
2020
Boston Society of Landscape Architects Honor Award
2020
Envision Bronze Award
2020
Massachusetts ACEC Engineering Excellence Silver Award
2020
Excellence in the National ACEC Awards
2020
CMAA New England Project Achievement Award
2020
Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section Sustainability in Civil Engineering Award
2020
Boston Society of Landscape Architects Honor Award
2019
AIA New England, Honor Award
2019
AIA COTE Top Ten
2018
Harleston Parker Medal
2018
BSA Design Award, Sustainable Award
2018
The Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award
2018
SCUP/AIA-CAE Excellence in Architecture: New Building, Merit Award
2017
AIA New York COTE, Merit Award
2017
BSA Design Award, Honor Award
2017
I2SL Go Beyond Award, Buildings Category
2016
AIA New England, Citation Award
2012
SCUP/AIA-CAE Excellence in Architecture for a New Building, Merit Award
2012
R&D Magazine, Lab of the Year High Honors
2011
Boston Society of Architects, Higher Education Award
2011
Boston Society of Architects, Honor Award
2011
AIA Tri-State Design Awards, Honor Award
2011
AIA/New Jersey, Merit Award
2010
Boston Society of Architects, Merit Award
2009
AIA New England, Merit Award

TEACHING & LECTURES

“The Integration of Programming with Design for a High-Performance Building,” I2SL Conference, October 2017
 
R&D Magazine, Lab of the Year, Juror, 2011
 
Tradeline Conference: “Adding Value to Value Engineering for Science Building Projects,” Academic Science Buildings, 2004

Blog Posts

08.07.17
Payette People at I2SL Conference
Northeastern University

Northeastern University

Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex
Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Alexandria Real Estate Equities

75–125 Binney Street
Princeton University

Princeton University

Frick Chemistry Laboratory