We are thrilled to announce that PAYETTE has won the AIA National IDP Outstanding Firm of the Year Award. This award recognizes the firms that demonstrate strong and innovative commitment to the Intern Development Program (IDP).
Our submission, led by our YDC co-chairs, illustrated PAYETTE’s commitment to the development of interns by discussing the following aspects of our firm:
- The think-tank studio enables collaboration across all levels.
- Our entrepreneurial environment elevates interns, giving them a voice and, in turn, cultivating new leaders.
- Through educational programming and community-building events, interns can establish strong connections and natural mentoring relationships.
- We place a high value on knowledge sharing, allowing interns to find their niche and become experts.
- Our Professional Development Team assists our interns throughout the licensing process, giving them a vast network of in-house support.
We are honored to be in great company as one of eight firms selected for this award. You can read more about the IDP Firm Awards here.
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Developing Leaders: Young Designers Core
How We Develop Young Leaders
AIA Grassroots Conference and Emerging Professionals
The 2025 OpenLAB Boston studio work will be exhibited at Virginia Tech Monday, March 2nd through Wednesday, March 4th.
Please join us for the following events on Monday, March 2nd:
11:00am - Lecture with Parke MacDowell
1:00pm Lobby talk with Kevin Sullivan
This year’s studio identifies seven sites along the frayed edges of Boston’s Greenway. The Greenway is a one-mile-long linear park running through the heart of the city, reconnecting downtown Boston with its waterfront. Many of the parcels along its edges remain undeveloped and present mute, blank facades to the public realm. Addressing and repairing these edges through acts of infilling, layering, grafting, framing, and placemaking is the core focus of the studio—SUTURE.