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| On the Boards |  | Last quarter was a fruitful one with many new projects added to the boards, including:a facilities master plan in North Andover, grant writing services, landscape design projects for a library, a multi-family housing development, and a handful of residences, an economic development plan in Marlborough, a form base code project in Amherst, new TOD projects in Fall River and New York, workshop development for two different organizations, and design guidelines and a facade program for Bourne
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Plan Views
from The Cecil Group
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One quarter of 2011 has passed, and we couldn't be happier with our accomplishments. We're continuing to bring our expertise on Transit Oriented Development to new projects and new clients, we've completed our smallest building yet and celebrated with our client and a cake replica of the structure (see our project spotlight), and we've welcomed a new staff member to The Cecil Group (meet him below). Read all the details and more below.
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 Meet Jerald, Our New Graphic Designer
- Favorite food: cookies
- Perfect day: kite flying and champagne
- If he could meet someone living or dead it would be: Dolly Parton
- Favorite thing about Boston:the overwhelming population of French Bulldogs
- What inspires his work:discovering beauty and unique qualities in objects that can be easily classified as undistinguished or ordinary
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 Ken Buckland helps to demystify 40B Design Guidelines at Residential Design and Construction Cecil Group Principal Ken Buckland, will be speaking at Boston's Residential Design and Construction conference along with Diane Georgopulos of MassHousing. Details below:
Design review for 40B projects
Friday, April 29 | 10:30 am-12:00 noon | CR
The Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) and the Department of Housing and Community Development commissioned The Cecil Group to develop a handbook for Chapter 40B Project Design Review. The handbook explains how design is considered in the Chapter 40B review process, which subsidizing agencies use to evaluate building and site design of applications for project eligibility. This technical-assistance manual presents the steps of design review and explains an approach to resolution when the proposed design conflicts with the project context. Learn about the design-review regulations and standards, the process that the agencies use to review projects and the handbook.
Register for the conference here and sign up for session number B7 under the housing workshops track.
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Funding Available for Small City and Town Planning Projects
The Orton Family Foundation is accepting proposals from small cities and towns that are looking to preserve their unique qualities and assets. Two New England communities will be chosen and each will receive training, technical assistance and up to $100,000 in supporting funds. Click here for more information or to download the RFP.
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 Project Spotlight: ArtsBoston BosTix Unusual and challengingly small - that was the focus of our most recently completed architecture project. Last year The Cecil Group began a complete overhaul of the design of the ArtsBoston BosTix booth located in Faneuil Hall in Boston. This spring, we attended the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Operated by ArtsBoston, a non-profit arts service organization with a mission to promote arts and culture in Boston, the BosTix booths (another is located in Copley Square) serve as a cultural concierge for Boston residents, workers and visitors. The booths are used to sell discount tickets to arts and cultural events with proceeds from the sales returned to over 200 Boston theatre, music, dance and visual arts groups in the City.
The new booth design creates a dynamic presence for ArtsBoston and a renewed vitality with a customized and multi-functional exterior frame providing a lively and engaging threshold to the arts community through a series of digital displays that show theatre posters and upcoming event information.
Constructed by Shawmut Design and Construction and fabricated by Mystic Scenic Studios.
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New Awards for 2011
We're happy to announce that we started 2011 with two new awards.
2011 Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation Certificate of Commendation for Leadership in Community Preservation Efforts - New London Neighborhood Revitalization Planning Study 2011 American Council of Engineering Companies / Massachusetts Excellence in Engineering Silver Award - Oak Bluffs Ferry Terminal
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We hope you enjoyed this issue of Plan Views - The Cecil Group's quarterly e-newsletter. Our aim is to provide you with useful information and update you on firm news. Is there other information you'd like to hear from us? Reply to this email and give us your feedback.
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