Excellence in Design New Construction Educational Winner
The Center of Attention
A new student services center at a prominent university in Boston provides students with a chance to learn and play outside the box.
The LEED Gold certified Center for Student Services is Boston University’s (BU) new gateway to campus student life and services as well as the winner of EDC’s Excellence in Design Award for Educational New Construction. The building reflects the university’s commitment to provide students with comprehensive and seamless services in an environment that supports a mission of learning and creative development outside the classroom.
Located in Boston’s urban Kenmore Square, the 122,000-square-foot center anchors a prominent corner in Back Bay, carefully balancing the historic, 19th-century residential character of Bay State Road with the commercial and institutional context of Commonwealth Avenue. The building creates a visible street presence—under one roof—for four floors of student academic services: the Center for Writing, Academic and Pre-Professional Advising, student programs and leadership, the Center for Career Development and the Educational Resource Center, and a campus dining facility, all together with offices and meeting rooms, lounges, and other related community spaces.