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Gothic Reborn: St. Kateri Tekakwitha in Ridgway, IL - Liturgical Arts Journal /
in memoriam: David H. Hulihan, april 10, 1939 - May 12, 2018 /
David Hulihan joined Cram and Ferguson Architects predecessor firm, Hoyle Doran & Berry, Inc in October 1971. David had been employed at Harrison and Abramowitz in New York City after graduation from Columbia Architecture where he worked on Rockefeller Center projects. During his time at Hoyle, Doran & Berry he worked on the State office buildings at Government Center including space planning for a number of state agencies including Attorney General Belloti's offices. His experience and interests were in office buildings and office space and he worked on the new Building for National Life Insurance Company in Montpelier, Vermont and the renovations of the National Life Insurance and State Mutual Life Insurance Headquarters office buildings in Worcester.
David had a deep knowledge and understanding of heavy and technical construction and of high quality detailing he put to use on all of the projects he completed. He excelled in solving complex technical problems including constructing antenna towers atop the Prudential Insurance Building in Boston.
He was an excellent manager and teacher and everyone who worked with him came away with a better understanding of how to put a building together in a logical way that would endure through the years.
David was a wonderful partner to me during the 7 years we worked together and we collaborated not only in running the business of Hoyle, Doran & Berry and descendant firms; HDB/Cram and Ferguson and Cram and Ferguson Architects but also in establishing a practice of high standards and humanity. David was always a good friend to me and I relied on him greatly up to his retirement from active practice in February 1998.
Construction is well underway in charlottesville, VA at the new St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish! /
Ethan Anthony discusses the inspiration and philosophy behind cram and ferguson's work in this fascinating and visually stunning article /
Sisters of St. Thomas Aquinas sign contract for construction with A.D.Morgan contracting of Tampa, FL /
Construction will begin soon on a new convent and church for the Sisters of St. Thomas Aquinas in Tampa, Florida. Everyone is very excited about the new project, it will be a new and bigger home for the Sisters and the site of a future new church for the community!
Bringing Back Beauty Highlights Two of Cram and Ferguson Churches 10/9/2018 /
Construction Underway in Charlottesville, Virginia /
Ethan visited the site this week and took a tour of the work in progress. We are excited to share the pictures of the new St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish construction.
Demolition of Old Church in Charlottesville, VA /
The demolition of St. Thomas Aquinas' old church has begun to make way for our new church. We can't wait for construction to begin!
AIA Awards Dinner, November 18th 2017 /
All Photos by James Abrams
AIA Central Mass Awards /
Cram and Ferguson is excited to announce that the firm will be presented with three awards at the November 18th AIACM Honor Awards Dinner.
Winning projects:
- Merit Award for Design Excellence, St Andrews
- Merit Award for Design Excellence, St Kateri
- Citation Award for Design Excellence, Valley of our Lady Monastery
St. Andrews, Addition, Merit Award for Design Excellence
St Kateri, New Construction with Use of Altar from Original Church, Merit Award for Design Excellence
Valley of Our Lady Monastery, Unbuilt Project, Citation Award for Design Excellence
New Church for University Parish at UVA Charlottesville, VA /
Design was completed on July 15, 2017 for a new 1200 seat church for the University Parish at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The new church is inspired by Byzantine and Romanesque themes that respond to the Rotonda designed by Thomas Jefferson on "the Lawn" nearby.
View of Church from Alderman Road, Charlottesville, VA
Shrine of Our Lady of Good Voyage included in List of 58 Gems of Boston /
June 3 and 4, 2017 The Boston Architecture Foundation event dubbed CB17 Common Boston highlighted a diverse range of sites that shed:
"light on the great and hidden architecture of Boston. The goals of Common Boston are to promote a greater appreciation of the built environment, inspire discussion about excellence in design, planning, and preservation, and broaden awareness of the rich architectural and cultural traditions present in diverse communities throughout Greater Boston."
Among the 58 site featured in this year's event was our Shrine of Our Lady of Good Voyage, the continuation of the waterfront seafarer's chapel in the Seaport District.
The Festival program praised the Chapel design as a "beautiful house of prayer, intimate in size but majestic in its elements."
"Built in the 1950s to serve fishermen, longshoremen, and their families, the Chapel moved to a new site this year to better serve local workers. The new chapel retains much of its nautical heritage with a ceiling patterned after the hull of a ship and walls inscribed with the prayer “They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters…” It is a beautiful house of prayer, intimate in size, but majestic in its elements."
The festival booklet with the other 58 sites can be viewed and downloaded here. For the booklets from other years and more information about Common Boston and its annual program look here.
Shrine of Our Lady of Good Voyage dedicated by Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Saturday April 22, 2017 /
Our Lady of Good Voyage Chapel Roof Under Construction /
Short video by Newport Slate Company of slate roof under construction at Our Lady of Good Voyage Chapel, Seaport District Boston. Cram and Ferguson were Design consultants to the Archdiocese for the exterior and Design Architect for the interior. Chapel to open December 2016.
Golden Cross Raised at Our Lady of Good Voyage /
Masonry underway on Boston Waterfront Chapel /
The shell is sheathed and the brick workers are laying brick. Soon we will see the slate roof underway and windows will arrive. Boston's first new church in more than 50 years is under construction. This new church which will replace the beloved old Seaman's Chapel is under construction and moving smoothly.
Less apparent from our construction web cam photos the work on the interior proceeds as well. Sprinklers are underway, electrical and mechanical rough-in as well.
Cram and Ferguson's St Edward's Chapel chosen for AIA Honor Award for Design /
St. Edward's Chapel, at the Casady School in Oklahoma City designed by Cram and Ferguson and completed in 2010 has been selected for an Honor Award for Design Excellence in the 2015 AIA Central Massachusetts Chapter Awards Program. The Award will be presented at the AIA Annual Awards Dinner November 21, 2015 at the Higgins House at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester.
Cathedral of the Holy Cross Bell Blessing /
Cram & Ferguson has been working with the Archdiocese of Boston on renovations to the Belfry of The Cathedral of the Holy Cross to for the installation of 5 bells. These bells used to housed in Holy Trinity German Catholic Church.
On Sunday evening, a blessing of the bells ceremony took place at The Cathedral of the Holy Cross with Cardinal Sean O'Malley.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/10/18/historic-bells-soon-ring-out-from-boston-cathedral/DU8jLID1uPCV81NuUvTXcK/story.html
New Seaport Chapel Under Construction /
Rendering: Stantec
A New replacement for the well known Seamen's Chapel in the Boston Waterfront is under construction as part of Seaport Square a $ 3 Billion development. John Hynes and his development group BGI are constructing the new chapel as a replacement for the old Seamen's Chapel which will be demolished to make way for Seaport Square.
Cram and Ferguson were retained by the Archdiocese as consultants on the exterior design and designers of the interior of the new chapel. The chapel design will be based on Gothic wooden churches of the 15th century and their reliance on ship's carpentry as a knowledge base.
St. Kateri Catholic Church Nearing Completion /
A new church designed by Cram and Ferguson Architects to replace St. Joseph's Church in Ridgway, Illinois destroyed by a tornado February 29, 2013 is nearing completion. The stone church which will seat more than 400 is expected to be finished for Christmas 2015.
Weather has presented many difficulties throughout the construction period with a wet spring in early 2014 and a cold and snowy winter that brought temperatures too low for masonry work. Last week the Rigalli company was on site to reinstall the altar which was salvaged from the destroyed church virtually unharmed.