Arthur Cohen, a founding principal of ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge, has been elected to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows (FAIA).
Cohen will be officially welcomed into the College of Fellows during the Investiture Ceremony at the 2009 National AIA Convention in San Francisco on May 1, 2009. Fewer than 2% of all registered architects in the United States are elected to the status of fellowship with the FAIA designation.
"It's a great honor to be joining the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows," said Mr. Cohen, whose work has become nationally recognized for design and planning concepts that continue to push the envelope of one of the most challenging and difficult building types: life science facilities. Mr. Cohen's work in this field since 1969 - for demanding clients that are themselves international leaders - has included centers of research, corporate headquarters, conference centers and production facilities for cutting-edge institutions and companies such as Harvard Medical School, Millipore, Genzyme, Bayer and the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester.
Election to the AIA Fellowship Program was developed to recognize the achievements of the architect as an individual, and also to honor before the public and the profession a model architect who has made a significant contribution to architecture and society on a national level.
Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge, founded in 1969, is one of the nation's leading architectural, planning and interior design firms specializing in educational, sports, science and technology, and corporate facilities. With an emphasis on innovative and sustainable design, the firm has garnered more than 70 awards from a wide range of professional organizations and publications. Corporate clients of the firm include Genzyme, Abbott Laboratories, Millipore, and VMware. ARC's academic clients include Boston College, Duke, Harvard, Johnson & Wales, MIT, Princeton, Tufts and the University of Massachusetts, as well as a number of independent and public schools.
For over 150 years, members of the American Institute of Architects have worked with each other and their communities to create more valuable, healthy, secure, and sustainable buildings and cityscapes. By using sustainable design practices, materials, and techniques, AIA architects are uniquely poised to provide the leadership and guidance needed to provide solutions to address climate change.