missionaries see cambridge seven . boston children s museum with 2007 addition cambridge seven associates inc. c7a is an american architecture firm founded in 1962 and based in cambridge massachusetts . the original seven partners lou bakanowsky ivan chermayeff peter chermayeff alden christie paul dietrich tom geismar and terry rankine applied their diverse skills in architecture planning exhibit design graphics industrial design and filmmaking to create a single design studio founded on the conviction that each assignment at any scale would be an opportunity to apply fresh thinking in search of creative solutions . the firm was founded upon the idea that the collaborative efforts of a varied group of designers and architects would be far more effective than those of any one individual . in writing about the firm the architecture critic robert campbell stated from the start the seven set out to combine architecture with the other design arts with exhibits with graphics and signage with public art with product design with film even with city planning . most of their work is a collaboration among many disciplines ... 1 the practice won the american institute of architects architecture firm award in 1993 and was described by the aia committee on design as an influential and stimulating example demonstrating new directions of professional practice . 2 c7a s current practice is led by principals peter kuttner ronald baker stefanie greenfield steve imrich patricia intrieri gary johnson timothy mansfield marc rogers and cfo jos silveira who continue to apply the firm s collaborative approach and carry forward the ideals that launched the firm more than fifty years ago . cambridge seven associates has undertaken work in architecture urban design planning exhibitions graphic and interior design . the firm has executed a diverse range of building types including academic museum exhibit hospitality transportation retail office and aquarium facilities . c7a has practiced throughout north america europe the middle east and asia with an annual revenue of over us 26 million in 2014 . 3 contents 1 notable projects 1.1 museums and aquariums 1.2 exhibits 1.3 academic 1.4 civic 1.5 hospitality 1.6 commercial 2 notes 3 references 4 external links notable projects edit museums and aquariums edit george robert white fund children s zoo and entry complex the greeting franklin park zoo boston ma u.s. marshals museum fort smith arkansas hohhot children s discovery museum hohhot inner mongolia museum of science boston master plan and renovations boston ma carolina sciquarium greensboro science center greensboro nc kafd national aquarium king abdullah financial district riyadh saudi arabia kafd science museum and geo climate centre king abdullah financial district riyadh saudi arabia ecodiscovery center at the museum of discovery and science fort lauderdale florida new england aquarium boston massachusetts united states 4 the firm s first major commission boston children s museum leed gold expansion and renovation boston massachusetts tennessee aquarium chattanooga tennessee national aquarium baltimore maryland osaka aquarium kaiyukan osaka japan lisbon oceanarium lisbon portugal kuwait scientific center salmiya kuwait alaska sealife center seward alaska us pavilion expo 67 montreal quebec canada san antonio museum of art san antonio texas exhibits edit gyeonggi children s museum yongin gyeonggi province south korea knock knock children s museum baton rouge louisiana san francisco 49ers museum levi s stadium santa clara california world of little league museum renovation and exhibits williamsport pennsylvania canada s sports hall of fame calgary alberta canada kidzoou exhibits philadelphia zoo philadelphia pennsylvania north carolina aquarium at roanoke island renovation and exhibits manteo north carolina virginia aquarium marsh pavilion exhibits virginia beach virginia long island sound exhibits the maritime aquarium at norwalk norwalk connecticut dalton discovery center conservancy of southwest florida naples florida gloucester harborwalk gloucester massachusetts world alive at discovery place charlotte north carolina everglades airboat adventure otters at play and science theater at the museum of discovery and science fort lauderdale florida the hall at patriot place foxborough massachusetts our common wealth exhibit commonwealth museum boston massachusetts world brooklyn exhibit brooklyn children s museum brooklyn new york heifer education center heifer international little rock arkansas aquarium of genoa genoa italy academic edit gordon school expansion east providence rhode island new science and innovation center westfield state university westfield massachusetts tim & jeanne s dining commons expansion westfield state university westfield massachusetts marine technology & life sciences seawater research complex rosenstiel school of marine and atmospheric science university of miami miami florida pulichino tong business center university of massachusetts lowell lowell massachusetts health and social sciences building university of massachusetts lowell lowell massachusetts du pont library pomfret school pomfret connecticut rice university bioscience bioengineering lab houston texas learning laboratory for complex systems mit cambridge massachusetts woodward athletic center westfield state university westfield massachusetts mullins center university of massachusetts amherst in amherst massachusetts college of engineering and petroleum kuwait university sabah al salem university city kuwait college of business administration kuwait university sabah al salem university city kuwait college for life sciences kuwait university sabah al salem university city kuwait edwards center for art and dance bowdoin college brunswick maine alumni center renovation northeastern university boston massachusetts marine science center kuwait university fintas kuwait searles science building bowdoin college brunswick maine kanbar hall bowdoin college brunswick maine peter buck center for health and fitness bowdoin college brunswick maine weston middle school weston massachusetts civic edit ministry of education headquarters building south surra district kuwait kuwait national petroleum company headquarters ahmadi kuwait west cambridge youth center cambridge massachusetts yawkey center for outpatient care massachusetts general hospital boston massachusetts arcus landmark depot arcus foundation kalamazoo michigan elevated walkways logan international airport boston massachusetts massachusetts bay transportation authority stations boston massachusetts ashmont station fields corner station forest hills station porter square station shawmut station miami dade transit government center station hospitality edit four seasons hotel & private residences one dalton street with collaborating architects pei cobb freed & partners boston massachusetts revere hotel renovation boston massachusetts hanover inn dartmouth college hanover new hampshire liberty hotel boston 5 adaptive reuse of the ames building boston massachusetts hyatt place braintree renovation braintree massachusetts charles hotel cambridge massachusetts brookline courtyard marriott brookline massachusetts commercial edit 30 dalton street residences with collaborating architects pei cobb freed & partners boston massachusetts williams college bookstore williams college williamstown massachusetts 49ers team store santa clara california td garden pro shop boston massachusetts celtics courtside club td garden boston massachusetts matouk factory campus expansion and renovation fall river massachusetts pine restaurant dartmouth college hanover new hampshire corbu spa cambridge massachusetts 100 westminister renovation providence rhode island sushi teq boston massachusetts cbs scene restaurant patriot place foxborough massachusetts house of blues boston massachusetts hard rock cafe boston massachusetts hard rock cafe las vegas nevada hard rock cafe honolulu hawaii notes edit beaver robyn december 2006 . contemporary architecture vol . 1 . images publishing dist a c 242 . jack michael july august 1993 . 1993 architecture firm award cambridge seven associates . memo the review of people information and ideas . aia . pp. 8 9 . cramer james p. almanac of architecture & design 2014 ; 15th edition . designintelligence . retrieved 7 may 2014 . new england aquarium . greatbuildings.com . greatbuildings.com . retrieved 19 february 2011 . the hotel history . libertyhotel.com . liberty hotel . retrieved 19 february 2011 . references edit the people s architect boston globe article on peter kuttner president of c7a external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cambridge seven associates & oldid 736514547 categories companies established in 1962companies based in cambridge massachusettsarchitecture firms based in massachusetts navigation menu personal tools not logged 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