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In 2024, Brookline High School received the CNU Charter Award for urban integration, as well as a 2022 Interior Design Citation for the STEM Wing. But perhaps what makes Brookline High School’s transformation so significant is not just its technical achievements, but its embodiment of a larger trend in Greater Boston and beyond: the blending of old and new, the careful stitching together of history and innovation. As Andy reflects on his five years with the project, he’s quick to deflect credit. “It was a real team effort,” he says. “From the town, to the school, to the construction crews, to the neighbors. We just helped bring it all together.” In the heart of Brookline, the new high school stands as a testament, not just to architectural excellence, but to the power of civic imagination. It proves that public buildings can honor their past while ushering in what’s next. That students thrive not only in classrooms, but on porches, sidewalks, and pathways. That the spaces between buildings can matter as much as the buildings themselves. And perhaps most importantly, it proves that good architecture listens first, and builds second.

North Shore Rescue's new operations center in North Vancouver replaces over 60 years of temporary structures with a purpose-built facility designed for the demands of mountain search and rescue. Architect Nick Bray prioritized sightlines, operational flow, and environmental sensitivity — situating the command center to overlook the mountains and helipad while stepping the roofline down toward the water to mirror the surrounding landscape. Longboard's aluminum cladding with a wood aesthetic was selected for its non-combustible properties, durability against Pacific Northwest conditions, and its ability to integrate naturally with the adjacent Cleveland Park. The building was constructed by the volunteers themselves.

The Montana Museum of Art and Culture in Missoula, Montana, is a LEED Gold certified building that serves as the permanent home for the state's only global art collection. Designed by Scott Gilder of A&E Design, the museum features a sculptural, curvilinear form clad in Longboard's Link and Lock Batten fastened over Tongue and Groove cladding, a custom assembly engineered in collaboration with Longboard's team. The vertical batten exterior delivers both the expressive aesthetic the design called for and the thermal performance required of a back-ventilated rain screen system with continuous insulation. The result is a high-performing building envelope suited to Montana's demanding climate, anchoring over a century of art and artifacts in a facility built to protect and showcase them for generations.