William Rawn Associates, Architects

Also known as: William Rawn Associates

Lead architect for the Boston Public Library Central Library renovation that included the Children's Library and Teen Central (2015) and the East Boston Branch Library (2013). Firm's own site lists 2024–2025 awards (CNU Charter Award, USITT Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Award) and ongoing conference presentations, confirming current activity. (verified 2026-07-19)

William Rawn Associates is a Boston-based architecture firm founded in 1983 by William L. Rawn III, known for performing-arts, higher-education, and public-realm buildings — including Tanglewood's Seiji Ozawa Hall — and for civic and library work such as the Boston Public Library's Central Library renovation.

Projects (3)

Sources

• https://rawnarch.com/about/
• https://rawnarch.com/insights/
• https://www.architectmagazine.com/practice/architect-50/2009-architect-50-no-1-william-rawn-associates_o