Gunadi Lamere Design is the architecture practice of Cynthia Gunadi and Joel Lamere.
Founded in 2010, GLD is preoccupied with architectural craft at all scales, from furniture detail to urban strategy, with the conviction that highly crafted design, quality, and longevity are intricately linked.
We believe that thoughtful design can elevate spaces of all kinds, from the utilitarian to the exuberant. Each project has its own set of constraints and criteria - site, program, and materials, among others - and we work with our clients to identify and develop the particularities that make their projects unique.
Cynthia Gunadi, RA, has over ten years of professional design experience, with projects ranging in scope and scale from residential renovations to campus design and master planning. She is a licensed architect in the state of Massachusetts. Before co-founding Gunadi Lamere Design she was a senior member of Hashim Sarkis Studios, a multi-disciplinary firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she headed architecture and urban design projects located in the US and the Middle East. She previously worked at ARO in NYC and Office dA in Boston.
Cynthia received her Master in Architecture in 2006 from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Art-Semiotics from Brown University and her Associate of Arts from Bard College at Simon’s Rock. She is also a fiction writer and in 2015 received an MFA in Creative Writing from Warren Wilson College.
Joel Lamere is an assistant professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he teaches architectural design studios and seminars in architectural geometry, design and representation. Prior to teaching at MIT he taught studios at Northeastern University, and he has been on design review juries at Harvard and RISD. He previously worked at Anmahian Winton Architects in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He also served as design and fabrication consultant to Utile Inc. on their Boston Harbor Parks Pavilion.
Joel received his Master in Architecture with distinction in 2006 from the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Boston University.
THE ARCHITECT'S NEWSPAPER BEST OF DESIGN AWARDS
DATEDecember 19, 2016
GLD receives an honorable mention in The AN's Best of Design Awards, Young Architects category, and is showcased in a booklet distributed with the December 2016 issue.
2016 R+D AWARDS
DATEJuly 22, 2016
GLD is in Architect Magazine, showcasing 14 winners of this year's R+D awards. GLD received an Honorable Mention for Grove.
GROVE IN PASAJES DE ARQUITECTURA
DATENovember 30, 2015
Grove is featured in Pasajes de Arquitectura, Diseño e Innovación No. 138.
BOSTON DESIGNERS FEATURED IN SEASONS
DATEOctober 27, 2015
GLD was featured alongside colleagues Janet Echelman, Matter Design, and Cristina Parreno in the October issue of Russia's Seasons magazine.
MIT NEWS
DATESeptember 04, 2015
Design Biennial winners get a mention in MIT News.
Three faculty, alumni projects among winners of 2015 Boston Design Biennial
MODELO DESIGN MANIFESTOS
DATEAugust 17, 2015
An interview with Modelo's Design Manifestos, on GLD's beginnings, influences, and 'Grove.'
Design Manifestos: Cynthia Gunadi & Joel Lamere of GLD
DESIGN BIENNIAL ON ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST
DATEJuly 29, 2015
Architectural Digest features a slideshow of Grove and other Design Biennial Boston installations.
See the Rose Kennedy Greenway for the 2015 Design Biennial Boston
DESIGN BIENNIAL FEATURE ON DEZEEN
DATEJuly 23, 2015
GLD and others in the Design Biennial Boston get a nod from Dezeen. Curator Mark Pasnik says: "The Biennial connects the public to the region's inventive emerging practices – and offers a way forward. If we want more sophisticated buildings and urban spaces, we should enlist practices like these in the making of our city."
Four emerging firms create installations for Design Biennial Boston
GROVE IN THE BOSTON GLOBE
DATEJuly 15, 2015
GLD's 'Grove,' an installation for the Design Biennial Boston 2015, gets a photo in the Boston Globe.
DESIGN BIENNIAL BOSTON RECOGNIZES CITY'S EMERGING DESIGNERS
DATEApril 08, 2015
"'This fourth installment of the Biennial highlights emerging designers who reflect the diversity and vitality of Boston’s academic and professional architectural scenes,' said Chris Grimley of Pinkcomma and Over,Under, one of the exhibition’s curators in a press release. 'At a time when the mayor has brought forth much-needed questions about the quality of buildings being produced in the city, the Biennial demonstrates how Boston’s new design talent can be drawn on for its innovative thinking and ability to respond to the challenges we will face in the future.'"
Architect Magazine - The Journal of the American Institute of Architects
INTERIOR DESIGN
DATEJanuary 02, 2012
GLD mentioned in Interior Design magazine for third place win in the magazine's sponsored kitchen design competition.
THE ACCIDENTAL ARCHITECT
DATEFebruary 10, 2011
Joel Lamere featured on the BSA's blog People + Projects, in an article by Dan McNichols.
Boston Society of Architects: The Accidental Architect
LETTER FROM BALTIMORE: SUMMER STUDIO
DATEJuly 01, 2010
25-Arch Folium featured in Metropolis Magazine's POV blog:
"...The Boston-based architects...created a polypropylene tube that is pleated and folded into 25 horizontal tensile arches bound together with zip ties (making a nice reference to the many arches on the grounds and in the home)..."
BSA DESIGN AWARD FOR TASTE WINE BAR & KITCHEN
DATESeptember 11, 2018
We are pleased to announce that Taste Wine Bar & Kitchen has been recognized with a 2018 BSA Design Award in the Hospitality division. Many thanks to the jury and the Boston Society of Architects.
THE ARCHITECT'S NEWSPAPER BEST OF DESIGN AWARDS: YOUNG ARCHITECTS
DATEDecember 19, 2016
GLD is recognized with an Honorable Mention by The Architect's Newspaper's 2016 Best of Design Awards in the Young Architects category.
R+D HONORABLE MENTION FOR GROVE
DATEJuly 22, 2016
GLD receives an R+D Honorable Mention for Grove, one of 14 projects to receive an award this year.
DESIGN BIENNIAL BOSTON 2015
DATEJuly 18, 2015
GLD chosen as one of four emerging design practices to participate in the Design Biennial Boston 2015. Comments from the jury include: “This body of experimentation deserves commendation for foregrounding a delicate balance of form and beauty, highly crafted fabrication techniques, interactivity with people, and a thoughtful relationship between the human form and larger spaces.”
MOST COMPELLING LONG RANGE VISION
DATEJune 23, 2014
GLD wins 'Most Compelling Long Range Vision' for our Fort Point Channel Walk proposal, part of the Boston Greenway Links Charrette held by the BSA Urban Design Committee and Livable Streets Alliance.