Taylor & Burns Architects Information

Taylor & Burns Architects, led by Robert J. Taylor and Carol Burns, was founded in 1993. With award-winning projects varied by size, program and client profile in the public and private sectors, the firm focuses on education, arts, worship and civic communities and is expert in design of assembly rooms and skilled at creating new work sympathetic to existing contexts. A deep commitment to sustainable energy-efficient design incorporates green strategies ranging from common sense principles to high-tech approaches. SELECTED PROJECTS Massachusetts School Building Authority Accelerated Repair Projects (MSBA) - Randolph High School - Randolph Middle School - Randolph John F. Kennedy Elementary School - Bellingham South Elementary School Public Projects and Studies - Stoughton MSBA Accelerated Repair Project Studies - Jacqueline Walsh High School, Pawtucket - Salem State University Recital Hall - Westfield State University Athletic Fields - Great Hall of Codman Square Renovations Private Institutions - Bennington College new Student Center and Carriage Barn Renovations - First Parish in Concord Addition - Trinity Episcopal Church Addition - St. Michael's Episcopal Church new Chapel and Renovations - Grace + Holy Trinity Cathedral Founders' Hall Addition - Bancroft School Harrington Theatre - Casa Nueva Vida Learning and Day Care Centers - Bethany Congregational Church new Addition and Renovations We see design as fresh approaches to physical problem-solving. Our most important service is effective communications, to develop ideas and to lead diverse constituencies through complex decisions and approvals. We follow through in technical details, and with practical know-how and fortitude to realize ideas in construction. Overlooking the Boston Common, we are organized as a design studio fostering collaboration. LEED-accredited professionals, we are a woman-owned business, certified as a WBE/DBE firm.