The Blackstone Visitors Center and Walkway (Award Winner)

The Blackstone Visitors Center building and walkway are structural steel and support an outside overhead sign. This new facility has many indoor and outdoor uses like exhibit halls, offices, meeting spaces and paths for biking or walking. The pedestrian bridge allows visitors to connect to other areas or residential communities.

Location: Worcester, Mass.

Completed: August 2018

Owner: MassDOT, and Blackstone Heritage Corridor

Architect: Design Lab

General Contractor: Daniel O’Connell’s Sons, Inc.

Photos by: Chuck Choi

Links:

• https://blackstoneheritagecorridor.org/happening-now/worcester-heritage-center/ 
  
• https://www.aia.org/showcases/6594153-worcester-blackstone-visitor-center 
  
• https://www.facebook.com/BHCVisitorCenterWorcester/ 
  
• https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/worcester-blackstone-visitors-center