Auburn, ME – Architecture, engineering and planning firm Harriman appoints new CEO and COO, effective June 1, 2020.   A new generation of leaders is poised to open an exciting chapter at Harriman. The integrated design services firm, which celebrates its 150th year in 2020, announced that the Board of Directors have appointed Mark Lee, […]

Time flies when you are working hard. It is with both great joy and sadness that we announce the retirement of three of our very dear colleagues. Dan Bisson, Rick Miles and Darryl Johnson have been an integral part of the fabric of Harriman for many years, and we are a better firm because of […]

Harriman takes the safety and well-being of our employees, clients, consultants, contractors and communities seriously. Given the critical nature of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Harriman’s leadership has implemented remote work arrangements for all staff in our four offices. Harriman’s ongoing focus is to support our employees and their families during this difficult time while also providing […]

Harriman is pleased to announce the promotion of Lisa Sawin, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, effective September 23, 2019. Lisa joins the firm’s eight other owners, encompassing a diverse core of leaders from the multidisciplinary architectural, engineering, and planning practices. Lisa D. Sawin, AIA, LEED AP, BD+C is a senior Architect and leader in Harriman’s […]

Harriman has established a leading role in New England in the preparation of Form-Based Codes and related hybrid codes that incorporate detailed urban design standards directly into land use and development regulations. Form-Based Codes originated as a method to plan and regulate new districts and communities. In New England, however, change typically occurs within existing […]

Conventional zoning has traditionally focused on the segregation of land-use types, permissible property uses, and the control of development intensity through simple numerical parameters (e.g., FAR, dwellings per acre, height limits, setbacks, parking ratios). Design guidelines may be used to supplement conventional zoning but are typically advisory. Development quality, scale and uses allowed in a […]

Designing a mental health facility requires special considerations to protect the safety and dignity of patients in a fragile psychiatric state, and ensure the security of staff. Previously, designs restricted freedom and created institutional atmospheres focused on safety, further stigmatizing patients. Today, we recognize that providing both safety and dignity are not only possible, but […]

New approaches to learning at the university level has forever transformed the architecture of the traditional college library. Unlike libraries of old that were quiet and tranquil, the modern college library is a place for “content creation” for students to collaborate and exchange ideas and concepts. Libraries are essentially structures that deserve architecture commensurate with […]