MBH Architects & BBH Recognized in Interior Design’s 2022 Best of Year Awards

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BBH interior. Main lobby seen from top floor

The industry’s best and brightest gathered at Penn1 in Manhattan December 8 to celebrate the winners and honorees of Interior Design‘s 17th annual Best of Year Awards. Raise a glass to this year’s design standouts, from innovative products to awe-inspiring projects around the globe.

MBH Architects and Bakar BioEnginuity Hub were recognized as Honorees in the Higher Education category.

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Bakar Labs/BBH/QB3-Central Team Wins Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award

‘Innovation Zone’ Is Coming to Downtown Berkeley

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BBH Wins Structural Engineering Excellence Award from STRUCTURE Magazine

Retrofitting a Classic – Bakar BioEnginuity Hub

BBH Wins 2022 Preservation Design Award for Rehabilitation