☎ (603) 676-7800 current past about news contact Genzyme Center The first privately financed LEED Platinum office building in America. “I’ve always thought Genzyme was marvelous, probably the best office space ever created in or near Boston.” — ROBERT CAMPBELL, BOSTON GLOBE ARCHITECTURE CRITIC Status: Sold to BioMed Realty Trust in 2005 Address: 500 Kendall Street, Cambridge, MA Project: Kendall Square Architect: Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner Builder: Turner Construction Awards: 2005 US Green Building Council LEED Platinum; 2004 AIA COTE Top Ten Green Projects Award; 2005 NAIOP Green Development Award; 2004 AIA Excellence in Sustainable Design Award; 2010 Forbes Magazine: The Five Most Important Green Buildings; 2008 Harleston Parker Medal for “The Most Beautiful Building” In Boston The Genzyme Building is surrounded by Kendall Square's outdoor space and many amenities. The 12-story atrium and lobby feature a mobile that is both an artistic gesture and a mechanism for refracting daylight. (Photo: Peter Vanderwarker) The building received the 2008 Harleston Parker Medal, the highest honor awarded by the Boston Society of Architects/AIA recognizing “the most beautiful piece of architecture, building, monument or structure within the City or Metropolitan Parks District limits.” The Genzyme Corporation helped make Cambridge into the biotech center it is today, and is often ranked as one of the top places to work in the hot Boston biotech world. (Photo: Peter Vanderwarker) The Genzyme Building is the recipient of numerous architectural awards. The architect was Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner from Stuttgart, Germany. Plants throughout the building filter the air and are watered with recycled water from the rooftop collection system. (Photo: Peter Vanderwarker) (Photo: Peter Vanderwarker) (Photo: Peter Vanderwarker) (Photo: Peter Vanderwarker) (Photo: Peter Vanderwarker) (Photo: Peter Vanderwarker) In the News Forbes names Genzyme Center one of "The Five Most Important Green Buildings" Aug 13, 2010 Boston Globe: Genzyme Center wins annual Parker Medal Jan 18, 2009 2008 Harleston Parker Medal for "Most Beautiful Building in Boston" Awarded to Genzyme Center Apr 2, 2008 Keyboard shortcuts Map data ©2021 Google Terms of Use Report a map error home | about | contact | news (603) 676-7800 | info@lymeproperties.com 57 Main Street. West Lebanon, NH 03784 (map) © Lyme Properties it’s easy being green