James F Hunnewell Jr

Jim Hunnewell is a LEED-accredited registered architect with over 40 years of professional experience, a majority of that time at Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott, where he was a Principal for fourteen years. He has worked extensively with academic and civic institutions, particularly in the fields of library design, campus planning, and historic preservation which are his primary areas of focus. Mr. Hunnewell is currently the President of the Board of Governors at Gore Place in Waltham. He is also a Trustee of Mt. Auburn Cemetery, and the Chair of its Preservation & Facilities Committee. Mr. Hunnewell also serves on the Board of The Bostonian Society where he is the Chair of the Facilities Committee overseeing the Old State House. During his career at Shepley Bulfinch, he was involved in over 20 library projects, in the civic, secondary school, and college arenas. His primary activities in library design and historic preservation dovetailed when he was the lead architect for three phases of the restoration work at the McKim Building of the Boston Public Library. Since leaving Shepley, his consulting practice has mostly involved advising institutional clients on planning, programming, and preservation strategies.