Andrea Leers and Jane Weinzapfel are gutsy pioneers in the still-male-dominated world of architecture, as bold as Kate Hepburn’s Tess in the classic film “Woman of the Year.” But they’re no mere celluloid heroines. In the 25 years since they founded Boston-based Leers Weinzapfel Architects (LWA), they’ve (literally) built a stellar reputation for jobs as diverse as community centers and courthouses.
LWA has earned kudos by turning gritty projects other firms didn’t care to take on — such as power plants and maintenance facilities — into design statements they would do well to aspire to. “Initially we took them on because we had no choice,” says LWA partner Josiah Stevenson. “They were ‘Mission Impossible’-type challenges — a way to get our foot in the door. Now we do $80 million courthouses, but we still do smaller, harder-to-achieve projects, too.”
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