Landscape/Civil
Land Transfer Paves Way for Public Open Space
Lynn, MA – Charter Development and National Grid announced the closing of a land transfer along the waterfront in Lynn, paving the way for the future creation of a 30-acre public open space as envisioned by the city of Lynn’s 2019 Waterfront Master Plan. Lynn HarborPark LLC, a Charter Development affiliate, has taken title to […]
Logistics Platform Helps Facilitate Essential Construction
Waltham, MA – TRUX, a dump truck logistics technology firm, announced its new enterprise-level logistics service, Powered by TRUX. This new suite of services equips aggregate and material producers with the tools they need to provide best-in-class service to their customers and innovative software to their dispatchers. Over the past year, TRUX expanded its product […]
The Landscape of our Future: COVID-19
by James Heroux John Brinkerhoff Jackson wrote that “Ruins provide the incentive for restoration.” Each significant shift in human events throughout the years has generated a re-structuring of the way we live. Industrialization changed our society in the 19th century, resulting in the provision of parks and open space for townspeople to relieve the stresses […]
Towers|Golde Designs Landscaping for Yale West
West Haven, CT – Previously used as a headquarters and laboratory facility for a major pharmaceutical company, this 100+ acre site is now the home of Yale West Campus and its seven research institutes, Yale School of Nursing, and a community of over 1600 faculty, students and staff. Towers|Golde, after developing the master plan, was […]
TFMoran Provides Services for NBCU Boston Media Center
Needham, MA – TFMoran of Bedford, N.H. provided civil/site design, permitting, landscape architecture, and construction administration services for NBC Universal’s new regional headquarters located at the Needham Crossing Business Park in Needham. The NBCU Boston Media Center is a 171,000sf state-of-the-art facility, housing four local television stations: NBC 10 Boston, NBC Sports Boston, Telemundo Boston, […]
Design Firm to Study Transit-Oriented Development in Cleveland
Cleveland OH – Global design firm Stantec has been selected by the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) to lead the West 25th Street Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Plan. The plan will look at implementation opportunities and the urban design impacts to bus station implementation for the anticipated bus rapid transit (BRT) program along the corridor. […]
Tri-Community Greenway Opens to Boston Residents
Boston – The Tri-Community Greenway, connecting the Greater Boston communities of Stoneham, Winchester, and Woburn, is officially open to residents as a multi-use trail for walkers, joggers, bikers, skaters, and more. The project was first envisioned in the 1980s following the town of Stoneham’s acquisition of the abandoned Stoneham Branch railroad line from the Massachusetts […]
BSLA Announces 2019 Design Awards
Boston – Every year, the Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA) seeks to recognize excellence in the diverse practices of landscape architecture. Members are encouraged to submit their best professional work for review by the 2019 BSLA Awards Program Jury. The projects submitted demonstrate excellence and reflect the careful stewardship, wise planning, and artful design […]
Structural Soil
by Horace Aikman The urban forest thrives upon a foundation of soil, water, sunlight, and atmosphere. Reduce any of these elements and the growth and health of trees will be limited. A polluted atmosphere, heavy shade, droughty or saturated conditions, or small soil volumes can diminish the stature and robustness of urban plantings. In spite […]
CT Firm to Design New Norfolk Southern Headquarters
Atlanta, GA – Pickard Chilton, an award-winning architecture studio known for its innovative and cutting-edge design of corporate headquarters and campuses, has been engaged by Cousins Properties to design the new Atlanta, Georgia headquarters for Norfolk Southern, one of the largest railways in the Eastern United States. The railroad is relocating its headquarters from Norfolk, […]
