Investments in Public Art Will Enhance Boston’s Greenway
The Greenway ARTbeat series is not just an investment in public art; it is an investment in the reputation of Boston and the downtown economy.
Hot Property: Station Plaza
A Somerville landscape architect designed the first of a dozen public spaces that will be located within the 20-acre USQ project.
State Adds Two to Prohibited Plants List
Landscape architects and developers watch out: State agriculture officials want to ban two invasive plants, including a tree that “is well known for having nasty smelling flowers.”
Wu Names Urban Design Pick
A landscape architect at Sasaki is Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s choice for the newly-created deputy chief of urban design position.
Ideas to Fix Our Worst-in-Nation Heat Island
In mid-July Climate Central reported that Boston is among the major U.S. cities experiencing the worst urban heat island (UHI) effects – we are No. 6 between San Francisco and Chicago.
Envisioning an Active Future for Boston’s Front Yard
Generations of Bostonians and visitors to the city will see the results of the vision developed by Kate Tooke and her colleagues at Sasaki for two signature public spaces undergoing generational redesigns: Boston’s City Hall Plaza and Copley Square.
From Asphalt Deserts to People Spaces
Copley Wolff Design Group has an increasingly important seat at the table when project teams meet to map out new developments that put open space in the forefront. Ian Ramey joined the firm as principal in 2015 after 19 years at Morgan Wheelock, Carol R. Johnson Assoc. and Shadley Assoc.
We’re Still Not Doing Planning Right
Even though there is much to fix in the world we are leaving to our children and our grandchildren, I remain optimistic. If there ever were a time in history for the design professions to step up, it is now.
