Yesterday’s groundbreaking of Shaffer Paper Park celebrated the highly anticipated transformation of the 15-acre former industrial site along the Neponset River. The design strategy, which includes efforts to remediate contaminated soils, restore ecological habitat, and create a neighborhood open space for the community of Dorchester, was a collaborative effort between Halvorson Design, the state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), GEI Consultants, and DeRosa Environmental Consulting.
Channel Center Parks Honored with 2015 Merit Award by Boston Society of Landscape Architects
Halvorson Design is excited to announce that the Channel Center Parks were selected for a 2015 Merit Award by the Boston Society of Landscape Architects! A list of all other award recipients can be found here: http://www.bslaweb.org/awards2015.html.
Team Receives Honorable Mention for Living with Water International Design Competition
Halvorson Design is proud to have been part of the "Living Shorelines for a Resilient Urban Cove" submission team for Boston’s Living With Water International Design Competition. The submission received an honorable mention and is currently on display at the Boston Society of Architects.
Channel Center Parks Featured on Front Page of Landezine
Halvorson Design's recently completed Channel Center Parks project has been featured on the front page of Landezine.com. The urban park supports the needs of the South Boston neighborhood – including children’s play areas, a dog run, and community gardens – in composing a lively, textured landscape that establishes a counterpoint to the harsh, flat character of the post-industrial district. Weaving together vibrant plantings, reclaimed materials, and inviting social spaces, the parks respond to the industrial heritage of the site while providing an active urban landscape that engages the local community.
View the featured project: http://www.landezine.com/index.php/2014/12/channel-center-park-and-iron-street-park-by-halvorson-design-partnership
Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum Published in World Landscape Architecture
Halvorson Design's collaboration with HGA Architects at Lakewood Cemetery has been featured in World Landscape Architecture. Lakewood Cemetery has been the foremost resting place for Minnesota’s distinguished citizens since 1871. This treasured haven of beauty, art and history, wherein broad sweeps of lawn are punctuated by fine stone monuments, trees and meandering roadways, is an archetype of the quintessential American “Lawn Plan” cemetery.
Read the article: http://worldlandscapearchitect.com/lakewood-cemetery-garden-mausoleum-minnesota-usa-halvorson-design-partnership
Halvorson Design Receives Landmark Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects
Halvorson Design's Norman B. Leventhal Park at Post Office Square has been honored with the 2014 Landmark Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects. Principals Craig Halvorson, Chuck Kozlowski, and Cynthia Smith attended the award ceremony today at the ASLA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado.
Post Office Square was recently featured in Landscape Architecture Magazine: http://landscapearchitecturemagazine.org/tag/post-office-square