Press: Clippership Wharf turns abandoned wharves in Boston into cool condos

Press: Clippership Wharf turns abandoned wharves in Boston into cool condos

Clippership Wharf, designed by The Architectural Team for Sydney-based developer LendLease, features a harbourside footpath, rocky beach and “living shoreline”.designed by Halvorson Design. 

“The living shoreline is all about interaction,” explains Robert Adams, principal of landscape architecture firm Halvorson Design. “It offers a real opportunity for people living along the harbour to get right down to the water’s edge and experience the tidal fluctuations, native plants and marine life that inhabit this area.”

Press: Mayor Walsh helps POAH break ground on Whittier Street Housing Development

Press: Mayor Walsh helps POAH break ground on Whittier Street Housing Development

Mayor Marty Walsh broke ground on phase one of a comprehensive redevelopment of the Whittier Street public housing community. Halvorson Design is providing landscape architecture services for this important project, which will provide a variety of housing opportunities the residents of Roxbury.

Press: Waterfront developers prepare for a sea change

Press: Waterfront developers prepare for a sea change

Reporter Tim Logan of The Boston Globe highlights several developments preparing for rising sea levels, including the new Clippership Wharf residences in East Boston, designed by The Architectural Team and Halvorson Design for developer LendLease.

Planning the Largest Mixed-Use Development in the Region

Planning the Largest Mixed-Use Development in the Region

Located on the site of the former Rockingham Park racing track along Route 28 in Salem, NH, Tuscan Village is set to become the largest mixed-use development of its kind in the region. The master plan for this themed 170-acre lifestyle center—developed by architects Prellwitz Chilinski Associates with landscape visioning by Halvorson Design for Tuscan Brands and Grossman Development—will feature a luxury hotel, restaurants, entertainment venues, retail, and residences, as well as corporate and medical offices.

Hingham cemetery plans renovation, expansion

Hingham cemetery plans renovation, expansion

The St. Paul Parish in Hingham is launching a five-year restoration and expansion project to upgrade its cemetery on Hersey Street. They are working with Halvorson Design Partnership to draw up redesign options for their 141-year-old cemetery.

Passport to a Climate Resilient South Boston

Passport to a Climate Resilient South Boston

Greenovate Boston shared updates from the Climate Ready South Boston Open House, where residents and stakeholders gathered to get updates on the project and share their insights. Led by Arcadis, a global leader in climate resilience, the team for the South Boston Resiliency Study includes Halvorson Design Partnership, CivicMoxie, Harriet Tregoning, coUrbanize, HR&A and the Woods Hole Group.

New Quincy Center park on track for summer debut

New Quincy Center park on track for summer debut

Construction of the new Hancock Adams Green is on track to finish summer 2018 and stay within its budget, according to Christopher Walker, spokesman for Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch. Halvorson Design worked with the City and design team to create a new activated park and streetscape that will connect cyclists and pedestrians to downtown Quincy.. 

Press: In Boston’s Leading Hospitals, Nature Is Part of the Therapy

In a recent issue of ASLA's The Dirt, author Jared Green visited two projects in Boston that exemplify the valuable role nature plays in recovery: the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center and the Halvorson-designed Howard Ulfelder, MD, Healing Garden located on the 8th floor of Massachusetts General Hospital's Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care.