Children’s Museum in
Easton
– The first phase of developing a plan for the
museum’s new
Outdoor
Learning
Center
was a day-long design workshop. COG designers,
museum staff and board members, and community members
brainstormed ideas for what a green space, belonging to a
children’s museum, might look like. A COG
design team continues to work with the staff of this
family-friendly museum, located in a 100-year-old fire
station, to develop the
Outdoor
Learning
Center
. The new green space will expand the
museum’s educational offerings and its seasonal appeal
to families.
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Easton Architecture on Tour
NOAH Office Building, East Boston – The
Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) is a non profit
community development corporation working to improve the
lives of East Boston residents. NOAH has built its own
office building with co-owner/occupant Project Bread. The
landscape design team of Susan Balleza and Christian
Schaller will develop a plan for an attractive, low
maintenance garden for staff and neighborhood to enjoy.
Roslindale Village Courtyard, Roslindale, is
enclosed by retail storefronts and restaurants and sits in
the center of the Main Street development area. A mid-level
design studio of the Landscape Institute provided a wealth
of provocative ideas for developing this space into the
centerpiece of the new Roslindale Village. After an exhibit
of their models and graphics at the local library, the
design students presented their concepts to a public meeting
of the community.
The Stow Town Building in Stow, MA, is in need of
a new landscape. Although constructed in 1989, this large
municipal building pays homage to the neighboring historic
buildings. The landscape, however, has failed miserably
since installation. The design team of JoAnn Robinson and
Sally Naish are working with Stow Garden Club members to
rehabilitate the landscape, improve drainage, and connect
the structure to a rolling lawn and pond nearby.
Triangle, Inc. in Malden, MA provides skills
training and jobs daily for 200 adults with severe mental
disabilities including autism and Downs Syndrome. While the
activities inside industrial building (a former sneaker
factory) is cheerful and vibrant, the exterior is dominated
by a parking lot and empty planting beds. Landscape
designer Frank Re is working with the Triangle staff and
participants to improve the exterior environment and help to
develop skills training opportunities in the landscape. >>
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Wilde Traffic Island, Newton – Landscape designer
Ferrell Mackey worked with the Friends group to design an
expanded traffic island as a gateway to the neighborhood.
The City provided curbing and soil; the neighbors must plan,
plant, and maintain as adopters of the site. The expanded
traffic island improves the flow of traffic through a
confusing intersection, provides a safe place to walk for
school children and parents on the way to school, and
becomes a 'drive-by' greenspace.
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traffic island (before) |
Plan by Ferrell Mackey
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