Esplanade 2020

Master Planning | Boston, Massachusetts

As a part of a grassroots effort to provide master planning for the Charles River Esplanade, Halvorson participated in the Esplanade 2020 Vision with The Esplanade Association, DCR, and other prominent design professionals.

Following a series of public meetings, Halvorson developed plans and diagrams to visually illustrate the community’s observations and clearly present guiding principles and objectives for the park’s next 100 years. By representing site-specific recommendations and key ideas graphically, the team developed a holistic framework for evaluating the Esplanade’s needs over time.

Ultimately, the visioning exercise has resulted in the completion of built projects with tangible results. Halvorson has assisted DCR and The Esplanade Association with design work at Esplanade Playspace, the Charles Eliot Memorial, and with the restoration of the Lotta Fountain and Hatch Shell Lawn.

(The full report on The Esplanade Association's website can be found here.)