Students, staff, and community members gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Bristol County Agricultural High School expansion and renovation, designed by HMFH Architects with landscape architecture by Halvorson Design..

Clippership Wharf, a new residential development overlooking Boston Harbor, is designed to withstand rising seas and storm surges. Fast Company spoke with Nick Iselin, general manager of development for Lendlease Americas, and Shannon Lane, associate and landscape architect at Halvorson Design, about the resilient measures built into the site, including the new living shoreline.

In this interview with WBUR, Nick Iselin, director of development for Lendlease Boston, discusses the most unique aspect of Clippership Wharf, its living shoreline. "We didn't want our site to be precious," he said. "We wanted to take native plant species [and] saltwater-resistant species, and make this a fairly rugged line of defense from the ocean."

Boston Mayor Walsh, state and city officials, and community members came together to celebrate the opening of Clippership Wharf, a new mixed-use residential development that is transforming East Boston’s historic waterfront.

Touted as one of the most resilient projects on Boston Harbor, Clippership Wharf was developed by Lendlease with buildings by The Architectural Team and landscape design by Halvorson. The 7-acre site features a first-of-its-kind “living shoreline” with natural plantings, salt marshes, rocky beaches and wildlife habitats. It also adds a key stretch of the East Boston Harborwalk enhanced with welcoming new gathering spaces, public art and climate-resilient features.

This article by Wired explores how Boston architects are creating a groundbreaking plan for resiliency. Projects highlighted include Clippership Wharf designed by The Architectural Team with Halvorson Design and the Climate Ready Boston initiative that launched in 2016 by Mayor Walsh to prepare the city for the long-term impacts of climate change.

“Architects are at the forefront of climate adaptation,” says Chris Cook, the chief of environment, energy, and open space in Boston. “They’re designing public realms that not only protect communities but also give them great recreational benefit. Without their help, none of this stuff gets built.”

The final piece in our four-part series on landscape architecture for cemeteries takes a look at future trends in memorialization and burial practices and how we can help clients plan ahead to meet the changing needs of those they serve.

In part three of our four-part series on landscape design for cemeteries, we highlight our work with smaller and/or municipally-owned cemeteries and our ability to solve challenges at any scale.

In this second section of our four-part article on landscape design for cemeteries, we focus on our history of work with Mount Auburn Cemetery and highlight a few of the projects implemented from the master plan.

In this special four-part article we'll discuss Halvorson Design’s long-standing relationship with Mount Auburn Cemetery, from master plan to various implementation projects; highlight our experience solving similar challenges for smaller or municipal-owned cemeteries; and explore the numerous ways Halvorson Design can help cemeteries respond to emerging trends.

This article of Houzz discusses Clippership Wharf, a new 7-acre mixed-use development in East Boston that was the subject of the workshop titled “Waterfront Resiliency: Architecture & Site Strategies” at the 2019 American Institute of Architects Conference in Las Vegas.