Robert Adams ASLA

Principal Landscape Architect

Robert Adams is a Principal Landscape Architect at Halvorson with more than 20 years of professional experience that includes urban parks, plazas, and streetscapes; campus design; resilient waterfronts; large greenway master plans; and detailed garden design. He has served as Principal-in-Charge for several award-winning projects, including Climate Ready South Boston, recipient of the APA-MA Resiliency Planning Award and the iconic Ulfelder Healing Garden at Massachusetts General Hospital, winner of the BSA and BSLA Honor Awards and featured in Metropolis Magazine.

A talented, imaginative designer and visual artist, Rob is a confident and knowledgeable speaker who has presented at numerous public meetings and workshops. His resilient design and place-making expertise has led him to speak at many prestigious conferences, including the AIA National Conference and the CleanMed Conference. In addition to his design and communication skills, Rob oversees projects through completion with his extensive knowledge of construction methods and detailing.

Rob is a member of the PLAN Downtown Advisory Group and visiting faculty member for a resilient design studio at Boston Architectural College, whose trip to The Netherlands to exchange ideas for resiliency was recently featured in the article, “Giving water free reign” for ArchitectureBoston.
 

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Landscape Architecture │ Ball State University,
College of Architecture and Planning │ 1994

BOARDS AND MEMBERSHIPS

American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
PLAN Downtown Advisory Group

Contact

roba@halvorsondesign.com

recent notable projects