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2 CBA Designed Playgrounds - Paris Street Playground in East Boston and Hunt Almont Playground in Mattapan - were included in the Mommypoppins.com article titled "11 Innovative Boston Playgrounds Where Kids Learn as They Play"
CBA loves our playgrounds projects and we're honored to be included in another "best of" list for Boston!
Hunt Almont Park in Mattapan, Photo by Ed Wonsek
CBA is proud to announce that Deanna Cremin Playground in Somerville was awarded the 2018 Northeast Hardscape Award of Excellence in its category, Non-Residential Project Over $200,000! The judges' comments highlighted the project's overall creative approach, the permeable paving and sustainability focus, and the careful craftsmanship in design, detailing, and construction. Our thanks to the NECMA and the judging panel for the recognition, and to the rest of the project team, from the City and the contractor (NELM Corp) to the product reps we worked with, for a job well executed.
Jessica Choi, Landscape Designer, attended the December 7th Unilock New England Annual Awards of Excellence event and received the Commercial Excellence in Design Award for CBA's Sidney Research Campus in Cambridge. This project was nominated for this award by Daniel Neviackas, the New England rep for Unilock Pavers. This public-private plaza features a 3 color linear paving design, as well as creative site features such as ping pong tables and custom wall mounted benches. CBA is very proud of how this project turned out.
The Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Boston (BRAGB) has awarded a PRISM award to The Lanterns, a multifamily residential project developed by The Green Company, for which CBA Landscape Architects, LLC designed the landscape. The award is for "Best Multi Unit for Sale Community: Detached Homes." DJ Chagnon was the Principal in Charge and the landscape was completed in early 2017.
The PRISM awards can be viewed here: http://online.anyflip.com/jggq/aume/mobile/index.html#p=97
Clara Batchelor, founding principal at CBA Landscape Architects, LLC, assembled and will be presenting on a panel entitled Public Parks on Private Land at ABX/Greenbuild 2017 in Boston this November 8th (ABX runs from Nov. 8-10). Clara is collaborating with Sal Zinno of Biomed Reality and Jim Batchelor of Arrowstreet Architects on the panel. An abbreviated abstract is below.
A growing industry for high-tech and life-sciences start-ups is creating a demand for new development in mixed-use areas in Cambridge and Boston. As part of development agreements, owners are being required to provide public amenities often in the form of public open space. These quasi public parks and plazas need to serve both the tenants and the neighborhood residents. The panel will discuss successful strategies for designing such dual purpose spaces where the desire is to create vibrant outdoor spaces that serve those who work and/or live in the area. In this panel discussion, a multidisciplinary team will present three projects located in the Cambridgeport and Kendall Square neighborhoods to illustrate the seamless integration of public urban parks on privately-owned land and the mutually beneficial relationship between the two.
More Information on the ABX/Greenbuild conference and this particular panel can be found here: http://abexpo.com/Attendee/Schedule/SessionDetails/45066
"The Dad Who Visited 350 Local Parks says These 7 Will Thrill Your Kids" is the title of a recent Boston.com that mentions Paris Street Playground in East Boston as one of those 7 parks.
CBA designed the renovation of Paris Street Playground in East Boston in 2015.
