Adams Street Library Groundbreaking

On July 10th, Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Dorchester’s community gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the renovated Adams Street Branch of the Boston Public Library. Ground is so glad to be part of this public effort to improve such an important community asset. In partnership with NADAAA Architects and BSC Group, we designed a site that fully integrates the building within the context, welcomes people and provides intimacy.

"Our public libraries represent our shared values. The investments we are making in our neighborhood libraries are a direct reflection of the love of libraries that I see and hear from our residents," said Mayor Walsh. "If you go to any branch library in the city after school, you will see children from all different backgrounds reading books, asking questions, doing projects, and exploring worlds of imagination and information. They're finding material to build their dreams with, and I'm proud that we're creating new spaces for them to do exactly that."

Source: https://www.boston.gov/news/groundbreaking-held-183m-renovation-adams-street-branch-library

Ground’s 2019 BSLA Design Award Winners

We are delighted to announce that this year we have been honored two BSLA Design Awards!

Tontine Crescent Tactical Plaza. Boston, Ma.

Tufts’s Collaborative Learning and Innovation Center. Medford, Ma.

We look forward to seeing you at the Annual BSLA Design Award GALA on Wednesday, May 22

Building Tontine Crescent

Tontine Crescent, a temporary plaza designed by Ground has been built along Franklin Street near Millennium Tower and its steps. This plaza of gracious crescent of curving buildings and impressive trees designed by Charles Bullfinch has been reclaimed from an extra wide roadway centrally located in Boston`s Downtown Crossing.

Millennium Partners—the folks behind spires such as Millennium Place and Millennium Tower in Downtown Crossing—are working with the Boston Transportation Department and the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District on this “tactical plaza”.

Should Tontine Crescent initial success continue as is anticipated, it will be replaced by the real thing- a permanent park in the future.

Photo Credit to MP Boston

Ground won the second prize for the "Hsinta Ecological Power Plant International Competition" in Taiwan

Ground with Leers Weinzapfel, Ecoscope and Small Design won the second prize for the "Hsinta Ecological Power Plant Conceptual Design International Competition" in Taiwan. The competition was organized by the government of Taiwan to meet the "2025 Nuclear-Free Home" policy, shaping the vision for the future plant to become a local ecological landmark.

more on: http://www.ecopp.com.tw/news.html?goto=winners

ABX Central Park received a Merit Award!

We are glad to announce that Ground's project ABX Central Park received a Merit Award by the Boston Society of Landscape Architects' Award Program.

We look forward to seeing you at the Annual Celebration Gala at the Hyatt Regency Downtown Crossing on Thursday, May 3rd from 6-10pm.

Join us at Central Park at ABX GREENBUILD - November 8th&9th

CENTRAL PARK is both an informal breakout area for ABX and GREENBUILD and a lightly programmed space to introduce people to the possibilities of landscape architecture. The “park” is a 14’x 80’ pavilion, designed as an abstracted landscape with 2 x 4 trees, tensile leaves, a lawn of soft artificial turf, moveable and immoveable furniture. It is a place to relax, to move, to play, to socialize, to learn and to enjoy.

http://www.abexpo.com/

Ground awarded for BluePrint Competition in Genoa, Italy

Ground is awarded with 2XL Architects at the International competition BluePrint developed on the vision for the city given by Renzo Piano building Workshop to the future port, industrial, planning and social development of the city of Genoa, Italy. The international exhibition with the winning projects will be hosted from April 5th to May 4th inside “Palazzo Rosso”, located in the Unesco heritage site of via Garibaldi, Genoa.

http://www.blueprintcompetition.it/en

Shauna Gillies Smith elected BSA Affiliate Director

Shauna Gillies-Smith was elected affiliate director of Boston Society of Architects. Congratulations to all who were part of the BSA election. 

The 2017 BSA board of Directors and elected leadership will be welcomed at the BSA annual meeting at BSA Space - 290 Congress street, Boston, on Thursday, December 8, 2016, at 5:30 pm.

View complete election results at:

Today is PARK(ing) Day!

Today is PARK(ing) Day! Come visit us in CHARLESTOWN, Boston, at the Corner of Monument Street & Bunker Hill Street from 2 PM to 6 PM. 
We will turn a metered parking spot into a temporary public park to add some fun, some green space, raise awareness of the history of Charlestown and to look toward its future (and free popsicles!)

Millenium Team tapped by city to build tower at Winthrop Square

The Millenium Team was chosen for Winthrop Square Boston. Check out what's coming soon!
 

Ground in the Global news!

Ground's work is published on 3 different continents this spring!

Ground Inc. wins ASLA Honor Award

Ground wins ASLA Honor Award for MassArt Residence Hall! Thanks to a highly unusual collaborative design process with Massachusetts College of Art and Design students, professors, staff, alumni, and trustees. "For its new residence hall, MassArt used landscape design to reshape its public identity, create a new center of student life, and reflect the school’s expressive design. 

Ground awarded at Boston Living with water

Ground is awarded at the International competition about the future of our city under climate change, 2015 Boston Living with water. Thank you to NBBJ Design and Haley Aldrich!