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For World Landscape Architecture Month, we asked our landscape architects to highlight favorite projects alongside a design element that makes each space unique and impactful.

Fountain area and statues at Generals Park

Richard Houghton spotlighted Generals Park in Quincy, MA, which serves as both a public amenity and a monument honoring U.S. Generals, and all military personnel with local roots, for their service.

“Generals Park is located in a downtown area of Quincy, experiencing major economic growth and redevelopment. The park features bronze likenesses of seven U.S. military generals and a dynamic water feature. One of the interesting details of the fountain is the engraved laurel leaf motif along the coping, symbolizing honor and achievement.”

Performance stage and mural at Frederick Douglass Park in Lynn

Frederick Douglass Park transformed a once-vacant lot into a welcoming pocket park for performances and rest in the heart of Lynn’s thriving arts district, which included a towering “Stories of Lynn” mural that quickly became the project muse, said Vesna Maneva.

“Its graceful arched form, resembling a theatrical backdrop, sparked the idea to align a raised wooden stage with that very curve. The result is a playful, seamless collaboration that lets live performers appear to step right out of the vibrant faces of Lynn painted across the mural.”

Civic Lawn at Channelside development (Rendering by DBOX)

Shannon Jamieson spotlighted our Channelside project, a vibrant, resilient mixed-use development overlooking Boston’s Fort Point Channel.

“One of my favorite details in the Channelside project is the ‘aha’ monent created along the central spine as you move toward the water. Because the landscape rises gradually for resiliency, there is a point where you reach the crest, the channel suddenly comes into view, and the space opens up over the amphitheater in a way that feels both intentional and memorable.”