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We are a community of landscape architects and designers, students and teachers and all those who create outdoor spaces.

 

We are the Boston Society of Landscape Architects — the Massachusetts and Maine chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

From Portland to Provincetown, Amherst to Augusta to Boston, we connect, convene, and celebrate landscape architects and landscape architecture. We support designers in every stage of career, and advance the creation of extraordinary — resilient, equitable, beautiful — environments throughout the region and the world.

Above: A moment of laughter after the Inside/Out tour of Moakley Park, November 2021

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Sponsor Spotlight: Techo-Bloc

with Warner Larson Landscape Architects

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Wow, what a tree! Wow, what a fun & glorious afternoon.... A few weeks ago, Toby Wolf and Ricardo Austrich led us on a plant walk at Mount Auburn, during the peak of fall splendor... 🍁 🍂🍃Swipe for highlights. These trees were G L O W I N
We are pleased to feature Kyle Zick Landscape Architecture, Inc. (KZLA) in today’s BSLA Opportunities spotlight. This dynamic seven-person landscape architecture firm is dedicated to delivering high-quality design and personalized service, wit
Last time we did a Planning Advance, this is where we were... What a difference a few years makes. Looking ahead: Where do you want to go? . . . Dear Landscape Architecture community: We’re bringing back the Planning Advance — a pre-p
We are pleased to feature MDLA in today’s BSLA Opportunities spotlight. This Boston-based firm is focused on creating contemporary landscapes for multifamily residential, corporate campus, higher education, golf, retail, and select single fami
Looking ahead... Where do you want to go? We’re bringing back the Planning Advance — a pre-pandemic annual tradition in which we take a moment in the fall to pause and look ahead together. Over the next few weeks, in person or online,
Thanks to all who participated in last week’s epic tour of recent landscape architecture at MIT!
We are pleased to feature MDLA in today’s BSLA Opportunities spotlight. This Boston-based firm is dedicated to crafting distinctive and exceptional outdoor spaces for multifamily residential developments, corporate campuses, retail environment
Need LA CES credits before the end of the year? We've got you covered. New courses from Grow Native Massachusetts Evenings with Experts just added, each offering 1.5 LA CES HSW! Throughout the year, BSLA organizes panels, workshops, and events aim

Thank you Partner Sponsors!

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Check out our growing series of Sponsor Spotlight stories

This series celebrates collaborations between builders, fabricators, suppliers, and all those who help ideas become real. New stories are added frequently.

 

  • Unilock w/G2 Collaborative

    The versatility of the wall system provided seamless design with the horizontal + vertical components of the landscape

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  • Omnilite | illuminate w/Copley Wolff Design Group

    Lighting helps to create a new sense of welcome in Pynchon Park, a redesigned urban gateway for Springfield.

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  • Landscape Forms w/Mikyoung Kim Design

    The Boston University Booth Theater plaza demonstrates a dynamic collaboration between landscape architects Mikyoung Kim Design and fabricators Landscape Forms

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  • Read Custom Soils w/STIMSON

    The campus of the new Harvard Science & Engineering Complex is a showcase for how engineered soils can be used in high performance landscapes.

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  • Maglin Site Furniture w/IBI Group Placemaking

    Moveable seating at the newly renovated Christian Science Plaza offers the right balance of flexible function and classic style to enhance modern use of this iconic space.

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Gretchen Rabinkin, Executive Director

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