Inside/Out: SEPTEMBER 30, BOSTON. Adapting for the Future City

The Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA) connects, convenes, and celebrates landscape architects and the greater design community at every career stage, as it advances the profession of landscape architecture and supports the creation of extraordinary environments throughout the region and the world.  We are the Massachusetts and Maine chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

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Join us outside for a series of small group site tours of landscapes in our region.

<h3>City Hall Plaza tickets are sold out. Extra tickets for Langone/Puopolo just added.</h3><h3>.</h3><h3>Inside/Out 2021 has begun!</h3><h3>This fall, please join landscape architects and designers; clients, advocates, and activists; municipal officials and citizens for small group, socially distant site tours of landscapes throughout our region.</h3>Prioritizing issues of climate and health, equity and resilience, each tour will discuss ideas and implementation as we explore these landscapes together. Each tour will also be recorded and shared online. Later this fall, we’ll “gather” again indoors, electronically, in a Zoom-type format to share highlights and reflect on larger themes, lessons learned, and advocacy agendas ahead.<h2><a href="https://www.bslanow.org/news/insideout2021" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Click here to learn about the whole series</a> taking place from now through November in locations across Massachusetts and Maine.</h2>The site tours are FREE to participants; registration is requested. Please register for a ticket for each tour that you want to attend. (If you&#x27;re NOT attending a tour in person, no need to register. The videos will be posted on bslanow.org when they&#x27;re available.)Your health is essential. On-site tour group size will be small (~20). We are concerned about the Delta variant and mindful of evolving guidance. Social distancing will be practiced. Extra masks and hand sanitizer will be provided on-site. If you don&#x27;t feel well, please stay home.All activities will be held outdoors. Please dress appropriately. In case of inclement weather, we will email all ticket holders Thursday morning.BSLA is pursuing LA CES accreditation for each tour (in-person and online recordings). Join us outdoors!<h3>THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 </h3><h3>IN BOSTON:</h3>3pmBoston City Hall Plaza Renovation (currently in construction)Led by Kate Tooke, ASLA, &amp; Mauricio Gomez, Sasakiand Bob Johnson, Shawmut Construction and Commissioner Rob Melvin, Property Management Department; Dion Irish, Chief of Operations; Kerrie Griffin, Director, Public Facilities Division, and Maureen Anderson, Senior Project Manager, City of BostonPlease note! This is an active construction site. Sturdy shoes recommended.
City Hall Plaza Meetup: the fourth floor level terrace (outdoors), overlooking the Plaza. TO GET THERE: Enter the building on the &quot;main&quot; (3rd floor/plaza) level; proceed through security. The group will gather on the other side of security at the mezzanine and then will walk outside to the terrace. Masks will be required while inside the building &amp; going through security. Once outdoors and socially distanced, masks are optional.
Read more about the Boston City Hall Plaza Renovation at <a href="https://www.boston.gov/departments/public-facilities/city-hall-plaza-renovation" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">boston.gov</a> and at <a href="https://www.sasaki.com/projects/boston-city-hall-plaza-renovation/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">sasaki.com</a>. Also, cameras on site provide a <a href="https://app.oxblue.com/open/shawmut/bostoncityhallplaza " target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">live view of the construction</a> (each camera has a time-lapse viewing feature that allows for a to-date animation of the progress).
 .5pmLangone Park &amp; Puopolo Playground, BostonLed by Cheri Ruane, FASLA, and Brian Kunkel, Weston &amp; Sampsonand Cathy Baker-Eclipse, Boston Parks and Recreation Departmentand Tiffany Tiberio and Erik Walsh, Kompan
Langone &amp; Puopolo Meetup: by the bocce courts.
Read more about Langone &amp; Puopolo from <a href="https://www.westonandsampson.com/resilient-waterfront-park-design/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Weston &amp; Sampson</a>, at <a href="https://www.boston.gov/news/now-open-langone-park-and-puopolo-playground-north-end" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">boston.gov,</a> and <a href="https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/11/20/boston-north-end-langone-park-climate-change-sea-level-rise" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">WBUR</a>.. Light, individually wrapped snacks and non-alcoholic drinks will be offered in the park, to fuel informal social gathering. If small groups of you are so inclined to continue on your own at outdoor restaurants nearby, there are many excellent options!We care about your health and the health of our communities. Thanks for your patience as we navigate the pandemic&#x27;s changing conditions. We look forward to (cautiously) enjoying these outdoor spaces with you.. Please join for one or all parts of this afternoon. We look forward to seeing you there!.Inside/Out is organized by the Boston Society of Landscape Architects in collaboration with the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy and the landscape architecture program at Northeastern University, the Boston Architectural College School of Landscape Architecture, UMass Amherst Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, and the Portland Society for Architecture.

from top to bottom: Boston City Hall Plaza construction site and rendering (Sasaki); Langone Park &amp; Pupolo Playground climate resilient strategies, aerial view of construction (2020), and sunset in the finished park (Weston &amp; Sampson) Bottom photo credit Bret Clancy.

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Inside/Out: SEPTEMBER 30, BOSTON. Adapting for the Future City

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