Brown, Richardson + Rowe Firm Overview

BROWN, RICHARDSON + ROWE LANDSCAPE

ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS

spectacle island 2000 bsla honor award

image © chris barnes

INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRM

Brown, Richardson + Rowe, Inc., Landscape Architects and Planners, is a women-owned business (WBE) practicing landscape architecture, urban design, planning and environmental analysis. Founded in 1981, our firm has successfully completed a multitude of public and private projects including waterfront parks, rail trails, campus plans, land reclamations, historic landscapes, streetscape improvements, transportation projects, corporate and commercial developments, and residential landscapes.

Attention to detail, technical expertise, careful plant and material selection, community participation, and close interaction with clients are hallmarks of our practice. We are committed to implementing sustainable design and have completed noteworthy projects that have been awarded LEED certification by the United States Green Building Council.

quequechan river rail trail fall river, ma

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logan airport interchange east boston, ma image © alex maclean

WHO WE ARE

Collaboration and teamwork are integral to each project in the Brown Richardson + Rowe studio, and we enjoy looking for the humor in challenging moments. In over 40 years of professional work, our firm has established enduring partnerships with a wide variety of design and technical professionals. Our extensive experience allows us to bring the highest level of expertise and professionalism to each project. As a team, we challenge ourselves to create beautiful, inclusive, and enjoyable outdoor environments that are valued by both our clients and the people who use them.

Lynn Waterfront Open Space Master Plan Lynn, ma

Urban waterfront and former industrial sites offer both complex challenges and unique opportunities for future public use. By working with our project teams and local communities, we assess existing site conditions, identify constraints, and help inspire and plan for the future potential of the site. We assist community groups, municipalities, and land owners with reimagining their site’s potential by navigating intricate permitting requirements, developing creative responses to climate change, and designing thoughtful solutions to complex problems.

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Public parks, trails, and playgrounds are essential components in any diverse community. We work closely with local stakeholders to design new or redesign existing recreational spaces and develop park systems that are appropriate to each location and accessible for all. We include art, fountains, water-play, performance spaces, flexibly designed areas, and ongoing programming to keep these public spaces active and vibrant.

bremen street park

2010 uli urban open space award finalist image © alex maclean

the northern strand lynn, ma image © gregg shupe

image © gregg shupe

sheehan hall worcester state university image © anton grassl

main entrance smith college image © gregg shupe president’s garden smith college image © smith college

Campus planning and landscape design helps support the mission of the institution. Understanding the needs of students, administrators, staff, and visitors is critical when designing new or upgrading existing campus facilities. We understand the need for durable, maintainable and iconic landscapes, lighting for site design and security, wayfinding systems to help people navigate large areas, and the importance of dynamic outdoor spaces.

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Brown, Richardson + Rowe welcomes the challenges of landscape preservation, whether it is the adaptive re-use of historic properties, the rehabilitation of historic parks or town squares or the restoration of cultural landscapes. By following the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for the Treatment of Cultural Landscapes, working closely with other preservation experts, and applying our own considerable historic preservation experience, we can develop restoration, rehabilitation or reconstruction proposals that are respectful of a site’s history and character defining features, while appropriately introducing new elements that compliment rather than replicate a site’s history.

boarding house park

1995 federal design achievement award image © chris barnes

veteran’s memorial park holyoke, ma image © jeffrey byrnes

chestnut hill waterworks 2010 aia housing award

image © gregg shupe

Our landscape planning and design experience includes new and rehabilitated private multifamily developments, mixed use developments, affordable housing developments, senior housing, and hospitality projects. We have assisted in many successful community processes, gaining the trust of abutters and project stakeholders. Our experience working across a variety of scales helps ensure accessible pedestrian ways and entrances are achieved and pedestrian and vehicular circulation is coordinated. We are experienced at designing landscaped courtyards, roof decks, and sustainable streetscape improvements.

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100 cambridge st. boston, ma image © chris barnes

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CONTACT US: BROWN, RICHARDSON + ROWE, INC.

65 FRANKLIN ST., 4TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02110 USA

(t): 617.542.8552

(e): info@brownrowe.com

(w): www.brownrowe.com