Landscape Architecture News | Dodson & Flinker

Wright-Locke Farm: Part II

March 28, 2013

In 2007, the last pre-revolutionary farm in the inner Boston suburbs was about to be turned into a 300-unit apartment complex when the Town of Winchester stepped in, acquired the property and hired Dodson Associates and a team of consultants to develop an alternative strategy for the historic site. This winter the town re-engaged Dodson & Flinker to futher analyze development scenarios relative to the potential visual and environmental impacts on this sensitive site.

Turners Falls Livability Plan

March 26, 2013

We are thrilled to be working with the town of Montague on a Livability Plan for Downtown Turners Falls.

On the Boards: Maquan Elementary School

March 26, 2013

Dodson & Flinker is collaborating with T2 Architecture on the design of a new public elementary school (pre-K through 5th grade) in Hanson, Massachusetts. The project is currently wrapping up schematic design under the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) program.

Farm & Forest Report Published

November 27, 2012

We are pleased to annouce the publication of Community Guidance to Maintain Working Farms and Forests, a report for the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. Dodson & Flinker collaborated with Horsley Witten Group and the American Farmland Trust to author the report.

Under Construction: Westfield Model Elementary School

August 28, 2012

Site demolition began this week for a new public elementary school that will serve 600 students in downtown Westfield, Massachusetts. Dodson & Flinker collaborated with Margo Jones Architects on the design of the new school.

On the Boards: South Hadley Plains School

July 11, 2012

Dodson & Flinker is collaborating with Margo Jones Architects on the design of a new early learning center (pre-K through 1st grade) in South Hadley. The project is currently wrapping up schematic design under the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) program.

Under Construction: Bechtel Environmental Classroom

June 13, 2012

The Bechtel Environmental Classroom is an ecological learning center for a range of disciplines at Smith College. The proposed 2,300 square foot classroom building is being planned and designed under the rules of the Living Building Challenge, a green building standard more stringent than LEED.

Rachel Loeffler Joins Dodson & Flinker Team

June 4, 2012

Dodson & Flinker is pleased to welcome Rachel Loeffler to our team as Senior Associate. Rachel joins us with over twelve years of design experience. Trained as both an architect and a landscape architect, she is well-versed at leading and contributing to a range of multi-disciplinary projects inclusive of large scale parks, brownfield remediation, waterfronts, campuses, green infrastructure, courtyards, and healing environments.

A Vision for Exeter Earns BLSA Award

March 29, 2012

Dodson & Flinker has won a merit award in the Landscape Analysis and Planning category from the Boston Society of Landscape Architects for the project and report A Vision for Exeter. Peter Flinker will receive the award at the 2012 BSLA Gala in Boston on April 26th.