M. Victor and Frances Leventritt Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
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| M. Victor and Frances Leventritt Garden | |
| Designer | Reed Hilderbrand Associates Inc., Watertown, Massachusetts, USA |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
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| Building Type | Park |
| Climate | Mild Temperate |
| Context | Urban |
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| Client | The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University |
| Site | 3.5 acres |
| Awards | ASLA Professional General Design Award of Excellence, 2007. |
"This garden realizes the Arnold Arboretum’s evolving scientific and public mission by bringing landscape architects together with research scientists to develop a flexible and engaging shrub and vine collection. Applying horticultural display traditions—bedding and terracing—to a 3.5-acre irregularly shaped hillside, the project develops a contemporary, fully accessible framework for changing collections emphases, educational programs, and daily enjoyment. By fusing the primary concerns of topography, plant culture and habit, spatial character, and interpretation, the project advances the collaborative legacy of Charles Sprague Sargent and Frederick Law Olmsted."
– http://www.asla.org/awards/2007/07winners/457_rh.html
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- Architect: Maryann Thompson Architects
- Environmental/Civil Engineer: Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
- Geotechnical Engineer: Haley & Aldrich
- Structural Engineer: Arup
- Irrigation Design: Irrigation Consulting, Inc.
- General Contractor: Lee Kennedy Co., Inc.
- Landscape Contractor: ValleyCrest Landscape Development
- Masonry: M. F. Construction Corp
