Union Point Featured on Chronicle
“You know the old saying ‘use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without?’ That applies to hand-me-down clothing and to places.” Offshoots recently completed construction documents for an upcoming phase of LStar’s Union Point that will be located on the corner of...
Free Stormwater Workshop on Cape Cod
The Association to Preserve Cape Cod has sponsored a free stormwater workshop to exlplore the opportunity to integrate phytoremediation and phytotechnologies into stormwater design. Kate will be presenting with Brian Kuchar from Horsley Witten Group on opportunities...
Bomb-Spotting Plants?
Want to learn more about plants that could detect explosives? This is an older article, but we just found out about these potential plants that elicit responses when TNT is around: https://www.wired.com/2011/01/grow-your-own-bomb-detector We're interested in Jane...
Kate Presenting at Mayors Institute on City Design
Kate will be presenting at the Mayors’ Institute on City Design on Friday, 23 September 2016, in Miami Beach. The Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) is a leadership initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the American Architectural...
Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Signage Project Installed
This summer Offshoots completed a comprehensive signage and wayfinding system for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts. The project included designing signage for camp property entries, regulatory road signs, welcome signs and wayfinding signs as well as...
PHYTO Book Reviewed in the Journal of Architectural Education
Review of PHYTO book just published in the Journal of Architectural Education. Thank you Frank Sleegers!! http://www.jaeonline.org/articles/reviews-books/phyto#/page1/
PHYTO Book Wins ASLA Honor Award
Thank you ASLA for honoring our book with an award today! We look forward to celebrating with the profession in October in New Orleans! https://www.asla.org/2016awards/172182.html https://www.amazon.com/Phyto-Principles-Resources-Remediation-Landscape/dp/0415814154...
Offshoots is Hiring – Join Our Team
Landscape Architectural Designer: 2 - 4 Years’ Experience Offshoots, Inc. seeks a landscape architecture candidate to join our Boston office team. Responsibilities will include all aspects of project design and implementation including: [unordered_list...
South End Installation
When the season is as busy as it has been, we often forget to post photos of our garden installations. We have just completed this formal South End project complete with granite edging and pavers, massed plants with high foliage contrast, formal fastigiate Hornbeam...
Kate’s Upcoming Speaking Engagements – BSA Urban Design Committee
Interested in Phytoremediation? Catch Kate speak and offer highlights from her PHYTO book on Thursday, July 28th at the BSA Space! This presentation, hosted by the Urban Design Committee, is free and open to the public. Click here for more information! 7/28- 6:30pm...