About Us

Located in the heart of Boston, Brown, Richardson + Rowe practices landscape architecture, urban design, planning, and environmental analysis. We have completed a wide range of public and private projects including waterfront parks, rail trails, campus designs, multifamily housing complexes, transportation infrastructure improvements, and more. We are committed to the design of appealing, functional, and sustainable landscapes that meet the community's needs.

Using our passion and expertise, we have helped create dynamic, open spaces that strengthen urban ecosystems around the greater Boston area and foster equity and inclusion for communities that need it most. We are known for our ability to handle large complex projects with a creative approach. We stick to project deadlines and budgets to help our clients complete projects with success.

Our firm was founded in 1981 by Nina Brown and Clarissa Rowe, and they were joined in 1987 by Alison Richardson, whose name was added to the masthead in 2002. Together with Anna Cardone, Principal and Chief Financial Officer, and Dave Andrews, Principal Landscape Architect, we have run a successful women-owned business for over 40 years.

Proven Recognition

The Tremont, Mission Hill, MA
2024 Merit Award in the Block, Street, and Building Category, CNU Charter Awards

Frances Perkins Homestead, National Historic Landmark
Damariscotta, ME
2024 Honor Award, Maine Preservation

University of Massachusetts, Amherst North Chiller Plant, Amherst, MA
2019 Honor Award, Boston Society of Architects

Quequechan River Rail Trail, Fall River, MA
2018 Urban Open Space Award Finalist, Urban Land Institute

Lynn Common Bandstand Rehabilitation, Lynn, MA
2017 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award for “Best Landscape,” Preservation Massachusetts

Consolidated Rental Car Facility (ConRAC), East Boston, MA
2014 Grand Conceptor Engineering Excellence Award, American Council of Engineering Companies of MA

Brown, Richardson & Rowe, Inc., Boston, MA
2013 Award for being one the 100 fastest growing inner-city firms in the U.S.A., Initiative for a Competitive Inner City

Georges Island Visitor Center, Boston, MA
2011 Award, Rehabilitation/Restoration/Preserving Boston’s Architectural Heritage Award

Eldredge Library, Chatham, MA
2011 Chatham Preservation Award

Bremen Street Park, East Boston, MA
2010 Amanda Burden Urban Open Space Award Finalist, Urban Land Institute

Chestnut Hill Waterworks, Brighton, MA
2010 Housing Award, American Institute of Architects

Charles MGH MBTA Station, Boston, MA
2009 Award, Boston Preservation Alliance
2009 Accessible Design in Public Architecture Award, MAAB – Boston Society of Architects

Blue Cross Blue Shield, Hingham, MA
2008 Project of the Year, Associated Subcontractors of Massachusetts

Providence Waterfront Park, Providence, RI
2006 Winner, Design Competition

Russell Field, Cambridge, MA
2006 Silver Award, American Council of Engineering Companies

Nathan Tufts Park, Somerville, MA
2006 Olmsted Award for Excellence, Preservation Massachusetts
2004 Preservation Award, Massachusetts Historical Commission

Hall’s Pond Sanctuary, Brookline, MA
2004 Award, Preservation Commission

Blackwell Footpath at the Arnold Arboretum, Boston, MA
2002 Urban Design Award, Massachusetts Horticultural Society

Millennium Park, West Roxbury, MA
2001-2002 Award, Environmental Business Council
2001-2002 Award, Massachusetts Recreation and Park Association

Spectacle Island, Boston Harbor, MA
2000 Honor Award, Boston Society of Landscape Architects

Berklee School of Music Front Entry Design, Boston, MA
1995 Citation of Merit by the "Best 1995 Accessible Design Awards," Jury of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Boarding House Park, Lowell, MA
1995 Federal Design Achievement Award for the Lowell Performance Pavilion in Boarding House Park

Quinebaug River Trail Park, Killingly, CT
1995 The “Pride in a Quiet Corner” Award, Northeast Connecticut Visitors District

Lowell Canalway, Lowell, MA
1992 “Excellence on the Waterfront Award” Top Honor, The Waterfront Center

Who We Work With

Non-Profit Clients • Boston Harbor Now • Eldredge Public Library • Forest Hills Cemetery • Frances Perkins Center • Friends of Lake Quannapowitt • Garden of Peace • Historic New England • Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust • Paul Revere Memorial Association • Riverfront Recapture • Stonehurst • The Cambridge Homes • The Lowell Plan • The Trustees • Urban Edge

Corporate Clients • ADE Corporation • Barkan Management Company • Barnstable Municipal Airport • Blue Cross/Blue Shield of MA • Chatham Bars Inn • Cornis Associates • The Davis Companies • GLC Development Resources • Great Island Development Group • Hodan Property Management and Development • Kenmore Tower Corporation • Logan Airport • Mashpee Commons • Nautica Commons • Provincetown Municipal Airport • Raymond Property Company • Savenor’s Supply Company • Trinity Financial • Wall USA • Waterworks Park • Westfield Airport Commission

Architects • ADD Inc. • Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects • Arch 33 • Arrowstreet • Baker/Wohl Architects • Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype • Cambridge Seven Associates • DiMella Shaffer • Elkus Manfredi Architects • Fennick McCredie Architecture • Gund Partnership • Goody Clancy • Imai Keller Moore Architects • inForm Studio • Leers Weinzapfel Associates • Margulies Perruzzi Architects • McGinley Kalsow & Associates • Miller Dyer Spears • Perry Dean Rogers Partners Architects • Perry and Radford Architects • Prellwitz Chilinski Associates • SLAM Collaborative • Spencer, Sullivan & Vogt • The Architectural Team • Utile

Public Sector Clients • Boston Parks and Recreation Department • Boston Redevelopment Authority • City of Boston Public Facilities Department • City of Boston Transportation Department • City of Brockton • City of Cambridge Community Development • City of Cambridge Community Development Program of Public Space Partnerships • City of Chelsea • City of Everett • City of Fall River • City of Fitchburg • City of Hartford • City of Haverhill • City of Holyoke • City of Laconia • City of Leominster • City of Lowell • City of Lynn • City of Manchester • City of Methuen • City of New Bedford • City of Newburyport • Providence • City of Quincy • City of Somerville • ConnDOT • Department of Conservation and Recreation • Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance • Economic Development and Industrial Corporation • Laconia Parks and Recreation • Manchester Parks and Recreation Department • MBTA • Massachusetts Convention Center Authority • Massachusetts Department of Labor • MassDOT • EEOEA • Massport • MWRA • MassDevelopment • Mystic Valley Development • National Park Service • New Hampshire Fish and Game Department • Public Works Department • Rhode Island Department of Transportation • Town of Barnstable • Town of Bridgewater • Town of Brookline • Town of Danvers • Town of Hamilton • Town of Hudson • Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea • Town of Sheffield • Town of Wayland • Town of Wellesley • Town of Wilton • Town of Wolfeboro

Engineers • AECOM • Camp Dresser & McKee • Greenman-Pedersen • Hazen & Sawyer • HDR Engineering • Horsley Witten Group • HNTB Corporation • Jacobs Engineering Group • The Kleinfelder Group • Nitsch Engineering • PB World • Stantec • Tetra Tech • Weston & Sampson • WSP • Samiotes Consulting • Louis Berger • CDR Maguire • VHB • LeMessurier • Epsilon • STV