Sasaki

Short description: American landscape architecture firm

Sasaki

Founded| 1953
Founder| Hideo Sasaki

Area served

| International
Services|

* Architecture
* Interior Design
* Planning and Urban Design
* Space Planning
* Landscape Architecture
* Ecology
* Civil Engineering
* Place Branding

Website| http://www.sasaki.com/

Sasaki is a design firm specializing in Architecture, Interior Design, Urban Design, Space Planning, Landscape Architecture, Ecology, Civil Engineering, and Place Branding.[1] The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, but practices on an international scale, with offices in Shanghai,[2] and Denver, Colorado,[3] and clients and projects globally.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Milestones
* 3 Awards and recognition
* 4 Research
* 5 Select projects
* 6 Gallery
* 7 References

## History

Sasaki was founded in 1953 by landscape architect Hideo Sasaki while he served as a professor and landscape architecture chair at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.[4] Sasaki was founded upon collaborative, interdisciplinary design, unprecedented in design practice at the time,[5] and an emphasis on the integration of land, buildings, people, and their contexts.[6]

Through the mid to late 1900s, Sasaki designed plazas (including Copley Square),[7][8] corporate parks, college campuses, and master plans, among other projects.[4]

The firm includes a team of in house designers, software developers, and data analysts who support the practice.[9] Today, Sasaki has over 300 employees across its diverse practice areas and between its two offices.[10] The firm engages in a wide variety of project types, across its many disciplines.

## Milestones

In 2000, in honor of the passing of the firm's founder, the family of Hideo Sasaki together with Sasaki and other financial supporters, established the Sasaki Foundation.[11] The foundation, which is a separate entity from Sasaki, gives yearly grants, supporting community-led research at Sasaki.[12] In 2012, Sasaki opened an office in Shanghai to support the firm's work in China and the larger Asia Pacific region.[2]

In 2018, Sasaki opened the Incubator, a coworking space designed by and located within the Sasaki campus, which houses the Sasaki Foundation as curator of programming.[13] The 5,000 square-foot space is home to several like-minded non-profits, organizations, and individuals.[11]

In 2020, Sasaki established a new office in Denver, Colorado, marking the firm's third physical studio location.[14] Opening an office in Denver, a region where Sasaki has been working since the 1960s, positions Sasaki to deliver on projects across western North America.

## Awards and recognition

In 2007, Sasaki was honored as the American Society of Landscape Architects firm of the year.[15] In 2012, Sasaki won the American Planning Association firm of the year award.[16]

Sasaki has earned numerous consecutive Pierre L'Enfant International Planning awards from the American Planning Association.[17][18][19][20] In 2017, two of the five annual finalists for the Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence were Sasaki projects: the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building (Boston, MA)[21] and the Chicago Riverwalk both were recognized as silver medalists.[22] Sasaki has been named a top 50 firm by Architect Magazine numerous times.[23][24]

The firm has been recognized by the Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), American Planning Association (APA), American Institute of Architecture (AIA), Society for College and University Planning (SCUP), Urban Land Initiative (ULI),[25] Dezeen,[26] and Fast Company, among others.

## Research

Notable Sasaki-sponsored research projects include Sea-Change Boston (2016 ASLA Honor Award),[27] Shifting Gears: An Urbanist's take on autonomous vehicles (2019 Fast Company honorable mention),[28] Understanding Homelessness,[29] and Where Design Meets Play.[30]

## Select projects

Sasaki has a large portfolio of work, which includes:

* Charleston Waterfront Park; Charleston, SC
* 2008 Beijing Olympic Green; Beijing, China[31]
* Bruce C. Bolling Building (with Mecanoo Architecten); Boston, MA[32]
* Chicago Riverwalk; Chicago, IL (Phases 2 and 3)[33]
* Universidad de Lima Masterplan; Lima, Peru[34]
* Nord Family Greenway; Cleveland, OH[35]
* Zidell Yards Masterplan; Portland, OR[36]
* Middlebury College Virtue Fieldhouse; Middlebury, VT
* Microsoft New England Research and Development Center (NERD); Cambridge, MA
* Chengdu Panda Reserve; Chengdu, China
* Bonnet Springs Park; Lakeland, FL
* Tecnologico de Monterrey new main library; Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
* Wuhan Yangtze Riverfront Park; Wuhan, China[37]
* Clemson University Core Campus Dining Facility; Clemson, SC
* Wolverine Worldwide; Waltham, MA
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Master Plan Update; Blacksburg, VA
* Sacred Heart University Martire Business and Communications Center; Fairfield, CT
* The Lawn on D; Boston, MA
* University of Washington Campus Master Plan and Innovation District Framework; Seattle, WA
* Smale Riverfront Park; Cincinnati, OH
* Salisbury University Patricia R Guerrieri Academic Commons; Salisbury, MD
* Dar Ul-aman and Massoud Corridor Districts; Kabul, Afghanistan
* The Incubator at Sasaki; Watertown, MA[38]
* Georgetown University Pedro Arrupe, S.J. Hall; Washington D.C.
* Boston City Hall Plaza; Boston, MA[39]
* Denver Airport Strategic Plan; Denver, CO[40]
* Lincoln Memorial Landscape and Reflecting Pool; Washington D.C.
* Greenwich Academy Masterplan; Greenwich, CT
* 798 Arts District Plan; Beijing, China[17]
* The Lawrenceville School Masterplan and Implementation; Lawrenceville NJ
* 401 Congress Street; Boston, MA[41]

## Gallery

* Bruce C Bolling Building (with Mecanoo Architecten); Boston, MA

* Lincoln Memorial Landscape and Reflecting Pool; Washington D.C.[42]

* Bonnet Springs Park; Lakeland, FL[43]

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Chengdu Panda Reserve; Chengdu, China[44]

* Universidad de Lima Masterplan; Lima, Peru[45]

* Wuhan Yangtze Riverfront Park; Wuhan, China[46]

* Charleston Waterfront Park; Charleston, SC

## References

1. ↑ Adona, Nadia (2015-12-08). "Sasaki Associates" (in en). https://segd.org/sasaki-associates.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sasaki opens office in Shanghai" (in en). Building Design + Construction. https://www.bdcnetwork.com/sasaki-opens-office-shanghai.
3. ↑ Rodriguez, James (2020-10-22). "Global design firm plants flag in Denver with new office". Denver Business Journal (Denver). https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2020/10/22/sasaki-opens-denver-office.html. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Raver, Anne (2000-09-25). "Hideo Sasaki, 80, Influential Landscape Architect, Dies" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/25/arts/hideo-sasaki-80-influential-landscape-architect-dies.html.
5. ↑ Simo, Melanie (2001). The offices of Hideo Sasaki: a corporate history. Washington, D.C.: Spacemaker Press. ISBN 1888931221.
6. ↑ "Hideo Sasaki | The Cultural Landscape Foundation". https://tclf.org/pioneer/hideo-sasaki.
7. ↑ "A Unique Job: Expanding a Famed Architect's Legacy". The Boston Globe (Boston, MA). 2017-10-24. https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P4-1954151614.html.
8. ↑ Sasaki, Dawson (1858). Copley Square. http://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/28767. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
9. ↑ "Building with Big Data and High Tech" (in en-US). 2018-10-29. https://urbanland.uli.org/planning-design/building-with-big-data-and-high-tech/.
10. ↑ "Sasaki Associates Inc - Company Profile and News". https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/9274546Z:US.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Sasaki Hires Alexandra Lee as the First Executive Director of the Hideo Sasaki Foundation and Curator of New Incubator" (in en-US). 2017-10-05. https://bostonrealestatetimes.com/sasaki-hires-alexandra-lee-as-the-first-executive-director-of-the-hideo-sasaki-foundation-and-curator-of-new-incubator/.
12. ↑ "Sasaki Foundation 2019 Design Grants Open House | StartHub". https://starthub.org/events/sasaki-foundation-2019-design-grants-open-house.
13. ↑ "Incubator At Sasaki". http://incubatoratsasaki.com/.
14. ↑ "Global Design Firm Sasaki Opens New Denver Office to Expand Western U.S. Reach". Cision (PR Newswire). 2020-09-22. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-design-firm-sasaki-opens-new-denver-office-to-expand-western-us-reach-301135323.html. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
15. ↑ "2007 The Landscape Architecture Firm Award Recipients | asla.org". https://www.asla.org/AwardRecipient.aspx?id=3624.
16. ↑ "Sasaki Associates, Inc.". https://www.planning.org/awards/2012/sasaki.htm.
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "798 Arts District". https://www.planning.org/awards/2018/798arts/.
18. ↑ "National Planning Achievement Awards 2016". https://www.planning.org/awards/2016/achievement.htm.
19. ↑ "Tecnológico de Monterrey Urban Regeneration Plan". https://www.planning.org/awards/2015/monterrey.htm.
20. ↑ "The Songzhuang Arts and Agriculture City". https://www.planning.org/awards/2014/songzhuang.htm.
21. ↑ "Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building" (in en-US). http://www.rudybruneraward.org/winners/bruce-c-bolling-building/.
22. ↑ Strong, Symone (February 10, 2017). "Finalists for the 2017 Rudy Bruner Award Announced" (in en-us). Architect Magazine (American Institute of Architects). https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/finalists-for-the-2017-rudy-bruner-award-announced. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
23. ↑ "The 2018 Architect 50" (in en-us). Architect Magazine (American Institute of Architects). November 7, 2018. https://www.architectmagazine.com/architect-50/2018/. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
24. ↑ Kolson Hurley, Amanda (December 22, 2014). "The 2011 Architect 50" (in en-us). https://www.architectmagazine.com/architect-50/2011/.
25. ↑ "Finalists Named for 2019 ULI Global Awards for Excellence" (in en-US). 2019-05-15. https://urbanland.uli.org/planning-design/finalists-named-for-uli-2019-global-awards-for-excellence/.
26. ↑ "Finalists Named for 2019 ULI Global Awards for Excellence" (in en-US). 2019-05-15. https://urbanland.uli.org/planning-design/finalists-named-for-uli-2019-global-awards-for-excellence/.
27. ↑ "Sea Change: Boston | 2016 ASLA Professional Awards". https://www.asla.org/2016awards/172819.html.
28. ↑ Clendaniel, Morgan (2019-04-08). "World Changing Ideas 2019: All the winners, finalists, and honorable mentions" (in en-US). https://www.fastcompany.com/90329244/world-changing-ideas-2019-all-the-winners-finalists-and-honorable-mentions.
29. ↑ Misra, Tanvi (7 April 2017). "Mapping America's Homelessness Crisis" (in en). Bloomberg.com. https://www.citylab.com/housing/2017/04/map-america-homeless-crisis/522339/.
30. ↑ "Where Design Meets Play" (in en-US). 2017-06-28. https://designmuseumfoundation.org/blog/2017/06/28/where-design-meets-play/.
31. ↑ "Master plan for Beijing Olympics". 2003-03-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/front_page/2890191.stm.
32. ↑ "Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building / Mecanoo + Sasaki Associates" (in en-US). 2015-04-29. http://www.archdaily.com/624560/bruce-c-bolling-municipal-building-mecanoo-sasaki-associates/.
33. ↑ "Chicago Riverwalk | State Street to Franklin Street | 2018 ASLA Professional Awards". https://www.asla.org/2018awards/453251-Chicago_Riverwalk.html.
34. ↑ "Sasaki Designs a New Progressive Master Plan and Four New Buildings for the Universidad de Lima" (in en-US). 2019-07-30. https://www.archdaily.com/922025/sasaki-designs-a-new-progressive-master-plan-for-the-universidad-de-lima.
35. ↑ "The Nord Family Greenway" (in en-us). Architect Magazine (American Institute of Architects). May 24, 2016. https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/the-nord-family-greenway_o. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
36. ↑ Scott, Aaron. "New Development Could Transform Portland's Arts Landscape (And Its Skyline)" (in en). https://www.opb.org/news/article/art-space-zidell-yards-portland-oregon-omsi-ohsu/.
37. ↑ "Sasaki Transform the Yangtze Waterfront with Flood-Friendly Masterplan" (in en-US). 2019-01-31. https://www.archdaily.com/910565/sasaki-transform-the-yangtze-waterfront-with-flood-friendly-masterplan.
38. ↑ "Sasaki launches an incubator and hosts its second annual hackathon" (in en-US). 2018-07-18. https://archpaper.com/2018/07/sasaki-launches-incubator-hosts-second-annual-hackathon/.
39. ↑ "Sasaki Is Redesigning City Hall Plaza for the Masses" (in en-US). 2019-08-21. https://www.bostonmagazine.com/property/2019/08/21/sasaki-city-hall/.
40. ↑ "Boston Society of Landscape Architects – Announcing 2018 BSLA Design Awards" (in en-US). https://bslanow.org/uncategorized/announcing-2018-bsla-design-awards/.
41. ↑ "401 Congress". http://401/ Congress.
42. ↑ "Lincoln Memorial Grounds | The Cultural Landscape Foundation". https://tclf.org/landscapes/lincoln-memorial-grounds.
43. ↑ Binz, Svenja. "Florida gets its very own 'Central Park' - Topos" (in en-US). Topos Magazine. https://www.toposmagazine.com/bonnet-springs-park/.
44. ↑ "Sasaki Designs a Panda Reserve in Chengdu, China to Aid Wildlife Preservation" (in en-US). 2018-10-29. https://www.archdaily.com/904838/sasaki-designs-a-panda-reserve-in-chengdu-china-to-aid-wildlife-preservation.
45. ↑ "Sasaki Designs a New Progressive Master Plan and Four New Buildings for the Universidad de Lima" (in en-US). 2019-07-30. https://www.archdaily.com/922025/sasaki-designs-a-new-progressive-master-plan-for-the-universidad-de-lima.
46. ↑ "Sasaki Transform the Yangtze Waterfront with Flood-Friendly Masterplan" (in en-US). 2019-01-31. https://www.archdaily.com/910565/sasaki-transform-the-yangtze-waterfront-with-flood-friendly-masterplan.

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