Green Roof and Infrastructure Team (GRIT): Creating Accessible Space for Nature and Green Infrastructure at an Urban School (Virtual)

Event Description

Sited at the threshold of Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood, the new Josiah Quincy Upper School (JQUS) is a showcase for equitable, community-focused, sustainable design as one of the first projects to open under the Green New Deal for Boston Public Schools initiative. Located opposite the Josiah Quincy Elementary School, the two structures form a gateway into Chinatown, establishing a notable academic presence.

Join us this month as we hear from the head of the Josiah Quincy Upper School and a couple of members of the design team about the recently completed project for Boston Public Schools. We will focus on and learn why an outdoor, vegetated, rooftop space is an integral programmatic element for this new school building located along the edge of Chinatown overlooking the Massachusetts Turnpike.

Presenters

Richard Chang, Esq. | Head of School, Josiah Quincy Upper School

Matt LaRue | Associate Principal, HMFH Architects

Uma Sekar & Tyler Cromleig | Landscape Architects, Arcadis IBI Group

Resources

HMFH/JQUS Project: https://www.hmfh.com/project/j...

Josiah Quincy Upper School: https://www.bostonpublicschool...

Arcadis | IBI: https://www.ibigroup.com/about...