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Cambridge Discovery Park (“CDP” or the “Park”), an approximately 30-acre office and laboratory campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is owned and managed by an affiliate of (The Bulfinch Companies ) (“Bulfinch”), a commercial real estate investment firm headquartered in (Needham, MA ). Bulfinch acquired the 60-year-old site in 2000 with plans to redevelop and reposition the tired office park into a world-class sustainable urban office and research campus. CDP, formerly known as Acorn Park, was the home of Arthur D. Little, an international management consulting firm, for nearly 50 years. The Park is master-planned for six different LEED-certified office and laboratory buildings totaling up to 820,000 sf and two structured parking garages. Today the Park consists of an abundance of green space with walking and bicycle trails as well as two buildings and a parking garage. More specifically: The Smithsonian Building at 150,000sf+/-; The Forrester Building at 200,000sf+/- (LEED Gold certified), and a 650+/- Car Parking Garage. Permits are in place for three to four additional buildings totaling 450,000sf+/- as well as a second structured parking garage. Cambridge Discovery Park and surrounding Alewife Brook Reservation represents one of the largest campuses in Cambridge (after Harvard and MIT) and is home to world-class tenants including Forrester Research, (The Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory ), Siemens, Pfizer, and (Genocea Biosciences ). The Park offers a unique combination of proximity to Boston and Logan airport via major routes (Route 2, Interstate 95/Route 128), views of the Boston skyline from the upper floors of buildings on site, public transportation (Alewife MBTA station), amenities and services in the immediate area, and an abundance of green space. ==History and original uses== The site of Cambridge Discovery Park was used for farming until 1950 when Arthur D. Little, Inc., the world's first management consultancy firm,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.adlittle.com/history.html )〕 which pioneered the concept of contracted professional services,〔Arthur D. Little〕 bought seven acres of the Massachusetts-owned farmland, and began construction of one of the first post-war suburban office parks. In 1953, the Park opened and was named Acorn Park, based on the Company’s motto: Glandes Sparge Ut Quercus Crescant—“Scatter Acorns That Oaks May Grow”,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/exhibits/adlittle )〕 and it grew to approximately 40 acres〔Arthur D. Little〕 as new buildings were added. With simple exteriors and austere interiors, the Park projected a utilitarian image for one of the world’s most productive industrial research centers. In total, Acorn Park consisted of 14 buildings and over 400,000sf with multiple surface parking lots. Arthur D. Little owned the site until 1999 and continued to occupy the site as a tenant until 2002. The original buildings at Acorn Park were demolished by Bulfinch over several years beginning in 2003 to allow for the revitalization of the property, including the restoration and preservation of neighboring wetlands. Today, a memorial stands on-site to commemorate the impact Arthur D. Little had on the community and the history behind it. This installation, situated among several acres of green space which was once an array of brick buildings and asphalt parking areas, features the original 1953 cornerstone of the initial Arthur D. Little building. In 2011, Bulfinch received a preservation award from the Cambridge Historic Commission for the construction of this memorial. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cambridge Discovery Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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