What do New York’s Central Park and Boston’s Emerald Necklace have in common? First of all, these great parks are the work of Frederick Law Olmsted, visionary social reformer and founder of American ...

Frederick Law Olmsted designed Central Park, his first foray into creating public parks in urban spaces. He went on to design parks from the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., to Golden ...

The Delacorte, renovated for $85 million, welcomes back audiences for Shakespeare in the Park. It echoes the park’s ethos, our architecture critic says. By James Barron The Davis Center at the Harlem ...

Some Vermonters see it as a point of pride that the designer behind the grounds of Shelburne Farms, with its sinuous roads leading past planned fields, forests and Lake Champlain, was Frederick Law ...

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of landscape design great Frederick Law Olmsted, and the Prospect Park Alliance is celebrating his legacy with a mix of in-person and virtual events ...

Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. was the mastermind behind some of New York City’s most important parks and nature spots, as well as some more obscure locations. Olmsted, a Connecticut native who often ...

Central Park in New York is one of hundreds of landscapes featured in a new digital guide to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Frederick Law Olmsted Sr.'s birth. The name Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr.

Brooklyn's Prospect Park, designed by Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. (© Barrett Doherty/Courtesy The Cultural Landscape Foundation) Optimized for smartphone use, What’s Out There Olmsted ...

He’s probably best known as the codesigner of New York’s Central Park, but pioneering landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted left a legacy that touches nearly every corner of the United States. On ...

Milwaukee has an impressive park system, and that’s thanks in part to Frederick Law Olmsted. He was a pioneering landscape architect who is best known for designing Central Park in New York City, but ...

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