Experiencing Olmsted: The Enduring Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted's North American Landscapes

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Arleyn Levee Charles Birnbaum

Experiencing Olmsted

The Enduring Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted's North American Landscapes

Arleyn Levee, Charles Birnbaum, Dena Tasse-Winter , The Cultural Landscape Foundation

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Timber Press
11 October 2022

Landscape art & architecture; History of the Americas; Landscape gardening

200 Iconic Landscapes That Define North America

Frederick Law Olmsted is the father of American landscape architecture. His firm, and the successor firms that sprung from it, worked through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to shape some of our most beloved green spaces, including national, state, and city parks, suburban neighborhoods, and academic campuses. He is most famous for creating New York s Central and Prospect Parks, Stanford University s campus, and the Capitol Grounds. What is less known and surprising about his legacy is that he worked widely across North America.

By highlighting 200 iconic landscapes, many of which are still open to the public today, Experiencing Olmsted brings a fresh approach to the firms

work and philosophy. It highlights not only grand city parks, but also other public venues born out of a desire for social equity. Olmsted was an early voice for parks as democratic spaces that could be reached on foot by a large percentage of any city s populace. He viewed parks as restorative places what he termed

the lungs of a city.

Brimming with contemporary and archival photography as well as original drawings and plans, this truly remarkable record brings these places to vivid life.

By: Arleyn Levee, Charles Birnbaum, Dena Tasse-Winter, The Cultural Landscape Foundation, Arleyn Levee
Imprint: Timber Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 256mm, Width: 218mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 1.400kg
ISBN: 9781643260365
ISBN 10: 1643260367
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 11 October 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

A non-profit established in 1998, The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) connects people to places. TCLF educates and engages the public to make our shared landscape heritage more visible, identify its value, and empower its stewards.

Reviews for Experiencing Olmsted: The Enduring Legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted's North American Landscapes

"""Experiencing Olmsted, profusely illustrated and expertly annotated, allows us to admire the full range of Olmsted's vision. This exceedingly beautiful volume makes us newly grateful that Olmsted persisted."" --The Wall Street Journal ""Abundant photographs, both vintage and contemporary, come alongside fascinating blueprints, drawings, and maps. The authors make a strong case for just how influential Olmsted's firm was...The result is a beautiful look at how some landmarks came to be."" --Publishers Weekly"