Category: Olmsted & the Olmsted Firm
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Subdivisions and Suburban Communities
Taken from The Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted Firm 1857-1979, this article introduces the firm's subdivision projects.
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Grounds of Residential Institutions
Taken from The Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted Firm 1857-1979, this article introduces the firm's residential institution projects.
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Grounds of Public Buildings
Taken from The Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted Firm 1857-1979, this article introduces the firm's public grounds projects.
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Private Estates and Homesteads
Taken from The Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted Firm 1857-1979, this article introduces the firm's private estate projects.
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Cemeteries, Burial Lots, Memorials and Monuments
Taken from The Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted Firm 1857-1979, this article introduces the firm's cemetery projects.
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Grounds of Commercial and Industrial Buildings
Taken from The Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted Firm 1857-1979, this article introduces the firm's commercial and industrial building projects.
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Country Clubs, Resorts, Hotels and Clubs
Taken from The Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted Firm 1857-1979, this article introduces the firm's country club and hotel projects.
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Grounds of Churches
Taken from The Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted Firm 1857-1979, this article introduces the firm's church ground projects.
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Arboreta and Gardens
Taken from The Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted Firm 1857-1979, this article introduces the firm's arboreta and garden projects.
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Exhibitions and Fairs
Taken from The Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted Firm 1857-1979, this article introduces the firm's exhibition and fair projects.
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Miscellaneous Projects
Taken from The Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted Firm 1857-1979, this article introduces the firm's miscellaneous projects.
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The Olmsted Firm in Canada
Taken from The Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted Firm 1857-1979, this article introduces the firm's projects in Canada.
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The Olmsteds and the Development of the National Park System
Rolf Diamant— the co-author of "Olmsted and Yosemite: Civil War, Abolition, and the National Park Idea"— explores the Olmsted family's ties to the National Park Service.
Landscape Architecture & Design
Watch: Conference on Olmsted Campus Design
Frederick Law Olmsted and the Olmsted firm had an outsized influence on campus design, undertaking more than 400 commissions over a period of 100 years. In 2021, experts and practitioners examined this fertile field in a national conference recorded on C-SPAN.
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Creating a Seaside Wellness Trail at Bridgeport’s Seaside Park
In this richly–illustrated program, viewers learn more about Olmsted and Vaux’s only marine park in Bridgeport, CT.