And those problems were the reason Frederick Law Olmstead's ideas about urban planning and landscape architecture captured the attention of city officials. "Cities were expanding rapidly ...

Frederick Law Olmsted was America's first landscape architect (a term he invented), and Central Park was his first great work. After designing it in 1858, he would go on to create many of the ...

Frederick Law Olmsted's vision of open spaces defines the American urban landscape. Olmsted, a man without any formal training in landscape architecture (there was none) designed Central Park ...

When 19th-century landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted was 14 years old, his natural affinity for the rural New England outdoors took a dangerous turn when a brush with poison sumac left him ...

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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — April 26, 2022 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted ... Olmsted is best known for his work as a 19th-century landscape architect. But the audio course, set ...

STOCKBRIDGE — The Laurel Hill Association has joined Olmsted 200, a nationwide bicentennial celebration of American landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted’s birthday, and will celebrate that ...