Category: Olmsted & the Olmsted Firm

Professor Yvonne Elet recounts the Olmsted legacy at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY.

Originally posted to the New York State Urban Forestry Council's blog, this piece by Michelle Sutton explores Olmsted's lesser-known connections with cities and towns of Upstate, NY.

In a new manuscript, urban planner Don Poland explores the influence of Horace Bushnell on Frederick Law Olmsted during his formative early years in Hartford.

Glorious – and underappreciated – designed landscapes by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and the Olmsted Brothers Firm make Utica a very special community in central New York.

Among those who study the work of Olmsted, there is a growing consensus that Olmsted’s experiences in the South had a profound impact on his later career as a landscape architect who would design some of the nation’s most beloved parks.

Each month between now and the July 31 HALS Challenge deadline, ASLA will be showcasing historic landscapes relevant to this year’s theme— Olmsted Landscapes. First up, Mountain View Cemetery!

The American Society of Landscape Architects is currently accepting proposals for the 2022 Conference on Landscape Architecture in San Francisco, California, November 11-14, 2022.

The Friends of Fairsted are pleased to announce that they are now accepting applications for the Charles E. Beveridge Research Fellowship. Applications are due April 30, 2022, with notification to applicants on June 1, 2022.

Olmsted's Never-Built Retreat: The Story of the U.S. Capitol's South Summerhouse

Former Rep. Doug Bereuter, the first professional urban planner ever elected to Congress, recounts how he and other U.S. Representatives helped establish the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site to honor the founder of landscape architecture and urban planning.

Designer Tommy Matthews explores the landscape legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. in Denver and the Rocky Mountains.

Judith Tankard, landscape historian and biographer of Beatrix Farrand, sheds light on the interactions of Farrand and Frederick Law Olmsted in the 1890s.

Celebration partner All Hallows Guild examines the Olmsted legacy in the nation’s capital at its annual meeting.

Two observatories – one focused on astronomy and the other on the weather – are being restored, along with their Olmsted landscapes, in time for 2022.

Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. (1822-1903) is one of my favorite figures in American history. Not only was he the nation’s pre-eminent landscape architect, but he made significant contributions as an author, conservationist, abolitionist, and social reformer. Frederick Law Olmsted and his sons–the Olmsted Brothers–had important ties with Chicago that are often overlooked.  At 6:00 p.m., […]