Category: Landscape Architecture & Design

Located in the heart of Florida, Lake Wales has a rich Olmsted history. Lake Wales Heritage, the local conservancy, intends to bring FLO Jr.’s vision for the landscape back to life— all while introducing local students to landscape architecture.

Just in time for the summer season, Seaside Park’s long-awaited “park within a park” opens up in Bridgeport, CT.

Exploring the Olmsted Brothers impact on Birmingham, AL.

Olmsted relative and landscape architect Susan Olmsted recounts the magic of walking in her ancestor’s footsteps as she helps restore California’s Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias for future generations.

Author Justin Martin reflects on Frederick Law Olmsted's legacy for American Heritage Magazine in Volume 68, Issue 4.

Recently, Congress planted a Kentucky coffeetree to memorialize Frederick Law Olmsted's powerful impact on the U.S. Capitol Grounds and America's physical and social fabric.

Explore the landscapes of Olmsted and Vaux's iconic Central Park in New York City.

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.

In this republished article by Charles Beveridge, we explore the seven key principles that shaped Olmsted’s work.

In this republished article, Charles Beveridge explores how Olmsted's design principles continue to serve as a blueprint for landscape architects today.

Learn more about the design of the Stanford University in the late 19th Century.

John Olmsted explores Frederick Law Olmsted's design principles through a psychological lens.

Franklin Park, a neglected park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted as part of Boston’s famed Emerald Necklace, sees a comprehensive action plan after a three-year planning process.

Olmsted 200 has inspired a renewal of interest in Olmsted parks and places— and the principles behind them. This post showcases a sampling of the many magnificent investments that dedicated communities are making in their landscapes across the country.

Frederick Law Olmsted's legacy is an important one for landscape students in Taiwan. In this blog, the author explores how they can benefit from learning more about his life before Central Park.