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Charles E. BeveridgeFrederick Law Olmsted: The Seven S’s of Olmsted Design
Seven key principles shaped Frederick Law Olmsted’s work. -
Olmsted in the ArtsThe Writing Life of Frederick Law Olmsted
Landscape architect and Harvard University professor Sara Zewde on Frederick Law Olmsted’s “Southern Chronicles” and the lessons his writings about... -
Charles E. BeveridgeEditing the Olmsted Papers Project
The Frederick Law Olmsted Papers and the Restoration of Olmsted's Parks. -
Olmsted & the Olmsted FirmThe 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... -
Charles E. BeveridgeFrederick Law Olmsted: His Essential Theory
Despite his late commitment to landscape design, Olmsted's ideas on the subject had taken form long before he thought of... -
Charles E. BeveridgeFrederick Law Olmsted: His Design Principles
Throughout his career, Frederick Law Olmsted created hundreds of works of landscape architecture. But his legacy goes far beyond these... -
Olmsted & the Olmsted FirmThe Olmsted Firm— An Introduction
In this reprinted article, Charles E. Beveridge walks us through the evolution of the Olmsted firm.
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