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Olmsted Network Announces 2026 Award Winners
Recognizing green space champions from coast to coast.
Research & Writings
Q&A with Author Francis R. Kowsky
A conversation with the author of Calvert Vaux: Landscape Architect.
Conservation & Advocacy
A Threat to Public Voice in Historic Preservation — And Why We’re Fighting It
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has voted to advance sweeping revisions to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
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Olmsted in the Arts
Painting Central Park: A Walk Through the Park with Artists
Roger F. Pasquier has been a regular visitor to Central Park since he was a baby in a perambulator. He is an art historian and ornithologist and author of several books, including Painting Central Park (Vendome Press 2015), which discusses and illustrates the rich history of artists depicting the park.
Olmsted & the Olmsted Firm
Arnold Arboretum Celebrates 150!
Arnold Arboretum celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2022. They celebrated this milestone with a wide array of public activities and events.
Reprints
A Grand Tour of Olmsted Parks and Planned Communities
Through Reprints, the Olmsted Network makes available excerpts from important original writings of the Olmsted firm.
Reprints
Walks and Talks of an American Farmer in England
Through Reprints, the Olmsted Network makes available excerpts from important original writings of the Olmsted firm.
Reprints
Exploring the Olmsted Brothers Planning Work Anchorage, KY and Palos Verdes, CA
Through Reprints, the Olmsted Network makes available excerpts from important original writings of the Olmsted firm.
Olmsted & the Olmsted Firm
Women and the Olmsted firm
Learn more about the women behind the Olmsted firm.
Olmsted Insider Newsletter
Watch Olmsted 200 on C-SPAN
This article was republished from our October 2022 newsletter.
Olmsted Insider Newsletter
NAOP to Receive BFLOParks Award
This article was republished from our September 2022 newsletter.
Landscape Architecture & Design
A Combination of Frederick Law Olmsted and Leland Stanford’s Minds
Learn more about the design of the Stanford University in the late 19th Century.
Advocacy
The Olmsted Network Joins Coalition to Protect West Potomac Park
At stake is not only West Potomac Park but the principle that America’s civic landscapes must be shaped through transparent, lawful, and public processes.
Defending America’s Civic Landscapes
The Olmsted Network joins the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s legal efforts to protect the integrity of the White House grounds.
White Stadium Case Heads to Massachusetts’ Highest Court
The Olmsted Network defends Boston’s Emerald Necklace—and public parks nationwide.
Olmsted & Friends
This series of interviews highlights the people who have long championed Olmsted and the Olmsted Network.
Olmsted & Friends Interviews
Olmsted & Friends: Meet David Price
David Price is due to retire in June 2026 after 39 years of service to Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, FL, overseeing the most significant period of growth in the landscape's 100+ year history.
Olmsted & Friends Interviews
Olmsted & Friends: Meet Christian Zimmerman
Over the course of 35 years, Christian Zimmerman oversaw the restoration of Olmsted’s Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY.
Olmsted & Friends Interviews
Olmsted & Friends: Meet Layla George
Layla George, Olmsted Network board member and former Olmsted Parks Conservancy President, shares her appreciation for Olmsted in this brief interview.
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