Entries Tagged as 'landscape architecture'

Olmsted’s Gift of Magnificent Places

May 30th, 2022 · No Comments · Beyond Gotham

Consider what Frederick Law Olmsted created in his lifetime. Central Park is the most iconic, the beautiful jewel “Greensward” that Olmsted and his partner, the architect Calvert Vaux, designed and created over 18 years, 1858 to 1876. After the Civil War, Olmsted reunited with Vaux to plan and fashion the gem of Prospect Park as […]

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NYC’s Sunset Spots: Brooklyn Bridge Park

February 14th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Explore New York

In a city that is perpetually in motion, a sunset is an irresistible invitation to become still. Our days often have an agenda. Our walks are often preoccupied. But then it happens: At dusk the sun, sky, and water begin their dance of countless subtle movements. In New York’s open spaces edged by sky and […]

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NYC’s Great Sunset Spots: Gantry Plaza

January 23rd, 2010 · 8 Comments · Explore New York

Many associate the term “big sky” with America’s West, Montana especially, where you can stand in the middle of a vast, unspoiled land, breathe deeply, and take in the wide-open sky. Who would think of New York City in this context? Believe it or not, New Yorkers have their own places to search out “big […]

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A Summer Walk at the Irish Memorial

July 10th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Explore New York

“Could it be possible that a landscape might have a deep friendship with you? That it could sense your presence and feel the care you extend towards it?” John O’Donohue Beauty: The Invisible Embrace If we are blessed with such kinship, then the Irish Hunger Memorial is a place of its embrace. This small. lush […]

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Springtime at the Irish Hunger Memorial

April 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Explore New York

New York City may seem like a curious place to go looking to see gorse, the small shrub that thrives in rural fields and along hillsides, its yellow flowers rippling across the countryside in spring. But there’s at least one sure place I’ve enjoyed the sight of it in New York – the Irish Hunger […]

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