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Lecturer Kenneth I. Helpland uses Boston's Emerald Necklace as a case study to explore Olmsted's philosophies and practices.
The father of American landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted provided pastoral relief for the big-city stresses of the lates 1800s. Along the way he set the standard for restorative and picturesque open space design, one still modeled today. His commissions included New York City's Central Park, the Biltmore Estate and the U.S. Capital grounds.
Lecturer Kenneth I. Helpland will use Boston's Emerald Necklace as a case study to explore Olmsted's philosophies and practices. He will draw parallels to open spaces in Los Angeles and Pasadena.
Kenneth Helphand is a professor of landscape architecture at the University of Oregon. He is the author of a number of books and a frequent lecturer.
The Gamble House, a National Historic Landmark, is owned by the City of Pasadena and operated by the University of Southern California and is open for public tours.
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