RIGHT HERE IN BROOKLYN
The unveiling of the new Native Flora Garden at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden last June was exhilarating. Tiny ferns, grasses, wildflowers, shrubs, trees, and several judiciously strewn lichen-covered logs brought to mind a walk on the plain, enlivened with rhythms that recalled the curves and loops of Abstract Expressionism. Arshile Gorky done up in Little […]
LALH Elects New President
LALH Elects New President In October, the LALH board of directors elected Daniel J. Nadenicek, ASLA, Dean of the College of Environmental Design at the University of Georgia, as its new president. “Dan is a highly respected author and landscape studies scholar, and he has been an engaged board member and advocate for LALH for […]
Photographing New York State Waterfalls
Photographing New York State Waterfalls Fearing that the galloping growth of American cities and industry would consume unique natural scenery, landscape architect Warren H. Manning (1860–1938) persuaded his wealthy clients Robert H. and Laura Treman of Ithaca, New York, to conserve a number of waterfalls and gorges for future generations. In a short time, these […]
Lecture and Film Premiere: SRO for Buffalo
Lecture and Film Premiere: SRO for Buffalo In late October, a standing-room-only crowd turned out at The Arsenal in Central Park for a lecture and premiere of the film The Best Planned City in the World: Olmsted, Vaux, and the Buffalo Park System. LALH and the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation cohosted […]
Olmsted Papers Volume VIII Has Landed
Olmsted Papers Volume VIII Has Landed Ethan Carr, FASLA, associate professor of landscape architecture at University of Massachusetts Amherst and one of the nation’s leading Olmsted scholars, edited the most recent volume of the Frederick Law Olmsted Papers, published in early November. Volume VIII: The Early Boston Years, 1882–1890, chronicles a significant period in Olmsted’s […]
Join LALH at ASLA Expo, Get New Member Bonus
Join LALH at ASLA Expo, Get New Member Bonus Stop by booth #314 on November 16–17 at the 2013 ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO in Boston. Become a member of LALH on the spot and get a $10 discount on any LALH book in the ASLA bookstore across the aisle. It’s all happening at the Boston Convention […]