Posted in Historic Preservation, Parks on Apr 28th, 2010
On Friday, April 16th, the White House sponsored the America’s Great Outdoors conference which was promoted as a way to “address the challenges, opportunities and innovations surrounding modern-day land conservation and the importance of reconnecting Americans to the outdoors.” Here is a video of President Obama’s remarks at the conference or you can read them here.
By all reports [...]
Posted in Cities, General, Historic Preservation, Parks on Sep 23rd, 2009
Over the weekend I had the opportunity to attend the 2009 ASLA annual meeting in Chicago, and finally made my way to the south side to visit Jackson Park, one of Frederick Law Olmsted’s last great projects. I also attended an exceptional presentation of the history of the park and the the World’s Columbian Exposition [...]
Posted in Historic Preservation on Apr 13th, 2009
“If I have seen farther than others, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants,” is a quote attributed to Sir Isaac Newton. It was posted in my 10th grade social sciences class, and it is a thought that I often reflected upon when I otherwise probably should have been paying attention [...]
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