Frederick Law Olmsted’s Public Parks, Parkways and their influence on the Continent
- Luca Csepely-Knorr (Corvinus University of Budapest, Department of Garden and Open Space Design)
Abstract
The connections between European and American park design have been the subject of a considerable body of research (e.g. Bowe, 1995). However, relatively little has been written on the extent to which European public parks have exerted an influence on the development of American urban green spaces, and the reciprocal effect of these open spaces on European park design.
The main goal of this paper is to examine how Frederick Law Olmsted’s European travels influenced his planning concepts, what he considered as his precedents, and how he put these in practical uses. Adopting a continental point of view, the focus will be in particular on how Olmsted’s ideas developed from his European travels appeared in scholarly writings and designs, with a special focus on the Hungarian examples.
Keywords: greenways, frederick law olmsted, influence, park, parkways
How to Cite:
Csepely-Knorr, L., (2010) “Frederick Law Olmsted’s Public Parks, Parkways and their influence on the Continent”, Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning 3(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.7275/fabos.872
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