About the Olmsted Legacy - National Association for Olmsted Parks. Beginning in 1857 with the design for Central Park in New York City, Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903), his sons and successor firm created designs for more than 6,000 landscapes across North America, including many of the world's most important parks. Olmsted’s remarkable design legacy includes Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Boston’s Emerald Necklace, Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, Mount Royal in Montreal, the grounds of the United States Capitol and the White House, and Washington Park, Jackson Park and the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago. Olmsted’s sons were founding members of the American Society of Landscape Architects and played an influential role in the creation of the National Park Service. New York City MegaCities Documentary. Rooftop Bars NYC - Best Summer Spots 2013.
The Untouristy Guide to the Holidays in New York. 40 Secret Gardens, Parks And Green Spaces Hidden Across NYC - The Great Outdoors. Alice Austen House The Gothic cottage and garden that was home to Victorian-era rebel Alice Austen, who was one of America's first female photographers, also has views of lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Verrazzano Bridge. Atrium at the Ford Foundation Within the 160-foot-tall glass atrium at the Ford Foundation's headquarters is a seriously awesome conflagration of oversized, subtropical foliage. Seriously, it's hard to tell that you're inside, let alone a few blocks from the madness of Grand Central. Old Stone House Park The Old Stone House is reconstruction of the 1699-built Vechte-Cortelyou House, which served as a crucial site in the Revolutionary War's Battle of Brooklyn and, later, became the original home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum Narrows Botanical Garden Alice's Garden In the fall of 2012, a crew of volunteers rehabilitated a decrepit neighborhood garden whose caretaker, Alice, had passed away two years prior. Sutton Place Park Queensway Sakura Park Brook Park. Eric Demby Jonathan Butler Smorgasburg Brooklyn Flea. Brooklyn Named to List of Top 10 Green Roof Cities | gbNYC Real Estate Group | Commercial Real Estate & Green Buildings in New York City. In good news for green building across Kings County, Brooklyn has placed fourth on a recent list of cities ranked by square footage of green roofs. Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (“GRHC”) recently released the results of its 2007 Green Roof Survey, which collects data on the size, composition, and location of green roofs in North America. The survey, which GRHC has been conducting annually since 2004, placed Brooklyn at number 4 on the list of the top 10 green roof cities, with 102,908 square feet of green roofs implemented in 2007.
Chicago came in first for the fourth year in a row with 517,633 square feet. GRHC points to Chicago’s policies that support the creation of green roofs, such as F.A.R. bonuses and tax increment financing, as the reason for their repeated superior ranking. 1. About gbNYC gbNYC is a multi-disciplinary consulting and real estate services firm. September 11 attacks.