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Frederick Law Olmsted - Preview

Review the biography of the man who made public parks an essential part of American life.

Preview Season 1 Episode 1 Length 00:31 Premiere: 06/19/14

Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America

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Buffalo's Richardson Olmsted Complex

Clip Length 08:46 Premiere Date 05/04/15

Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America Trailer

Clip Length 02:01 Premiere Date 06/20/14

Frederick Law Olmsted - Preview

Preview Length 00:31 Premiere Date 06/19/14

The Campaign to Save the Olmsted Linear Park in Atlanta

Clip Length 03:58 Premiere Date 06/19/14

Changes and Challenges in Olmsted Parks

Clip Length 04:06 Premiere Date 06/19/14

The Fall and Rise of Central Park

Clip Length 03:05 Premiere Date 06/19/14

Olmsted and Chicago

Clip Length 06:30 Premiere Date 06/19/14

The Best Planned City in the World

Clip Length 13:38 Premiere Date 06/19/14

Photography and Design in Olmsted’s Boston Parks

Clip Length 02:08 Premiere Date 06/19/14

Louisville: From Olmsted to the 21st Century

Clip Length 03:24 Premiere Date 06/19/14

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Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America

Known as the father of American landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted made public parks an essential part of American life. He co-designed Central Park, designed the U.S. Capitol Grounds and created park systems in many U.S. cities, including Louisville, Kentucky. His efforts to preserve nature helped shape an "environmental ethic" decades before the modern environmental movement.

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