Today, April 26, 2022, in honour of the bicentennial of the birth of
Frederik Law Olmsted, the most revered figure in the history of American landscape architecture, The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) unveiled
What's Out There Olmsted a wonderfully illustrated digital guide to more than 300 North American landscapes designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (a 2:37-minute video below offers a preview of the content).
Olmsted, Sr. is well known as the co-designer of
New York City’s iconic Central Park, but his legacy, and that of his successor firms, is vast.
Featuring landscapes from Maine, Massachusetts, Illinois, Canada, his home state of Connecticut, and 26 others, the guide offers a mapping system and database with important biographical information nearly 100 biographical entries about the Olmsted family and the firm’s many employees, consultants, and collaborators, and even details about works of his successor firms.