CENTRAL PARK
SUBMITTED BY:- BHRIGU,KIRAN
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Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26,1822–August 28, 1903)Was an American landscape architect
• He is popularly considered to be the father of American landscape architecture.
It is situated between 59th street and 110 street in the heart of New York city.
SITE ANALYSIS
The site is rectangular in shape .
The site measures 6 miles x 2.5 miles
SITE ANALYSIS • The site is surrounded by buildings like Guggen Heim Museum on upper East side • Frick college on middle of Nat- History stands on west side.
• Early in 1858 the Board of Commissioners launched a competition Olmsted was given the title Architect-in-Chief of Central Park, and Vaux was appointed Consulting Architect •
• Central Park is located on 843 acres of land the park, with a perimeter of 9.8km on the north to the south on the west to the east by 4km
In 1850, the land was occupied by free blacks and Irish immigrants Before the construction of the park could start, the area had to be cleared of its inhabitants. The area was treeless, rocky terrain. The park was established in 1858 on 843 acres (315 ha) of land acquired by the city.
CREATING CENTRAL PARK
PLAN BY JOHN RICK
Olmsted and Vaux won the design competition with their “Greensward Plan,” the last of thirty-two to be submitted. Two elements distinguished the Greensward design from those of their competitors
Aerial view
DOUGLASS CIRCLE
HARLEM MEER
DELECORTE THEATER
JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS RESERVOIR CONSERVATORY POND
HARLEM MEER
CONSERVATORY POND
DELECORTE THEATER
THE GREAT HILL
THE GREAT LAWN
LASKER RING AND POOL
BELEVEDERE CASTLE
METROPOLITIAN MUSEUM OF ART THE BOAT HOUSE
THE GREAT HILL
BELEVEDERE CASTLE
THE RAMBLE
BAND SHELL BELVEDERE LAKE
THE LAKE
BETHESDA FOUNTAIN AND TERRA
BETHESDA FOUNTAIN AND TERRACE
THE RAMBLE :-
GLENN SPAN ARCH
THE BOW BRIDGE :-
THE MALL IN SPRING
THE MALL IN AUTUMN
THE MALL IN WINTER
PRIMARY ROAD TERTIARY ROADS
SECONDARY ROADS
BICYCLE TRACKS AND PATHWAYS
PEDESTRIAN
TUNNEL
USE OF BRIDGES AND ARCHES
A BRIDGE IN CENTRAL PARK
WATER BODIES
BENCHES
PATHWAYS ARE MADE UP OF GRAWEL,STONES,CONCRETE
RAILINGS
SCULPTURES
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