Olmsted had an amazing ideas of what park should look like in the city. When parks are in the city it can improve people well-being, and self-esteem. Olmsted created parks to benefit people but not helping the ecological of nature. Therefore, we are only one that is benefiting from the parks. He did help improving historical sites and neighborhoods by add parks and park systems in that area. For example, in Niagara Falls Olmsted fought against that industrial should not be on the banks of the Niagara Falls. Because people can have a good view of the Niagara Falls. Olmsted could have created parks that benefits nature and humans. So there can be a balance in the ecosystem. When Olmsted designed Manhattan Park he could have kept the massive
...c organization in his dual role as mayor and party chairman. He cultivated alliances with organized labor and industry that contributed to Chicago's renaissance at a time when other northern industrial cities were declining. He helped build the world's largest airport and tallest office building, a lakefront convention center, a governmental complex that would later bear his name, a Chicago campus for the state university, expressways, and mass transit lines. He is known by many as the best mayor Chicago may ever have.
Frank Lloyd Wright is one of America’s most influential architects that has left a legacy of structures that are collaged with Nature (Mead, 2014, February). Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, has left a legacy of tranquil spaces hidden within parks that are known for their “picturesque” qualities (Mead, 2014, January). These two men are completely different with the designs that they’ve created simply because they are using different mediums, but ultimately there aren’t a lot of contrasting elements to their designs. The similarities are evident when you begin to look at their main priority when designing; mental health and wellness. With health and wellness as a mutual focus it is easy to find that they had complementary design influences, theories, and design principles. To create a design that successfully helps to soothe the mind they both found that Nature is the best tool to use. This tool is now their unique contribution to design history, and as a result it stands out as something that today’s designers want to mimmic when focusing on mental health and wellness.
...on helped pass the Agricultural Labor Relations Act in California, the only law in the nation that protects the rights of farm laborers to unionize. But more than anything, I believe, his contribution to society has been his legacy of service to others and the commitment to social justice for communities fighting against inequalities.
The most prominent thing that he did was a visionary was the completion of the Panama Canal. Roosevelt saw a need for a shortcut from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean In the midst of pain and turmoil of the construction of the panama canal, Roosevelt bought the French rights to the construction and oversaw the construction to its completion. This canal promoted the economy for the whole world, and its creation decreased trade time and increased profits for the canal’s investors. Arguably, no other construction has made more of an impact on the American people.
...artists, he established the National Endowment for the Humanities and National Endowment for the Arts. He accomplished a great amount to help increase the well-being of all Americans no matter what race, religion or financial status. To this day, Americans are still benefiting from his dreams for Americans and his determination to make life better for all citizens.
During his first term he did a lot, he did everything he could to get our country out of the great depression. His efforts were not successful, but all that people cared about was that has was trying as hard as he could.In his first hundred days of office began by closing all banks until congress could pass a reform legislation. He also gave his famous fireside chats were he talked to the whole nation over the radio. In these fireside chats he told the country on what was going on and what he was doing at that time to help the country. He also created some of the most important programs for his
If it wasn't for John Muir we probably would not have the national park known as Yosemite. Some of his goals in the U.S. were the preservations of the national forests. He was an environmental philosopher and did well for the U.S. national parks. John Muir founded the Sierra Club, an American organization and the 211-mile trail called the Sierra Nevada was named in his honor.(John Muir, wikipedia) John Muir was a naturalist, he studied the history of the national parks in the United States. He also was an engineer, philosopher, writer, botanist, geologist, and an environmentalist.
“… It is apparent, then, that we cannot decide the question of development versus preservation by a simple referral to holy writ or an attempt to guess the intention of the founding fathers; we must make up our own minds and decide for ourselves what the national parks should be and what purpose they should serve.”-Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire
Without the overbearing presence of external stimulation, the park guest is provided a safe place to turn inwards and upwards. This is seen in the park’s scare use of raised landmarks, which create a clear, coherent outline of the park, without imposing too much on the park-goer surrounding (Moore, et al., p. 30). The selective choice of materials further perpetuates the simplicity that is extolled at Pulaski Park. By limiting the construction to “neutral” materials (i.e. wood, grass, pavement, and stone), the man-made landscape successfully pays homage to a natural one by focusing on it’s more subtle and elementary features. This phenomena is applied in the use of landforms, as seen with the gradual slope that bleeds into the wood stage (Moore, et al., p. 27). The overall layout of the park is easy to digest, it is straightford with clearly defined clusters, which relieves the park attendee from uncomfortable feelings of disorientation or confusion. The three cluster formation is outlined by the paved walk way which defines the individual enclosures and provides a clear
This mid to late-19th century account of an early Victorian (English) public park illustrates the change of function and transformation of the Victorian public park from its original role as an upper-middle class observatory of Nature to its redefinition as this class' s social observatory of the lower classes. Between the years of 1840 and 1860, the public park's role in the eyes of England' s upper crust changed drastically due to the economic and political structure of Victorian England during this time and J.M. Milton's quote reflects this reality.
For instance, Roosevelt created the New Federal Lands Act which was a reform to preserve the natural resources and nature. This law created one hundred and fifty national forests, protection of forty-two through one hundred and seventy-two wild acres, five national parks and fifty-one wildlife refuges; all of these serving the purpose of preserving the forest for as long as possible and awareness of preserving the animals that coexist with the human population in the United States. Not only are these reforms an act to combat against the rising industrialization, but also point to the fact that Roosevelt is the most progressive president in history due to the fact that he not only concentrated on improving the lives of people, but is also intent on preserving the earth itself; after all, only truly progressive people are willing to go the extra mile to protect what should be protected for the people and for the
This can be extrapolated to a community service as a recreational activity, where people have to interact and that way the life of a city becomes more outgoing. A dog park can be a good experience for dogs because they can feel the relaxing place where they do not have to use a leash, so they are free to move wherever they feel like inside the park. This situation can be helpful to the people, since they are free of worries of their dogs because a big, closed pet-friendly place would give them the confidence that there are no hazards, like vehicles, or any damage to the dog. Also, a dog park in the city would help to create friendship and an identity of community since dog owners do not have to go to other cities to enjoy these kind of parks. Instead, they can be part of an identity and recognize themselves in their own city.
But how does one even begin to fathom what makes a public space worthy to the users and the city? Is it purely the design of the building? Or is it the function of the building? Or is it in fact how the function of the desired spaces and the vision of the designer work together to create the experience?
Niagara Falls, one of the worlds greatest natural wonders, can only be described as breath taking. No matter what time of year, whether it’s the beautiful rainbows glistening in the mist, or the magnificent ice bridge created by the cold of winter, Niagara Falls always seems to amaze it’s viewers.
The success in transforming such a bleak area into the widely used park that it is today makes the Golden Gate Park a remarkable example of a successful redevelopment project that has grown to become a vital, essential part of a city's identity and unique