Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) designed New York City\'s Central Park, Brooklyn\'s Prospect Park, Chicago\'s South Park and Jackson Park, Montreal\'s Mount Royal Park, the park systems of Boston and Buffalo, and many others.
Olmsted was one of the most gifted of American.
He thus reinvented the American urban landscape as a democratic outdoor setting that encouraged a new kind of participation in City life.
But Olmsted also designed parkways and neighborhoods, reshaping cities around their parks.
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) designed New York City\'s Central Park, Brooklyn\'s Prospect Park, Chicago\'s South Park and Jackson Park, Montreal\'s Mount Royal Park, the park systems of Boston and Buffalo, and many others