CENTRAL PARK

SUBMITTED BY:- BHRIGU,KIRAN

• 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
LASKER RING AND POOL

THE GREAT LAWN

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 SECONDARY ROADS
TERTIARY 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
file:///D:/semester%202/central%20park/Creating_Central_Park.pdf
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https://pixabay.com/images/search/central%20park/
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