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Activity 1 – Parks as Public Spaces of Repose
“…the enjoyment of scenery employs the mind without fatigue and yet exercises it, tranquilizes it, and yet enlivens it; and thus through the influence of the mind over the body, gives the effect of refreshing rest and reinvigoration to the whole system”. Frederick Law Olmsted, 1865
Parks are places to walk, sit, picnic, garden, recreate, end enjoy being outside. Parks are places of repose outdoors, with public, semi public, and even private places to sit alone, together, and even in groups.
Review
Explore
- All National Parks
- ASLA Revitalizing Communities with Parks
- Atlanta's Linear Olmsted Parks
- A Wealth of Nature
- Buffalo Parks Olmsted Lefacy
- Capital Grounds, Washington DC, by Olmsted
- Chicago Parks
- Elmerald Necklace Conservatory
- Find A Park
- Find a State Park
- Fort Wayne Parks
- Greater London National park map
- London Green Roofs, Green Spaces, Forests
- New York City Parks
- NYC Central Park
- Oldest Parks in the World
- Olmstead Parks Louisville
- Olmsted 200
- Olmsted's Lake Park Milwaukee
- Open Outdoors for Kids
- Paris Green Spaces Map
- Paris Park Bercy
- Paris Park Citroen, Paris, Patrick Berger, Gils Clement Landscape Architects
- Paris Park La Villette Bernard Tschumi Architect
- Park Guell and Other Barcelona Parks
- Roberto Burle Marx Brazilian Landscape Architect of Parks
- San Francisco Parks Public Accessibility Score
- The TRUST for PUBLIC LANDS: Turning School yards into Community Parks
- Thomas Little Plant Whisperer UrbanGreenGardens
- Urban Parks In America
- Walter Hood
Relate
- Electric Light
- Ergonomics
- Experience Design
- Forests
- Grass
- Green Cities
- Green Roofs
- Green Streets
- Growing food
- Historic Preservation
- Lakes
- Nature Play
- Pavilions
- Playscapes
- Pocket Parks
- Public Space
- Rain Gardens
- Rivers
- School Gardens
- Site Analysis
- Site Programming
- Smart Cities
- Smart Grid
- Soil
- Soundscapes
- Streets
- Sunlight
- Tree Identification
- Urban Design
- Water
- Watershed
- Well Being