Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.

Boston's Emerald Necklace Waits for its Saviour

As urban parks across the country are being created and refurbished thanks in large part to private philanthropy (e.g. the High Line and Millennium Park), Charles Birnbaum asks who will come to the rescue of Boston's famed Emerald Necklace.
4 February 2012 - 5:00am
Huffington Post

A Blueprint For Making Cities Efficient, Sustainable And Livable

Nicolai Ouroussoff, architecture critic for The New York Times, argues that the time is right for a new vision of rebirth for America's ailing cities. He applies this new vision to the challenges of New Orleans, Los Angeles, the Bronx, and Buffalo.
30 March 2009 - 10:00am
The New York Times

Residents Fuming As Housing Threatens Park

A master-planned community in Baltimore is up in arms over plans to replace the community's iconic country club parkspace with a senior housing center.
21 August 2008 - 5:00am
The New York Times
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