American Larch Flashcards

1
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date when Frederick Law Olmsted first used the title Landscape Architect

A

May 1863

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2
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City plan designed by Pierre Charles L’Enfant, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson

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US Federal Capital

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3
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designer of US President’s House

A

James Hoban

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4
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designer of US Congress House

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William Thornton

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5
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Style indicated a gradual shift from geometric formal design to informal naturalesque images

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American Romantic

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6
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designer of Spring Grove Cemetery

A

David Bates Douglass

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7
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designer of Smithsonian Museum Grounds

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Andrew Jackson Downing

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8
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Park-like setting with relatively large private building lots, generous open space, and landscape amenities such as rolling topography, mature trees, and water bodies; planned with Romantic, Naturalistic, and Picturesque Style

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Suburban Residential

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9
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era when there’s a gradual shift away from reliance on the romantic styles toward more systematic and rational design methodologies

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American Enlightenment

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10
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a series of parks designed by FLO Sr. and FLO Jr. in Boston; includes the Fens and Back Bay

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Emerald Necklace

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11
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Urban Designer for Boston Metropolitan Park District

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Charles Eliot

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12
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one of the female landscape icons who established themselves

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Marian Coffin

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13
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era of the US industrial expansion; allowed its emergence as a world leader in technology and invention

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Industrial Expansion

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14
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École des Beaux-Arts. A premium architecture school in Paris, France founded by Jules Cardinal Mazarin and sponsored by the Government

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Beaux Arts

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