TY - JOUR
T1 - The prolific interpreter of the Olmsted vision
T2 - Frederick G. Todd, Canada’s first landscape architect
AU - Pollock-Ellwand, Nancy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/3/4
Y1 - 2019/3/4
N2 - For four years, Frederick G. Todd (1876–1948) studied and practiced with the Boston-based Olmsted Brothers, the seminal landscape architecture and town planning firm. The Olmsteds executed ambitious plans for parks, park systems, urban design, and suburban development according to the pioneering design principles of Frederick Law Olmsted Sr and his two sons, John Charles and Frederick Law Jr. In 1900, Todd left the firm to establish the first landscape architecture office in Canada. While Todd was deeply influenced by the ideas of Olmsted Sr and his sons, he arguably had more direct impact on Canadian city development than his mentors. Many Todd projects survive as treasured open spaces, and sought-after residential enclaves. However, despite Todd’s impressive career his reputation remains overshadowed by the legacy of the Olmsteds.
AB - For four years, Frederick G. Todd (1876–1948) studied and practiced with the Boston-based Olmsted Brothers, the seminal landscape architecture and town planning firm. The Olmsteds executed ambitious plans for parks, park systems, urban design, and suburban development according to the pioneering design principles of Frederick Law Olmsted Sr and his two sons, John Charles and Frederick Law Jr. In 1900, Todd left the firm to establish the first landscape architecture office in Canada. While Todd was deeply influenced by the ideas of Olmsted Sr and his sons, he arguably had more direct impact on Canadian city development than his mentors. Many Todd projects survive as treasured open spaces, and sought-after residential enclaves. However, despite Todd’s impressive career his reputation remains overshadowed by the legacy of the Olmsteds.
KW - Canada
KW - History
KW - landscape architecture
KW - legacy
KW - Olmsted
KW - Todd
KW - town planning
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U2 - 10.1080/02665433.2017.1389658
DO - 10.1080/02665433.2017.1389658
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85034249814
SN - 0266-5433
VL - 34
SP - 191
EP - 214
JO - Planning Perspectives
JF - Planning Perspectives
IS - 2
ER -