Studies on the Growth and the Development of Modern Public Parks

On Design of the Central Park, New York City

Abstract

This study deal with about some problems on design of the Central Park, New York City, but don't refer to its background and effects to future, therefore its substance is just an introduction of the Growth and the Development of Modern Public Parks.
First of all it explains the situation, the scale, the environment, the topography, the geological features, and the vegetation of the park land, and the terms of the Competition on the Park Planning offered by the Park Commissioners, then persuade on the idea and the character of“Greensward”plan.
1. Frederick Law Olmsted concluded that the origin of the term“park”is a hunting ground and its appearance is most suitable environment for beasts, same time for human life, and delightfuldelightfulness of an encounter of hunters in park apply to communication and recreation for city dwellers.
2. F.L. Olmsted thought that a basic idea of park design is a creation of“rural situation”, and he definitely expressed its situation by two types that is pastoral and woodland scenery. After all he created whole area as one work of art, ont merely reserve nature.
3. By most studies on adaptation of the sunken transfares, a certain person says that it is Olmsted's original idea or the other says that he imitates the underpass of Regent's Park Zoo, London. But his hint should be long and narrow boulevards of continental cities which resemble to the Park's rectangle area.
4. We can see some formal patterns in the Park. For instance, he planned the Mall for the reason of that it is most suitable feature for communication by people. And its succeible disposition benefit by the topography of the lower park.