April is World Landscape Architecture Month (WLAM), a month long celebration of landscape architecture and designed public and private spaces. Established by the American Society of Landscape Architecture, WLAM aims to demonstrate how landscape architecture affects our daily lives.
I'll be posting some of NYC’s greatest places inspired by The Cultural Landscape Foundation's new “What’s Nearby” web mapping tool. The goal of this searchable, easy-to-navigate database is to raise public awareness of the rich diversity and inter-connectedness of our shared designed landscape heritage. Spanning over two centuries of North American landscape design, the What’s Out There® database is searchable by landscape name, locale, designer, type, and style. The ‘What’s Nearby’ feature also allows users to see the landscapes that are in close proximity to each other, regardless of the user’s location—perfect for research or for planning a day of exploring a city or region.
Find out what landscapes are around you at https://tclf.org/landscapes-near-you
Learn more about the great landscapes of New York City by following along this month on Twitter and Instagram. I will be sharing photos and fun facts all month long taking you on a journey of parks, gardens, greenspaces, plazas and public spaces in and around NYC.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jnitzky_nyc
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jnitzky/
Here is a taste:
Learn more about the great landscapes of New York City by following along this month on Twitter and Instagram. I will be sharing photos and fun facts all month long taking you on a journey of parks, gardens, greenspaces, plazas and public spaces in and around NYC.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jnitzky_nyc
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jnitzky/
Here is a taste:
#wlam2018 Day 1: Central Park's North Woods - One of my favorite parts of #CentralPark, it is a secluded woodland with peaceful trails for wildlife viewing. The Ravine is the heart of the North Woods and traverses around and over the Loch, a winding stream that connects The Pond to the Harlem Meer and has breathtaking cascades in between.
Landscape Architect: Frederick Law Olmsted, Calvert Vaux
More info:
#thisislandarch #whatsnearby #discoveryourland
Stay Tuned for more and get out and experience the landscapes around you!
Anxious to get your garden going this spring? Here are some great finds:
