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A sketch of the Olmsted firm’s plan for the campus Washington University.
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Symposium: The Olmsteds and Campus Design

October 27, 2021
Duke University in DC
Washington, DC

In the wake of the Civil War, American universities emerged as important national institutions.  Olmsted believed that the physical environment of learning – buildings and grounds – played a significant role in the success of education.  He planned campuses for Cornell and Stanford and successor Olmsted firms undertook projects at scores of institutions including Duke, Sewanee, Colby […]

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