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Charles Eliot (November 1, 1859 – March 25, 1897) was an American landscape architect. Known for pioneering principles of regional planning, naturalistic systems approach to landscape architecture, and laying the groundwork for conservancies across the world.
Recognized primarily for his highly successful advocacy for regional park systems and landscape conservation planning, Charles Eliot is also known for his numerous publications, gathered in Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect, 1901.
Writings on Landscape Architecture. In addition to his practice, Eliot became a regular contributor of professional articles to Garden and Forest Magazine. In February 1890 he wrote a landmark article entitled “Waverly Oaks” to defend a stand of virgin trees in Belmont, MA.
Dec 2, 2008 · Charles Eliot, landscape architect, a lover of nature and of his kind, who trained himself for a new profession, practised it happily and through it wrought much good. by. Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926; Eliot, Charles, 1859-1897. Publication date.
Jan 29, 2024 · The Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) announces Niall Kirkwood as the Charles Eliot Professor of Landscape Architecture, effective January 1, 2024. Established in 1926 by alumni in honor of former Harvard president Charles William Eliot (AB 1853), this professorship recognizes Kirkwood’s 40 years of service to the University.
Jan 1, 1999 · Charles W. Eliot. The author of Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect, was his father, Charles W. Eliot (1834–1926), the dynamic, reforming president of Harvard College from 1869–1909. Having taken his family to Europe in the 1860s to study both laboratory practices and educational pedagogy, Eliot was appointed president of Harvard at age ...
Eliot was a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), and in 1982, was awarded the ASLA Medal, the organization's highest honor. He died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 93.
