Lost Landscapes

August 4, 2009
Sasaki and Collins Designed Landscape Destroyed
Chicago, Illinois

In advance of the 2016 Olympic Committee’s final announcement for a host city, the City of Chicago has moved forward with plans to demolish the Michael Reese Hospital Campus on Chicago’s South Side.

May 6, 2009
Walter Gropius’ Michael Reese Hospital Campus Threatened
Chicago, Illinois

The City of Chicago is moving forward with plans to demolish the Walter Gropius, Lester Collins, Hideo Sasaki Design designed-complex as part of its bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

February 15, 2009
John Handley High School
Winchester, Virginia

As part of a multi-phased plan, the Winchester Public School District in Virginia has undertaken renovations of its historic John Handley High School campus.

January 20, 2005
Modern-Era Dan Kiley Landscape Threatened at Lincoln Center
New York, New York

 The proposed master plan improvements include a number of very good elements, such as removing the bridge platform at 65th Street and opening up and pedestrianizing that corridor.

September 15, 2002
Skyline Park Design Threatened by Renovation
Denver, Colorado

Upon its dedication over 25 years ago, Skyline Park became a signature landmark for the City of Denver, CO. The park, an emblematic work by visionary landscape architect Lawrence Halprin, immediately grew to be a destination point for local residents, businesses, workers, and visitors to the city.

June 24, 2002
America's Front Lawn: U.S. Capitol Grounds
Washington, District Of Columbia

Designed between 1874 and 1892, Frederick Law Olmsted, the founder of the profession of landscape architecture, dedicated two decades to transform this important symbolic space into a landscape that melds the L'Enfant City Plan of 1791 into a procession of harmonious spaces embracing the Capitol building.

June 24, 2002
On the Waterfront: Christopher Columbus Park
Boston, Massachusetts

Designed in the mid-1970s by Sasaki Associates, this revolutionary design reclaimed Boston's harbor by commemorating its former industrial past.

June 6, 2002
How Soon We Forget: Skyline Park
Denver, Colorado

Designed by visionary Lawrence Halprin, Skyline Park has been ignored and mismanaged, and is in danger of being lost forever.