DESIGNING FOR PEOPLE

Sage on designing advice from spaces some for masters public use: of garden design, ‘The represent park and has been recall established the absent country.’ in the city to Jens Jensen (1860-1951), Danish-American naturalistic planting pioneer. ‘It should be a ground which invites, encourages and facilitates movement.’ Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903), designer of Central Park, New York. ‘Communities, cities, and most importantly individuals, derive their self-image as citizens from these public spaces.’ Martha Schwartz, contemporary American landscape architect. ‘Flow is an essential character of the landscape tradition of design, and one which is often ignored.’ Sylvia Crowe (1901-1997), English landscape architect.