When Frederick Law Olmsted conjured up parks for Chicago, Milwaukee and communities across the country, they were to be leafy refuges from the grit and chaos of urban life. "A man's eyes cannot be as much occupied as they are in large cities by artificial things . . . without a harmful effect," he wrote, "first on his mental and nervous system and ultimately on his entire constitutional organization."
A century later, Chicago's new Millennium Park turns Olmsted's philosophy on its head, embracing the city and ennobling "artificial things." The effect is exhilarating. (frm JSOnline)
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