United States Committee, International Council of Monuments & Sites 14 th Symposium, June 2 4, Washington DC

for Landscape Character is the Key

Patricia M. ODonnell, FASLA, AICP, IFLA, ICOMOS

HERITAGE LANDSCAPES LLC

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Preservation Landscape Architects & Planners

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Charters, Declarations & Conventions to Study & Use

1962 Rec. concerning the Safeguarding of the Beauty & Character of Landscapes & Sites 1964 ICOMOS International Charter, Conservation & Restoration, Monuments & Sites Venice 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural & Natural & Heritage 1982 ICOMOS International Charter for Historic Gardens, Florence 1987 ICOMOS Charter for the Conservation of Historic Towns and Urban Areas 1992 UNESCO Convention on Biological Diversity 1992 WH Cultural Landscapes added to WH Operational Guidelines 1994 UNESCO-ICOMOS Nara Document on Authenticity 2000 European Landscape Convention 2003 UNESCO Convention on Intangible Heritage 2004 UNESCO Merging of the Cultural & Natural Heritage Criteria 2004 US ICOMOS Natchitoches Declaration on Culture & Nature 2005 UNESCO Vienna Memorandum Architecture & Urban Landscape (HUL) 2005 ICOMOS Xian Declaration on the Conservation of Settings 2005 ICOMOS Hoi An Declaration on Conservation of Historic Districts of Asia 2008 ICOMOS Quebec Declaration on Preservation of the Spirit of Place
National Mall, 1937 Aerial As-Built

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Louis I. Kahns Concepts for Community Center, Green & Bathhouse

1955-1957

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Bathhouse & Day Camp 1956 As-Built

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Bathhouse & Pool, 2008

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Recapture of Kahns Bath House & Day Camp, 2010

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Shelburne Farms Environment, Sustainable Agriculture

National Historic Landmark Sustainable Agriculture Environmental Education Market Garden, Restaurant Cheddar Cheese Swiss Brown Cows

Fruits at Market, Cartago, Costa Rica

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Shelburne Farms NHL Solar Orchard

Fossil Fuels, Impacts Oil & Coal Green Energy Sources, Impacts Wind & Solar Zero Carbon Footprint, BioChar, Grass Pellets Shelburne Farms Solar Orchard Underway Effectively Sited within Historic Landscape

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Camden Garden Amphitheatre & Harbor Park Context

Camdens Green at Head of Harbor Fletcher Steele, Landscape Architect First modernist landscape USA Thorough level of documentation
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Camden Garden Amphitheatre, Fletcher Steele

Innovative design uses centerline of harbor and distant hills Work Relief Project of 1929 to 1935 funded by Mary Curtis Boch Maximum local labor & Materials Early LEED concepts Hundreds of native trees transplanted for vicinity Local stone quarried, Moved by Horses on Site
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Camden Garden Amphitheatre, Fletcher Steele

1997 Planning report with thorough documentation Restoration for Camden Amphitheatre Phased Implementation for Harbor Park, Library Grounds, Fauns Garden, Amphitheatre Extensive Community Conflict, Followed by 2 Years of Work Sessions 2005 Initial Restoration, without Tree Removals Addressed Water Supply/Soils/Drainage/Planting/Stonework
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Capitol Square Period Plans 1874 pre-Olmsted to 2010

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Capitol Square Thresholds/Edge Character Defines Precinct

Glenn Brown, published 1900

Heritage Landscapes, 2010

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Capitol Square Treatment Plan:

Preserve, Restore, Rehabilitate- Meet Current Needs Compatibly

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Mall Research to Document Ground Disturbance

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National Mall Restoration of Turf & Soils

National Icon Demonstrations Patriotic Gatherings Free Speech Assembly 3,000 Permit Events per Year 25,000 ,000 Pairs of Feet per Year Compacted Soils & Struggling Turf Understanding Historic Design Intent Continuous Tapis Vert, Domed Profile Heritage Landscapes Contributing to a Interdisciplinary Team
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Mall Original, Existing, Proposed

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Druid Hill Park, Honoring the African American Area

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Druid Hill Park, Honoring the African American Pool & Oak Grove

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Capital Square, Virginia Capitol

Client Group Department of General Services, Project Executive Board Governors Office, Legislature, Capital Square Preservation Council Project Team, Design & Construction, Team Leader George Skarmeas, Hillier Architecture, Preservation Studio with Heritage Landscapes, Landscape Architects, Robert Silman Associates, Structural Engineers, Draper Aiden Consultants, Civil Engineers, Steffy Design, Lighting, Gilbane-Chrisman Associates, Construction Managers
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Capital Square Overlay - Orange for 1907

Design Mandates: Reassert the Visual Dominance of the Temple of Democracy on the Hill Treat South Slope As a Green Plinth for the Jefferson Structure Recapture Visual Connections & Progression Create New Sympathetic but Distinguishable Additions
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Capital Square Preserve, Rehabilitate Compatibly

Restored formal tree rows Improved path alignment, toward historic character-experience Applied 1907 Landscape Forms surrounding Capitol, Removed 200+ Cars New Formal, Ceremonial Inaugural Plaza New Extension Entry at Bank Street, with plaza and green roof

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Capital Square Preserve, Rehabilitate Compatibly

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