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“Outstanding American Gardens:  A Celebration,” is the newest publication from The Garden Conservancy, celebrating their 25 years of garden stewardship and advocacy. Unite to Save the Frick was delighted to see not one, not two…

“Outstanding American Gardens:  A Celebration,” is the newest publication from The Garden Conservancy, celebrating their 25 years of garden stewardship and advocacy. Unite to Save the Frick was delighted to see not one, not two…

“Outstanding American Gardens:  A Celebration,” is the newest publication from The Garden Conservancy, celebrating their 25 years of garden stewardship and advocacy. Unite to Save the Frick was delighted to see not one, not two…

Trending across social media today is #ThrowbackThursday! Though October 30th isn’t that far behind us, we’re looking back to just over a month ago, and rewatching the thoughtful panel “Cultural Institutions as Neighborhood Placemakers,” one…

November kicks off with PastForward, the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s annual conference, hosted this year in Washington D.C. As we did for the Municipal Art Society’s Summit for New York City in October, Unite…

In New York City, the month of October is a city-wide celebration of architecture and design! From Archtober to Open House New York, there’s no shortage of ways to explore the City’s historical and architectural…

The Grand Trianon, and its gardens at the Chateau de Versailles, France Designing the Reception Hall Pavilion in the 1970s, architects Harry van Dyke and John Barrington Bailey, collaborating with G. Frederick Poehler, conceived of a one-story…

This is the second post in a series, in which we’ll look at the various botanical components which comprise the Russell Page-designed garden at the Frick Collection, on East 70th Street. Please note that the plants profiled…

This is the first post in a series, introduced last week, in which we’ll look at the various botanical components which comprise the Russell Page-designed garden at the Frick Collection, on East 70th Street. Please…

“If you wish to make anything grow, you must understand it, and understand it in a very real sense. ‘Green fingers’ are a fact, and a mystery only to the unpracticed. But green fingers are…

Last night, the Historic Districts Council honored the individuals and organizations committed to preserving the history and character of New York City with its annual Grassroots Preservation Awards. Held at the Museum of the City…

On June 4, 2015, the Frick Collection announced that it was abandoning its broadly opposed, ill-conceived and destructive proposal for expansion. See recent press covering the development here. The Frick stated that it would “avoid” building…

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On June 30, 2014, following the announcement of the Frick Collection’s destructive expansion plan, Charles A. Birnbaum, Founder and President of The Cultural Landscape Foundation, raised the clarion call to action! Birnbaum focused attentions on the…

  The Frick Saved by James Andrew of What is James Wearing? In a letter from the Frick’s director Ian Wardropper, we’ve receive the best news we could possibly hope for: After months of public…

   Since learning about the destructive expansion proposed by the Frick Collection — and the threat this poses to the Russell Page-designed viewing garden on East 70th Street — style blogger Heather Clawson has stated…

    “Please deny the Frick’s current expansion proposal“ Published May 12, 2015. The Russell Page Garden at the Frick Collection © Navid Baraty The future of the Frick Collection’s Russell Page-designed garden remains unknown…

** BREAKING NEWS ** NYC’s Municipal Art Society urges Frick Collection to explore alternatives to destroying landmarked Russell Page garden! The prominent urban planning organization has speaken out against any plan that places the beloved…

May 6, 2015 Dear Mayor de Blasio and Chair Srinivasan: The residential scale of the Frick Collection exerts a special power over those who walk its halls. To have visitors experience the feeling of living…

    April 9, 2015 Originally published by Historic England’s Heritage Calling blog 5 Reasons Why Russell Page Was One Of The Greatest Landscape Designers Russell Page was an authority on garden design and one…

  A verdant heart Originally published on the good garden blog April 3, 2015 Big news. London’s Museum of Garden History has just opened an exhibit of the work of Russell Page. Described as “one…

Today, London’s Garden Museum opens “The Education of a Gardner: The Life and Work of Russell Page,” a retrospective of the British landscape artist considered “one of the greatest garden designers of the modern period,”…

Modernization of the Frick Collection is Possible — Without Destroying its Landmarked Garden and Pavilion, or its Unique Residential Character.   The mansion of Gilded Age industrialist Henry Clay Frick is famed for the jewel-box…

Preservation architect Dan Allen adds his voice to those calling upon the Frick to withdraw its plan. In a letter to Landmarks Preservation Commission chair Meenakshi Srinivasan, he asks: “Why must we sacrifice the wonderful…

Peter Wirtz, the Belgian landscape architect whose firm’s work has been featured in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, Le Monde, The Economist, and a host of other influential media, shares his outreach to leadership…

Writing from the United Kingdom, award-winning garden designer Paul Hervey-Brookes appealed to NYC Mayor de Blasio to protect the work of “one of the founding fathers of landscape architecture … one of the 20th centuries…

Mayor de Blasio City Hall New York NY 10007 January 23rd 2015 Dear Mayor de Blasio, The Russell Page Garden at the Frick Collection I would like to register my agreement with the sentiments expressed…

Landscape Design Garden & Veranda Accessories Botanical Emporium   Mayor De Blasio City Hall New York NY 10007 11th February 2015 Dear Mayor de Blasio The possible demolition of the Russel Page Viewing Garden at…

1/28/2015 Louisa Jones Rousselonge 07230 Payzac, FRANCE Site et blog : www.louisajones.fr Facebook : Louisa Jones Gardens TO: Mayor Bill De Blasio City Hall New York City U.S.A. 10007 Dear Mayor De Blasio, As a…

Ken Smith, the internationally acclaimed and award-winning landscape architect, has spoken out concerning destructive expansion at the Frick Collection. In a letter addressed to Mayor de Blasio, the chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission and…

This year, New York City celebrates a major preservation milestone: 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of our City’s Landmarks Law. Established in 1965, the legislation protects thousands of significant sites across the five boroughs –…

Items from New York City’s Frick Collection are currently on view at the Mauritshuis in The Hague, The Netherlands. As the Frick’s leadership is abroad, overseeing the installation and speaking to international press about this loan, there…

One Sunday in October, Unite to Save the Frick visited the Frick’s East 70th Street garden. As usual, many museum patrons and passersby were stopping to enjoy the serenity of the Russell Page-designed garden and…

  In early October, Unite volunteers took to the sidewalks of East 70th and 71st Streets to educate the public of the threat posed to the landmark ensemble of the Frick Collection. Among those dedicating time…

Betsy Gotbaum, former Public Advocate for New York City, joins with thousands of others calling upon the Frick Collection to withdraw their current expansion proposal as a supporter of Unite to Save the Frick. In…

Isabella Rossellini, the internationally-acclaimed actress and performance artist, has added her voice to the campaign to save the Frick’s Russell Page Viewing Garden and complementary Pavilion from short-sighted destruction. On December 19th, Ms. Rossellini wrote…

“In a city made up largely of solid streetscapes, the building that stands alone is exceptional.” In a letter to Meenakshi Srinivasan, chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission, architect Peter Pennoyer and historian Anne Walker…

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Submitted to The New York Times on November 10, 2014   In response to the 11/9 article, “Frick’s Plan for Expansion Faces Fight Over Loss of Garden,” the American Society of…