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Vaux, Calvert

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Vaux, Calvert (1824–1895)

US landscape designer and architect, of English origin. A pioneer in the public parks movement, he worked with Frederick Law Olmsted 1857–72, and together they produced the winning design for New York City's Central Park (1858–76). Vaux also contributed to Brooklyn's Prospect Park. After leaving Olmsted, he designed Ottawa's Parliament grounds, which influenced Canadian landscape design.

Vaux was born in London, England. Emigrating at the age of 25 to work with Andrew Jackson Downing, he designed country houses and published Villas and Gardens (1852).



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