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PLAN GALLERY XXII
GALLERY XXII

The Commons and the Canopy

The Park Section
A cross-section of the great lawn - soil, roots, canopy layers, and the crowd on the grass: the commons as the city's living room.
Olmsted's Table
The plan of the park spread as the designer drew it - meadow, ramble, and drive composed like music.
The Tree Pit
One street tree, cut open - what four feet of soil does for a hundred feet of street.
The Pocket Park
A vacant lot turned green - the smallest possible commons, and why it counts.
The Reading Wall
The hall's informational panels in sequence - the argument of the gallery told in maps, figures, and captions. Read it like a chapter.
Viewpoints
Commons and canopy views - parks of the estate, current set.
🎧 A moment to consider
What will you carry out of this room?
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