OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITFXTS 



87 



THE PRIZE OF ROME 



1920 

 REPORT OF THE JURY IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 



FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED, Chairman 

 JAMES L. GREENLEAF ALBERT D. TAYLOR 



CHARLES N. LOWRIE FERRUCCIO VITALE 



PROGRAM — PRELIMINARY COMPETITION 



The ])roblem consists of the design of 

 a public park for a residential district of 

 a large city on a tract shown on the ac- 

 companying topographic map, supposed 

 to be situated in the midst of the district 

 to be served by it. 



The district served is assumed to be 

 about one square mile in extent, with a 

 population of about 30,000. including me- 

 chanics, clerks, salespeople, managers, 

 and professional people, mainly occupied 

 in establishments elsewhere in the city : 

 not to the exclusion of industrial labor- 

 ers but not predominantly an "industrial 

 population" in the sense in which that 

 term is applied to segregated areas oc- 

 cupied mainly by low-paid factory em- 

 ployees. 



It is assumed that the City has made 

 and is making, through its Citj' Planning 

 Agency, reasonable provision for large 

 rural parks and reservations accessible 

 by rail transportation, for small decora- 

 tive squares, and in connection with its 

 school system for intensive play-ground 

 activities. Specifically it is assumed that 

 there exists in the neighborhood of the 

 park a school playground equipped with 

 indoor and outdoor gymnasia, running 

 track and playground apparatus, and none 

 of these are to be provided in the park. 



It is assumed also that there exists 

 elsewhere, but accessible to the district 

 served by the park, sufficient provision 

 for playing baseball. 



Otherwise the park is to provide rec- 

 reation facilities for people of all ages 

 and various tastes, and specifically for 

 the following: 



1. A place for outdoor band concerts. 



2. An outdoor assembly place for 

 public speaking, movie shows, and small 

 pageants or other dramatic entertain- 

 ments. 



■i. Facilities for the circulation of 

 crowds under pleasant and attractive 

 surroundings. 



■i. A "Community building" or group 

 of buildings, including a general assem- 

 bly room for dancing and other entertain- 

 ments, smaller rooms for meetings, etc., 

 a reading room and branch library, a 

 cafeteria, general toilet rooms for men 

 and for women, and space for adminis- 

 trative purposes. The ground floor area 

 of the building is to be assumed for the 

 purpose of the preliminary competition 

 at not less than 8,000 nor more than 12,- 

 000 square feet and its height at not ex- 

 ceeding two stories and a basement. 



The architectural elevation of the 

 building or buildings is not required, but 

 the architectural character for them is to 

 be described by the contestant in the 

 written report which accompanies his 

 plans. 



5. Wading pool. 



6. A little children's lawn secluded 

 and enclosed by foliage informally com- 

 posed. 



