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PARKS 



consultation purposes. It would be a very fortunate arrangement if the 

 engineer who is to have charge of the construction work could be consulted. 



In modern park systems the lighting engineer is another specialist 

 whom the landscape architect will find it desirable to consult. From the 

 standpoint of adornment, general public service, and especially from the 

 viewpoint of wider use of active recreation areas, lighting has assumed a 

 position of major importance in the design. 



Designing of special areas such as those devoted to zoos, botanical 

 gardens, arboretums and similar features requires the services of a specialist 

 in the care and operation of such institutions. 



There appears to be a very widespread feeling among the officials of 

 villages, towns and small cities and some counties having one or more park 

 areas, that they cannot afford to secure the services of a landscape archi- 

 tect to make plans for their areas, and furthermore, they probably would 



PLATE No. 34 



LITTLE CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AREA IN INTERIOR OF BLOCK, SUNNYSIDE 

 DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, CITY HOUSING CORPORATION, NEW YORK CITY 



Every block in the entire subdivision has a space similar to this. 



