Object Details
Author
Unknown
Carlhian, Jean-Paul
Buckler, James R
Collins, Lester d. 1993
Subject
South Yard
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
S. Dillon Ripley International Center
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary
A photograph of the sketch of the South Yard landscape design built behind the Smithsonian Institution Building, or "Castle." The South Yard sits at the center of the Quadrangle Building complex, which is made up of the Sackler Gallery, National Museum of African Art, S. Dillon Ripley Center. The complex, with three stories underground, is covered by the Enid A. Haupt Garden which opened in 1987. The landscape design of the Haupt Garden was a collaborative effort of architect Jean Paul Carlhian; Lester Collins, landscape architect from Millbrook, New York; Sasaki Associates Inc. of Watertown, Massachusetts; and James Buckler, founding director of the Smithsonian's Office of Horticulture. The project of building the South Yard was begun in 1979.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 09-161, Box 5, Folder: Photographs of Quadrangle Models and Drawings
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
c. 1979
Standard number
SIA2011-1350
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Type
Photographic print
Drawing
Physical description
Number of Images: 1 Color: Color ; Size: 10w x 8h ; Type of Image: Drawing ; Medium: Photographic print
Place
Washington (D.C.)
Enid A. Haupt Garden (Washington, D.C.)
Data Source
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
Topic
Grounds
Landscape architecture
Landscape
Drawing
Gardens
Record ID
siris_sic_12957