Sketch of the South Yard Landscape Design

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.

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

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

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Landscapes
• Landscape architecture
• Grounds
• Gardens
• Landscape
• Drawing

Place

• Enid A. Haupt Garden (Washington, D.C.)
• Washington (D.C.)

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Drawing

ID Number

SIA2011-1350

Physical description

Number of Images: 1 Color: Color ; Size: 10w x 8h ; Type of Image: Drawing ; Medium: Photographic print

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