Gilmore D. Clarke

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Gilmore D. Clarke was an influential American landscape architect and civil engineer known for shaping major public works and parkways in New York during the mid-20th century.

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instanceOf civil engineer
landscape architect
person
activeInPeriod 20th century
awardReceived ASLA Medal NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Cornell University
employer Cornell University
familyName Clarke NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork civil engineering
landscape architecture
givenName Gilmore NERFINISHED
influenced development of modern American parkway design
knownFor shaping major public works and parkways in New York during the mid-20th century
memberOf American Society of Civil Engineers NERFINISHED
American Society of Landscape Architects NERFINISHED
notableFor design of parkways in the New York metropolitan area
integration of landscape design with transportation infrastructure
notableWork 1939 New York World’s Fair site planning
1964 New York World’s Fair site planning
Bronx River Parkway NERFINISHED
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park landscaping NERFINISHED
Garden State Parkway NERFINISHED
Hutchinson River Parkway NERFINISHED
Merritt Parkway NERFINISHED
New York City parkways system NERFINISHED
Saw Mill River Parkway NERFINISHED
Triborough Bridge approaches landscaping NERFINISHED
Westchester County parkway system NERFINISHED
occupation civil engineer
educator
landscape architect
university professor
placeOfBirth New York (state) NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York (state) NERFINISHED
positionHeld Chairman of the New York City Planning Commission
Chairman of the New York State Council of Parks
Dean of the College of Architecture at Cornell University
sexOrGender male
workLocation New York (state) NERFINISHED
New York City
Northeastern United States NERFINISHED

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79th Street Boat Basin designedBy Gilmore D. Clarke
Unisphere designer Gilmore D. Clarke
Unisphere architect Gilmore D. Clarke
RFK Bridge designedBy Gilmore D. Clarke