Wellesley College
Wellesley, Mass.
Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., this serene liberal arts college for women, on the edge of Lake Waban near Boston, is considered the crowning jewel of the prestigious "Seven Sisters" campuses. Architect Natalie Shivers says both "the historic and contemporary have always been beautifully integrated with the natural topography." And a recent master plan only reaffirms "the key role the natural landscape plays in the character of the campus." To wit: Paramecium Pond, (pictured) edging a rich, botanical garden through which travels a stream fed by nearby waterfall.
卫尔斯利女子学院
位于美国马萨诸塞州,卫尔斯利
由奥姆斯特德(Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.)设计的这所女子学院,袖珍而宁静,坐落于波士顿近郊的慰冰湖(Lake Waban)畔,它还被认为是久负盛名之“七姐妹”校园中,那颗最为璀璨的明珠。建筑师Natalie Shivers表示:“不管是古老建筑,还是当代建筑,都巧妙地与自然地形相融,美不胜收。”学院最新的总体规划再次重申了“在塑造大学的特性方面,自然景观发挥着举足轻重的作用”。比如说,草履虫池(如图所示)通过蜿蜒的小溪与一个物种丰富的植物园紧紧相连,小溪的水流量则源自附近的瀑布。