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Calvert Vaux

Calvert Vaux

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A park designer born in England who co-designed Central Park in New York City
  • proper noun
: Calvert Vaux
  • Together with Frederick Law Olmsted, Calvert Vaux created the master plan for Central Park in New York City.

Examples

  • The famous landscape architect Calvert Vaux designed Central Park.

  • Calvert Vaux collaborated with Frederick Law Olmsted on many projects.

  • Calvert Vaux played a major role in designing many iconic parks in the United States.

  • Modern city parks still follow many principles first established by Calvert Vaux in his work.

  • Calvert Vaux co-designed Central Park, which remains one of New York City's most beloved recreational areas.

  • Calvert Vaux was instrumental in introducing new landscaping techniques that influenced public parks across America.

  • The innovative designs of Calvert Vaux have shaped the way urban green spaces are created today.

Surface Forms

Calvert Vaux main

Morphology

Calvert + Vaux

This is a proper name identifying a specific person; the components are not lexical words with transparent meanings and do not indicate his profession or biography. Personal names function as arbitrary labels across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent tokens would not be able to infer that Calvert Vaux was a 19th-century landscape architect.

Etymology

Calvert Vaux was an English-born landscape architect who, with Frederick Law Olmsted, drew the famous plan for New York's Central Park. He sketched trees, paths and open spaces, so today his name is linked to 'park design' and great city parks.