Visionary Architecture and Landscapes

Curator: Rachel Carley
January 25 to May 21, 2006

Greenwich has a reputation as one of the most desirable suburbs in the country. Why? What role did visionaries as the Olmsted Brothers, Marcel Breuer and Robert Venturi play in how Greenwich evolved into that "ideal suburb"?

Greenwich By Design examines how philosophers, visionary thinkers and pioneering personalities have influenced the architectural landscape of Greenwich from the mid- 1800s to the present.

Explore the stories that Greenwich buildings and their settings reveal about the town's development, not only in the context of local history, but as reflections of the broader influences that have shaped suburban development throughout America.

Consider how Greenwich evolved, what has been lost, saved and how choices made today will impact its future.

This exhibition is underwritten by Jean and David. W. Wallace.