Andrew Jackson Downing was an American landscape designer, horticulturist, and writer, a prominent advocate of the Gothic Revival in the United States, and editor of The Horticulturist magazine (1846–52). Downing is considered to be a founder of American landscape architecture.

Downing influenced not only Vaux but also landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted; the two men met at Downing's home in Newburgh. In 1858, their joint design, the Greensward Plan, was selected in a design competition for the new Central Park in New York City.... More • http://en.wikipedia. ... on_Downing View • Books • Images • Videos • Search Related • Architects • Designers • 1850s • Industrial Revolution • Landscape Design • New York • New York City • October 31 • Scorpio • 19th Century • People