Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park – Roosevelt Island, New York

For my final blog I chose to observe Louis Kahn’s “Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park.” This park was looked at as “the beginning of architecture and the gathering of nature” by Kahn as he began this project with his landscaping architect.  The space Kahn was given had great potential and he was not about to let this opportunity slip. The garden is lined by two rows of linden and beech trees. It is at the tip of this land that goes into a body of water. The final version of the space was built with massive granite stones to give it an extravagant look.  Although Kahn designed the park, it did not find its complete finish until 2012.