Frederick Law Olmsted: Essential Texts

Frederick Law Olmsted

ISBN 10: 0393733106 / ISBN 13: 9780393733105

Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company, 2010

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR014527564

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Often called the father of landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmstedwas responsible for the design of Central Park and Prospect Park in NewYork City; Mount Royal Park in Montreal; the Belle Isle Park in Detroit; theGrand Necklace of Parks in Milwaukee; the Cherokee Park and entire parkssystem in Louisville, KY; and the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NorthCarolina, to name a few of his most famous projects. His landscape worksare enjoyed in 25 states and 3 Canadian provinces. Most of these parkswere created during and immediately after the Civil War. This title presentsthe opportunity to witness the evolution of Olmsted’s design and social philosophiesduring a time of upheaval in American history.

Sixteen selections, dating from the 1850s to the 1890s, reveal FrederickLaw Olmsted’s youthful interests as well as his mature thinking on cities,small residential sites, the history and theory of urban parks, and landscapearchitecture in general. His writings directly addressed important issues of hisday, but they remain as cogent as ever in today’s environmental crisis.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Robert Twombly teaches architectural history at the City College of New York and lives in West Nyack, New York. He is the editor of Louis Kahn: Essential Texts and Frank Lloyd Wright: Essential Texts.

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Titel: Frederick Law Olmsted: Essential Texts
Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good