Frederick Law Olmsted
Plans and Views of Public Parks
(Sprache: Englisch)
Lavishly illustrated with over 470 images - 129 of them in color - this book reveals Frederick Law Olmsteds design concepts for more than seventy public park projects through a rich collection of sketches, studies, lithographs, paintings, historical...
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Lavishly illustrated with over 470 images - 129 of them in color - this book reveals Frederick Law Olmsteds design concepts for more than seventy public park projects through a rich collection of sketches, studies, lithographs, paintings, historical photographs, and comprehensive descriptions. Bringing together Olmsteds most significant parks, parkways, park systems, and scenic reservations, this gorgeous volume takes readers on a uniquely conceived tour of such notable landscapes as Central Park, Prospect Park, the Buffalo Park and Parkway System, Washington Park and Jackson Park in Chicago, Bostons Emerald Necklace, and Mount Royal in Montreal, Quebec. No such guide to Olmsteds parks has ever been published.
Frederick Law Olmsted (18221903) planned many parks and park systems across the United States, leaving an enduring legacy of designed public space that is enjoyed and defended today. His public parks, the design of which he was most proud, have had a lasting effect on urbanAmerica.
This gorgeous book will appeal to landscape professionals, park administrators, historians, architects, city planners, and students - and it is a perfect gift for Olmsted aficionados throughout North America.
Frederick Law Olmsted (18221903) planned many parks and park systems across the United States, leaving an enduring legacy of designed public space that is enjoyed and defended today. His public parks, the design of which he was most proud, have had a lasting effect on urbanAmerica.
This gorgeous book will appeal to landscape professionals, park administrators, historians, architects, city planners, and students - and it is a perfect gift for Olmsted aficionados throughout North America.
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Lavishly illustrated with over 470 images - 129 of them in color - this book reveals Frederick Law Olmsted¿s design concepts for more than seventy public park projects through a rich collection of sketches, studies, lithographs, paintings, historical photographs, and comprehensive descriptions. Bringing together Olmsted¿s most significant parks, parkways, park systems, and scenic reservations, this gorgeous volume takes readers on a uniquely conceived tour of such notable landscapes as Central Park, Prospect Park, the Buffalo Park and Parkway System, Washington Park and Jackson Park in Chicago, Boston¿s ¿Emerald Necklace,¿ and Mount Royal in Montreal, Quebec. No such guide to Olmsted¿s parks has ever been published.Frederick Law Olmsted (1822¿1903) planned many parks and park systems across the United States, leaving an enduring legacy of designed public space that is enjoyed and defended today. His public parks, the design of which he was most proud, have had a lasting effect on urban America.
This gorgeous book will appeal to landscape professionals, park administrators, historians, architects, city planners, and students - and it is a perfect gift for Olmsted aficionados throughout North America.
Autoren-Porträt von Frederick Law Olmsted, Charles E. Beveridge, Lauren Meier
Charles E. Beveridge is the series editor of The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted. Lauren Meier is the associate editor and Irene Mills is the assistant editor for this volume.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Frederick Law Olmsted , Charles E. Beveridge , Lauren Meier
- 2015, 448 Seiten, 129 farbige Abbildungen, 348 Schwarz-Weiß-Abbildungen, Maße: 28,4 x 28,2 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Charles E. Beveridge, Lauren Meier
- Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISBN-10: 1421410869
- ISBN-13: 9781421410869
- Erscheinungsdatum: 29.04.2015
Sprache:
Englisch
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