Shaping The American Landscape
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Shaping The American Landscape
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Author : Charles A. Birnbaum
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Shaping The American Landscape written by Charles A. Birnbaum and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Horticulturists categories.
A generous selection of illustrations, together with a list of surviving landscape sites accessible to the public, brings both the subjects and their art to life.
Shaping An American Landscape
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Author : Keith N. Morgan
language : en
Publisher: Hood Museum of Art Darmouth College
Release Date : 1995
Shaping An American Landscape written by Keith N. Morgan and has been published by Hood Museum of Art Darmouth College this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with categories.
A rich portrait of a major figure in American art & architecture & his role in shaping American cultural identity.
Power Energy
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Author : Rosalea Monacella
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-12
Power Energy written by Rosalea Monacella and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12 with categories.
Power||Energy: Shaping the American Landscape explores how the development of the national electrical grid configured the American landscape. The patterns of urban and territorial infrastructure are re-considered as metabolic processes in order to develop an alternative to these networks of production, distribution and consumption in relation to the assembly of the city and its corresponding territorial region.
The Making Of The American Landscape
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Author : Michael P. Conzen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-06-03
The Making Of The American Landscape written by Michael P. Conzen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-03 with Architecture categories.
The only compact yet comprehensive survey of environmental and cultural forces that have shaped the visual character and geographical diversity of the settled American landscape. The book examines the large-scale historical influences that have molded the varied human adaptation of the continent’s physical topography to its needs over more than 500 years. It presents a synoptic view of myriad historical processes working together or in conflict, and illustrates them through their survival in or disappearance from the everyday landscapes of today.
The Making Of The American Landscape
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Author : Michael P. Conzen
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1994
The Making Of The American Landscape written by Michael P. Conzen and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
This well-illustrated volume presents for the first time a fascinating and comprehensive view of the cultural evolution of the American landscape. Written by a team of leading scholars, the essays examine key historical forces in the settlement and human shaping of the land over the past 10,000 years, with an emphasis on the past three centuries. Through carefully chosen illustration, the book shows the reader how to "read" in today's landscape the record of this transformation. The major historical forces that shaped the American cultural landscape are viewed from the varied perspective of ethnic and cultural movements, environmetnal challenge and response, and urbanization. The contributors discuss a rich selection of themes including: the diverse influence of colonial powers on early settlement; the emergence of regional types of landscape; the impact of ideology on landscape; and the contributions of technological change to landscape development.
Pioneers Of American Landscape Design
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Author : Charles A. Birnbaum
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Pioneers Of American Landscape Design written by Charles A. Birnbaum and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Horticultural writers categories.
Shaping American Democracy
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Author : Scott M. Roulier
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-12-06
Shaping American Democracy written by Scott M. Roulier and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-06 with Political Science categories.
This book argues that the design of built spaces influences civic attitudes, including prospects for social equality and integration, in America. Key American architects and planners—including Frederick Law Olmsted, Frank Lloyd Wright, Robert Moses, and the New Urbanists—not only articulated unique visions of democracy in their extensive writings, but also instantiated those ideas in physical form. Using criteria such as the formation of social capital, support for human capabilities, and environmental sustainability, the book argues that the designs most closely associated with a communally-inflected version of democracy, such as Olmsted's public parks or various New Urbanist projects, create conditions more favorable to human flourishing and more consistent with a democratic society than those that are individualistic in their orientation, such as urban modernism or most suburban forms.
Black Landscapes Matter
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Author : Walter Hood
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 2020-12-09
Black Landscapes Matter written by Walter Hood and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-09 with Architecture categories.
The question "Do black landscapes matter?" cuts deep to the core of American history. From the plantations of slavery to contemporary segregated cities, from freedman villages to northern migrations for freedom, the nation’s landscape bears the detritus of diverse origins. Black landscapes matter because they tell the truth. In this vital new collection, acclaimed landscape designer and public artist Walter Hood assembles a group of notable landscape architecture and planning professionals and scholars to probe how race, memory, and meaning intersect in the American landscape. Essayists examine a variety of U.S. places—ranging from New Orleans and Charlotte to Milwaukee and Detroit—exposing racism endemic in the built environment and acknowledging the widespread erasure of black geographies and cultural landscapes. Through a combination of case studies, critiques, and calls to action, contributors reveal the deficient, normative portrayals of landscape that affect communities of color and question how public design and preservation efforts can support people in these places. In a culture in which historical omissions and specious narratives routinely provoke disinvestment in minority communities, creative solutions by designers, planners, artists, and residents are necessary to activate them in novel ways. Black people have built and shaped the American landscape in ways that can never be fully known. Black Landscapes Matter is a timely and necessary reminder that without recognizing and reconciling these histories and spaces, America’s past and future cannot be understood.
World S Fair Gardens
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Author : Cathy Jean Maloney
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
World S Fair Gardens written by Cathy Jean Maloney and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Architecture categories.
As showcases for dramatic changes in garden style and new technology, world's fairs offered leading landscape designers and nurserymen the chance to tempt visitors to try new garden trends in backyards across the nation. From horticultural innovations to new landscape styles, the wonders displayed at these fairs had a distinct influence on America's largest urban parks. In World's Fair Gardens, Cathy Jean Maloney offers a lavishly illustrated exploration of the gardens and grounds of America's nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century world's fairs. Maloney describes the landscapes of nine of America's great fairs from the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia to the 1940 World's Fair of Tomorrow in New York, many of whose legacies are still evident. The fairs also created an arena for intense competition among nations. Foreign plant introductions included English rhododendrons in Philadelphia, Mexican cacti in New Orleans, and Japanese gardens at nearly all the fairs, a feat considering the formidable challenge of shipping live plants great distances in those times. Maloney also explores innovations from the "glazeless putty system" greenhouse in 1884 and cold storage systems in 1904 to modernistic glass fences in 1940. Complete with more than 50 color and 70 black-and-white illustrations, World's Fair Gardens will appeal to historians, gardeners, urban planners, landscape architects, public park advocates, preservationists, and anyone interested in the history of these global festivals. Supported by a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
Everyday America
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Author : Chris Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2003-03-03
Everyday America written by Chris Wilson and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-03-03 with Architecture categories.
A collection of seventeen essays examining the field of American cultural landscapes past and present. The role of J. B. Jackson and his influence on the field is a explored in many of them.