Author | : Charles A. Birnbaum |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Horticultural writers |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Charles A. Birnbaum |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Horticultural writers |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Charles A. Birnbaum |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 518 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
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.
Author | : Charles A. Birnbaum |
Publisher | : Department of Interior National Park Reservation Assistance |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Charles A. Birnbaum |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Landscape architects |
ISBN | : 9780813941738 |
Shaping the Postwar Landscape is the latest contribution to the Cultural Landscape Foundation's well-known reference project, Pioneers of American Landscape Design, the first volume of which appeared nearly a quarter of a century ago. The present collection features profiles of seventy-two important figures, including landscape architects, architects, planners, artists, horticulturists, and educators. The volume focuses principally on individuals whose careers reached their height during the period between the end of World War II and the American Bicentennial. In that postwar era, landscape architects played an important part in the revitalization of American cities, introducing new typologies for public spaces in the civic realm. Among these were parks that capped freeways, plazas and gardens atop buildings, promenades on revitalized waterfronts, "vest pocket" parks on tiny urban plots and derelict sites, and pedestrian-friendly downtown malls. Practitioners were also active on the new suburban frontier, their influence extending as far as Levittown and mobile-home communities. They created new outdoor living environments tailored to the California climate, and their work shaped landscaped in the American South, East, West, and Heartland. At a time when interest in midcentury architecture is flourishing, Shaping the Postwar Landscape offers a substantial parallel contribution to the field of landscape studies. It belongs not only on the bookshelves of serious students and scholars but in the office of every landscape architect sensitive to significant works of the recent past.
Author | : Robin Karson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 2013-08 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781952620218 |
In this lavishly illustrated volume, Robin Karson explores the development of a distinctly American style of landscape design. Analyzing seven country places created by some of the most imaginative landscape practitioners of the era in the context of professional and cultural currents, Karson draws a richly comprehensive picture of the artistic achievements of the period. Striking contemporary black-and-white photographs by Carol Betsch and hundreds of drawings, plans, and period photographs further illuminate their histories.
Author | : Elizabeth Hope Cushing |
Publisher | : Designing the American Park |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 2014-08 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781952620232 |
In 1928, Arthur A. Shurcliff (1870-1957) began what became one of the most important examples of the American Colonial Revival landscape--Colonial Williamsburg, a project that stretched into the 1940s and included town and highway planning as well as residential and institutional gardens. Elizabeth Hope Cushing, in this richly illustrated biography, traces Shurcliff's route from early years and planning work in Boston to his largest and most significant contribution to American landscape architecture.
Author | : Robin S. Karson |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing |
Total Pages | : 552 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
An important look at 140 prominent landscape architects and their work, this title is full of new and archival photos. Each entry includes biographical information, a discussion of the architect's approach and methodology, and representative plans and photos of major projects. The book emphasizes vital issues in landscape preservation and ecologically sound design. 400 illus.
Author | : Charles A. Birnbaum |
Publisher | : University of Virginia Press |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780813923307 |
Often viewed as nostalgic and inauthentic, the work of early preservationists has frequently been underrated by modern practitioners. Rather than considering early preservation within its historical context, many modern preservationists judge their predecessors' work by contemporary standards, ultimately negating their legacy. In Design with Culture: Claiming America's Landscape Heritage, Charles A. Birnbaum and Mary V. Hughes present an introduction along with eight essays by well-known landscape historians that effectively argue against this diminution. By revisiting planning studies, executed works, and critical writings from the years 1890-1950, these authors uncover the holistic stewardship ethic that drove pioneering landscape preservation advocates, revealing their goal to be the imaginative transformation, as much as the conservation, of material culture. The essays, which range from accounts of the professional contribution made by such figures as Charles Sprague Sargent and Frederick Law Olmsted to consideration of the roles played by women's clubs and New Deal government programs, portray the spirit and tenacity of the early preservationists. In their focus on the transformation of entities such as Mount Vernon and the White House, as well as the rural countryside along the Blue Ridge Parkway, early preservationists anticipated several key issues--such as tourism, ecological concerns, and vehicle access--that confront practitioners today. Birnbaum and Hughes illustrate not only the similarity of experience between early and modern landscape preservationists but also the immense impact that their decisions had and still have on our daily lives. For landscape architects, architects, planners, amateur and professional gardeners, conservationists, preservationists, and anyone with an interest in history, travel, and national parks, Design with Culture will prove an indispensable resource for understanding the history of landscape preservation. Contributors: Charles A. Birnbaum, Mary V. Hughes, Catherine Howett, Phyllis Andersen, Thomas E. Beaman Jr., Elizabeth Hope Cushing, David C. Streatfield, Cynthia Zaitzevsky, Ethan Carr, and Ian Firth
Author | : William H. Tishler |
Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780252072147 |
Generously illustrated, this collection profiles the bold innovators in turn-of-the-century landscape architecture who developed a new style of design celebrating the native midwestern landscape.