Frederick Law Olmsted : Plans and Views of Public Parks Hardback
by Frederick Law Olmsted
Edited by Charles E. (The Frederick Law Olmsted Papers) Beveridge, Lauren (Associate Editor, Frederick Law Olmsted Papers Project) Meier, Irene (Assistant Editor, Frederick Law Olmsted Papers Project) Mills
Part of the The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted series
Hardback
Description
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.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:448 pages, 130 Illustrations, color; 348 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Date:10/06/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9781421410869
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:448 pages, 130 Illustrations, color; 348 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication Date:10/06/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9781421410869