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Full of original plans and historic photographs, this beautifully
illustrated collection is the first comprehensive presentation of
Olmsted's design concepts for communities and private estates.
Silver Winner of the 2021 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award for Best
Coffee Table Book Master landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted
(1822-1903) is renowned for his public parks, but few know the
extent of his accomplishment in meeting other needs of society.
Lavishly illustrated with over 500 images, this book presents
Olmsted's design commissions for a wide range of projects. The rich
collection of studies, lithographs, paintings, and historical
photographs depicts Olmsted's planning for residential communities,
regional and town plans, academic campuses, grounds of public
buildings, zoos, arboreta, and cemeteries. Focusing on living
spaces designed to promote physical and mental well-being, the book
showcases more than seventy of Olmsted's designs, including the
community of Riverside, IL; the Stanford University campus; the
U.S. Capitol grounds; the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893; the
National Zoo; and George W. Vanderbilt's Biltmore estate.
Illuminating Olmsted's design theory, this volume displays the
beautiful plans and reveals the significance of each commission
within his entire body of work. Readers concerned with the quality
of the environment in which we live and work, as well as
architects, landscape architects, urban planners, historians, and
preservationists, will find stimulating insights in Plans and Views
of Communities and Private Estates.
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