A modern Arcadia Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. & and the plan for Forest Hills Gardens

"A garden city for America" -- All in the family : Olmsted's early career -- "A suburban town built on business principles": the foundation's experiment -- "The thoroughness with which things are done here" : planning and construction -- "The English type...

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1. Verfasser: Klaus, Susan L. (VerfasserIn)
Körperschaft: Library of American Landscape History (BerichterstatterIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Olmsted, Frederick Law (IllustratorIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Amherst, Mass. u.a. Univ. of Massachusetts Press 2002
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Zusammenfassung:"A garden city for America" -- All in the family : Olmsted's early career -- "A suburban town built on business principles": the foundation's experiment -- "The thoroughness with which things are done here" : planning and construction -- "The English type" : architectural and landscape design -- "Normal and usual social conditions" : marketing and management -- "A village of rare charm" : why We Chose Forest Hills Gardens -- The Legacy of Forest Hills Gardens
"A garden city for America" -- All in the family : Olmsted's early career -- "A suburban town built on business principles": the foundation's experiment -- "The thoroughness with which things are done here" : planning and construction -- "The English type" : architectural and landscape design -- "Normal and usual social conditions" : marketing and management -- "A village of rare charm" : why We Chose Forest Hills Gardens -- The Legacy of Forest Hills Gardens
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XII, 207 S
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ISBN:155849443X
1-55849-443-X
155849314X
1-55849-314-X