Genius of Place

Genius of Place

Author: Justin Martin

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Published: 2011-05-31

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13: 0306818817

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This definitive, first full-scale biography of Olmsted--famed designer of New York's Central Park--reveals him also as a brilliant political and social reformer.


Frederick Law Olmsted

Frederick Law Olmsted

Author: Frederick Law Olmsted

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2015-04-15

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 1421410869

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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.


Southern California Gardens

Southern California Gardens

Author: Victoria Padilla

Publisher:

Published: 1961

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13:

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Account of the land and its flora, both native and naturalized, and of the men and women who devoted themselves to its cultivation.