Genius of Place

Genius of Place
Author: Justin Martin
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Total Pages: 494
Release: 2011-05-31
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0306818817

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.

Yurok Geography

Yurok Geography
Author: Thomas Talbot Waterman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 238
Release: 1920
Genre: California
ISBN:

Southern California Gardens

Southern California Gardens
Author: Victoria Padilla
Publisher:
Total Pages: 398
Release: 1961
Genre: Gardens
ISBN:

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

Frederick Law Olmsted

Frederick Law Olmsted
Author: Frederick Law Olmsted
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 446
Release: 2015-04-15
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1421410869

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.