Frederick Law Olmsted and the American environmental tradition / Albert Fein.

Main entry:

Fein, Albert, author.

Title & Author:

Frederick Law Olmsted and the American environmental tradition / Albert Fein.

Publication:

New York : George Braziller, 1972.

Description:

xi, 180 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. (4to).

Series:

Planning and cities

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-176) and index.
I. The historic context of environment : Contrasting designs -- An aristocratic designer: Richard Morris Hunt -- A democratic planner: Frederick Law Olmsted -- II. Social and physical principles : Social architecture -- The challenge of the city -- An organic society -- Education and recreation -- A national perspective -- A cooperative design process -- III. Environmental planning and design : Urban open spaces -- Planned communities: suburbs -- Campus plans -- "National" parks: Yosemite -- IV. The politics of design : A successful campaign: Niagara Falls -- A major defeat: parks and politics -- V. Old principles, new designs : Ecology reaffirmed -- Scientific forestry: Biltmore -- A new utopia -- A new campus form -- "The white city" -- Postscript -- Brief chronology of the life of Frederick Law Olmsted.
Catalogue of the James J. Kopp Collection, 442
Also issued online.

ISBN:

0807606502
9780807606506
0807606499 (pbk.)
9780807606490 (pbk.)

Subject:

Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903.
Olmsted, Frederick Law, Landschaftsarchitekt, 1822-1903.
Architecture and society.
Urban beautification.
Architecture Environmental aspects United States.
City planning Environmental aspects United States.
Landscape architects United States.
Landscape architecture United States.
Architecture et société.
Villes Embellissement.
Architecture du paysage États-Unis.
Architecture Aspect de l'environnement États-Unis.
Architectes paysagistes États-Unis.
urban beautification.
Landscape architecture
Architecture Environmental aspects
City planning Environmental aspects
Landscape architects
Landschaftsarchitekt
United States

Form/genre:

Biography
Biographies
Bibliografie.

Added entries:

Planning and cities.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 153162
Call No.: NA44.O51.9 F4 1972
Status: Available

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