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This fascinating study traces the history of San Francisco's park system, from the earliest city plans, which made no provision for a public park, through the private garden movement of the 1850s and 1860s, Frederick Law Olmsted's early involvement in developing a comprehensive parks plan, the design and construction of Golden Gate Park, and, finally, to the expansion of(...)
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This fascinating study traces the history of San Francisco's park system, from the earliest city plans, which made no provision for a public park, through the private garden movement of the 1850s and 1860s, Frederick Law Olmsted's early involvement in developing a comprehensive parks plan, the design and construction of Golden Gate Park, and, finally, to the expansion of(...)
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Building San Francisco's parks 1850-1930
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This fascinating study traces the history of San Francisco's park system, from the earliest city plans, which made no provision for a public park, through the private garden movement of the 1850s and 1860s, Frederick Law Olmsted's early involvement in developing a comprehensive parks plan, the design and construction of Golden Gate Park, and, finally, to the expansion of green space in the first third of the twentieth century. Terence Young documents this history and maps, the political, cultural, and social dimensions of landscape design in urban America, offering new insights into the transformation of San Francisco's physical environment and quality of life through its world-famous park system.
Building San Francisco's parks 1850-1930
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This fascinating study traces the history of San Francisco's park system, from the earliest city plans, which made no provision for a public park, through the private garden movement of the 1850s and 1860s, Frederick Law Olmsted's early involvement in developing a comprehensive parks plan, the design and construction of Golden Gate Park, and, finally, to the expansion of green space in the first third of the twentieth century. Terence Young documents this history and maps, the political, cultural, and social dimensions of landscape design in urban America, offering new insights into the transformation of San Francisco's physical environment and quality of life through its world-famous park system.
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April 2008, Baltimore
April 2008, Baltimore
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Ferran Adria has revolutionized the world of gastronomy over the last 20 years. Food for thought: thought for food explores the essence of Adria's restaurant, elBulli, creativity with hundreds of color photographs of his creations, including every single dish ever created by elBulli. Inspired by Adria's controversial participation in Documenta 12, this volume(...)
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Ferran Adria has revolutionized the world of gastronomy over the last 20 years. Food for thought: thought for food explores the essence of Adria's restaurant, elBulli, creativity with hundreds of color photographs of his creations, including every single dish ever created by elBulli. Inspired by Adria's controversial participation in Documenta 12, this volume(...)
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Food for thought; thought for food
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Ferran Adria has revolutionized the world of gastronomy over the last 20 years. Food for thought: thought for food explores the essence of Adria's restaurant, elBulli, creativity with hundreds of color photographs of his creations, including every single dish ever created by elBulli. Inspired by Adria's controversial participation in Documenta 12, this volume features lively dialogue between the most potent critics and creators of the art and gastronomic worlds, including Heston Blumenthal, Bill Burford, Jerry Saltz, Massmiliano Gioni, Anya Gallaccio, Peter Kubelka, Antoni Miralda, Carsten Holler, Bice Curiger, Adrian Searle, Davide Paolini.
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Ferran Adria has revolutionized the world of gastronomy over the last 20 years. Food for thought: thought for food explores the essence of Adria's restaurant, elBulli, creativity with hundreds of color photographs of his creations, including every single dish ever created by elBulli. Inspired by Adria's controversial participation in Documenta 12, this volume features lively dialogue between the most potent critics and creators of the art and gastronomic worlds, including Heston Blumenthal, Bill Burford, Jerry Saltz, Massmiliano Gioni, Anya Gallaccio, Peter Kubelka, Antoni Miralda, Carsten Holler, Bice Curiger, Adrian Searle, Davide Paolini.
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June 2009
June 2009
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Using facts, anecdotes, and personal observation, architect and longtime advocate for the preservation of American architecture Harvey H. Kaiser leads the reader through more than 200 places of interest across the United States. Covering the entire nation and presented by region, this book takes the reader on a journey through recognizable icons such as the Statue of(...)
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Using facts, anecdotes, and personal observation, architect and longtime advocate for the preservation of American architecture Harvey H. Kaiser leads the reader through more than 200 places of interest across the United States. Covering the entire nation and presented by region, this book takes the reader on a journey through recognizable icons such as the Statue of(...)
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The national park architecture sourcebook
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Using facts, anecdotes, and personal observation, architect and longtime advocate for the preservation of American architecture Harvey H. Kaiser leads the reader through more than 200 places of interest across the United States. Covering the entire nation and presented by region, this book takes the reader on a journey through recognizable icons such as the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Arch, and the USS Arizona. The extraordinary rustic buildings of the National Parks at Yellowstone, Carter Lake, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon are explored as well as frontier military forts and trading posts like Fort Sumter, Bent's Old Fort, and Fort Clatsop. There are the southwestern sites of the mysterious Anasazi and Chaco cultures and missions of San Antonio, Tumacacori, Pecos, and Salinas Pueblo. Kaiser's descriptions let readers not only feel as if they have shared the experience of these places but also gain a solid understanding of why the architecture is significant to American history.
The national park architecture sourcebook
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Using facts, anecdotes, and personal observation, architect and longtime advocate for the preservation of American architecture Harvey H. Kaiser leads the reader through more than 200 places of interest across the United States. Covering the entire nation and presented by region, this book takes the reader on a journey through recognizable icons such as the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Arch, and the USS Arizona. The extraordinary rustic buildings of the National Parks at Yellowstone, Carter Lake, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon are explored as well as frontier military forts and trading posts like Fort Sumter, Bent's Old Fort, and Fort Clatsop. There are the southwestern sites of the mysterious Anasazi and Chaco cultures and missions of San Antonio, Tumacacori, Pecos, and Salinas Pueblo. Kaiser's descriptions let readers not only feel as if they have shared the experience of these places but also gain a solid understanding of why the architecture is significant to American history.
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May 2008, New York
May 2008, New York
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For more than 150 years, Central Park has been the centerpiece of New York City, drawing more than 25 million visitors each year. In this title, the author, the official historian and photographer of the Central Park Conservancy, takes readers through America's most popular and celebrated park, where natural and manmade features are interwoven into a spectacular work of public art.
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For more than 150 years, Central Park has been the centerpiece of New York City, drawing more than 25 million visitors each year. In this title, the author, the official historian and photographer of the Central Park Conservancy, takes readers through America's most popular and celebrated park, where natural and manmade features are interwoven into a spectacular work of public art.
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Seeing Central Park : the official guide to the world's greatest urban park
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For more than 150 years, Central Park has been the centerpiece of New York City, drawing more than 25 million visitors each year. In this title, the author, the official historian and photographer of the Central Park Conservancy, takes readers through America's most popular and celebrated park, where natural and manmade features are interwoven into a spectacular work of public art.
Seeing Central Park : the official guide to the world's greatest urban park
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For more than 150 years, Central Park has been the centerpiece of New York City, drawing more than 25 million visitors each year. In this title, the author, the official historian and photographer of the Central Park Conservancy, takes readers through America's most popular and celebrated park, where natural and manmade features are interwoven into a spectacular work of public art.
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May 2009
May 2009
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This book is an historical investigation of mourning sites and practices within the context of the province of British Columbia. The authors are concerned, primarily, with the rise of the roadside death memorial in the late twentieth century. They argue that RDMs are not a marginal, quirky phenomenon but part of a longer and complex story about the meaning of both death(...)
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This book is an historical investigation of mourning sites and practices within the context of the province of British Columbia. The authors are concerned, primarily, with the rise of the roadside death memorial in the late twentieth century. They argue that RDMs are not a marginal, quirky phenomenon but part of a longer and complex story about the meaning of both death(...)
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Private grief, public mourning: the rise of the roadside shrine in British Columbia
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This book is an historical investigation of mourning sites and practices within the context of the province of British Columbia. The authors are concerned, primarily, with the rise of the roadside death memorial in the late twentieth century. They argue that RDMs are not a marginal, quirky phenomenon but part of a longer and complex story about the meaning of both death and grieving, one more thread in a long tapestry of public exhibitions of grief that serve to announce to the watching world who we are.
Private grief, public mourning: the rise of the roadside shrine in British Columbia
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This book is an historical investigation of mourning sites and practices within the context of the province of British Columbia. The authors are concerned, primarily, with the rise of the roadside death memorial in the late twentieth century. They argue that RDMs are not a marginal, quirky phenomenon but part of a longer and complex story about the meaning of both death and grieving, one more thread in a long tapestry of public exhibitions of grief that serve to announce to the watching world who we are.
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April 2009
April 2009
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This book reveals the wide variety of possibilities for using water as a creative element in the city, in art, in the landscape and architecture. The works are organized in seven categories and encompass large-scale masterplans, urban plazas and parks, river restaurations but also interior design schemes and art objects. Amongst the works documented are the landscape(...)
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This book reveals the wide variety of possibilities for using water as a creative element in the city, in art, in the landscape and architecture. The works are organized in seven categories and encompass large-scale masterplans, urban plazas and parks, river restaurations but also interior design schemes and art objects. Amongst the works documented are the landscape(...)
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Recent waterscapes: planning, building and designing with water
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This book reveals the wide variety of possibilities for using water as a creative element in the city, in art, in the landscape and architecture. The works are organized in seven categories and encompass large-scale masterplans, urban plazas and parks, river restaurations but also interior design schemes and art objects. Amongst the works documented are the landscape design for Dubai Business Park, a river restauration in Bishan Park in Singapore, landscaping for a new town in Tianjin, China, the schemes for Telecom Park, Taipei and Vuores Central Park in Tampere, Finland, and the design for Civic Square Seattle.
Recent waterscapes: planning, building and designing with water
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This book reveals the wide variety of possibilities for using water as a creative element in the city, in art, in the landscape and architecture. The works are organized in seven categories and encompass large-scale masterplans, urban plazas and parks, river restaurations but also interior design schemes and art objects. Amongst the works documented are the landscape design for Dubai Business Park, a river restauration in Bishan Park in Singapore, landscaping for a new town in Tianjin, China, the schemes for Telecom Park, Taipei and Vuores Central Park in Tampere, Finland, and the design for Civic Square Seattle.
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May 2009
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Introduction by Lucy Lippard, essay by Mike Davis. Between October 2006 and April 2007, three gardens were given away. Each garden was planted in one of the three microclimates in San Francisco: sunbelt, transition belt and fog belt. The households were selected based on an ad posted on Craiglist. It was posted on October 10th ad midnight. By 9:30am October 11th, we had(...)
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Introduction by Lucy Lippard, essay by Mike Davis. Between October 2006 and April 2007, three gardens were given away. Each garden was planted in one of the three microclimates in San Francisco: sunbelt, transition belt and fog belt. The households were selected based on an ad posted on Craiglist. It was posted on October 10th ad midnight. By 9:30am October 11th, we had(...)
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September 2008, San Francisco
September 2008, San Francisco
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Amy Franceschini: victory gardens 2007: a plan for subsidized urban gardens
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Introduction by Lucy Lippard, essay by Mike Davis. Between October 2006 and April 2007, three gardens were given away. Each garden was planted in one of the three microclimates in San Francisco: sunbelt, transition belt and fog belt. The households were selected based on an ad posted on Craiglist. It was posted on October 10th ad midnight. By 9:30am October 11th, we had received over 800 responses. Each garden was delivered on the Victory Garden Trike and included a planting party, a Starter Kit, and two lessons. The lessons included how to build a raised bed, install a drip system, planting instructions, seasonal planting, seed saving, harvesting methods, composting, and canning. 1 Artist 1 Concept is a series of books by individual artists, produced by The Expanding Color System.
Amy Franceschini: victory gardens 2007: a plan for subsidized urban gardens
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Introduction by Lucy Lippard, essay by Mike Davis. Between October 2006 and April 2007, three gardens were given away. Each garden was planted in one of the three microclimates in San Francisco: sunbelt, transition belt and fog belt. The households were selected based on an ad posted on Craiglist. It was posted on October 10th ad midnight. By 9:30am October 11th, we had received over 800 responses. Each garden was delivered on the Victory Garden Trike and included a planting party, a Starter Kit, and two lessons. The lessons included how to build a raised bed, install a drip system, planting instructions, seasonal planting, seed saving, harvesting methods, composting, and canning. 1 Artist 1 Concept is a series of books by individual artists, produced by The Expanding Color System.
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September 2008, San Francisco
September 2008, San Francisco
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This publication shows readers how to find and prepare more than five hundred different plants for nutrition and better health, including such common plants as mullein (a tea made from the leaves and flowers suppresses a cough), stinging nettle (steam the leaves and you have a tasty dish rich in iron), cattail (cooked stalks taste similar to corn and are rich in protein),(...)
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This publication shows readers how to find and prepare more than five hundred different plants for nutrition and better health, including such common plants as mullein (a tea made from the leaves and flowers suppresses a cough), stinging nettle (steam the leaves and you have a tasty dish rich in iron), cattail (cooked stalks taste similar to corn and are rich in protein),(...)
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Identifying and harvesting edible and medicinal plants in wild (and not so wild) places
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This publication shows readers how to find and prepare more than five hundred different plants for nutrition and better health, including such common plants as mullein (a tea made from the leaves and flowers suppresses a cough), stinging nettle (steam the leaves and you have a tasty dish rich in iron), cattail (cooked stalks taste similar to corn and are rich in protein), and wild apricots (an infusion made with the leaves is good for stomach aches and disgestive disorders). More than 260 detailed line drawings help readers identify a wide range of plants - many of which are suited for cooking by following the more than thirty recipes included in this book.
Identifying and harvesting edible and medicinal plants in wild (and not so wild) places
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This publication shows readers how to find and prepare more than five hundred different plants for nutrition and better health, including such common plants as mullein (a tea made from the leaves and flowers suppresses a cough), stinging nettle (steam the leaves and you have a tasty dish rich in iron), cattail (cooked stalks taste similar to corn and are rich in protein), and wild apricots (an infusion made with the leaves is good for stomach aches and disgestive disorders). More than 260 detailed line drawings help readers identify a wide range of plants - many of which are suited for cooking by following the more than thirty recipes included in this book.
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May 1994, New York
May 1994, New York
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Didactique car il donne la parole à des pêcheurs, des poissonniers et des cuisiniers qui, chaque jour, travaillent un produit qu'ils ont choisi de mettre en valeur. C'est leur savoir-faire que vous découvrez au fil des pages mais aussi leurs conseils et leurs astuces qui vous permettront de tout connaître des différents poissons, crustacés, coquillages, etc, et de la(...)
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Didactique car il donne la parole à des pêcheurs, des poissonniers et des cuisiniers qui, chaque jour, travaillent un produit qu'ils ont choisi de mettre en valeur. C'est leur savoir-faire que vous découvrez au fil des pages mais aussi leurs conseils et leurs astuces qui vous permettront de tout connaître des différents poissons, crustacés, coquillages, etc, et de la(...)
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Poissons, encyclopédie des produits et des métiers de bouche
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Didactique car il donne la parole à des pêcheurs, des poissonniers et des cuisiniers qui, chaque jour, travaillent un produit qu'ils ont choisi de mettre en valeur. C'est leur savoir-faire que vous découvrez au fil des pages mais aussi leurs conseils et leurs astuces qui vous permettront de tout connaître des différents poissons, crustacés, coquillages, etc, et de la meilleure façon de les préparer.
Poissons, encyclopédie des produits et des métiers de bouche
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Didactique car il donne la parole à des pêcheurs, des poissonniers et des cuisiniers qui, chaque jour, travaillent un produit qu'ils ont choisi de mettre en valeur. C'est leur savoir-faire que vous découvrez au fil des pages mais aussi leurs conseils et leurs astuces qui vous permettront de tout connaître des différents poissons, crustacés, coquillages, etc, et de la meilleure façon de les préparer.
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November 2015
November 2015
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On two hundred acres in the Hudson Valley, Amy Goldman grows heirloom fruits and vegetables, an orchard full of apples, pears, and peaches, plots of squash, melons, cabbages, peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, and beets. The president of the New York Botanical Garden has called her "perhaps the world's premier vegetable gardener." It's her life's work, and she's not only(...)
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On two hundred acres in the Hudson Valley, Amy Goldman grows heirloom fruits and vegetables, an orchard full of apples, pears, and peaches, plots of squash, melons, cabbages, peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, and beets. The president of the New York Botanical Garden has called her "perhaps the world's premier vegetable gardener." It's her life's work, and she's not only(...)
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Heirloom Harvest: modern daguerreotypes of historic garden treasures
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On two hundred acres in the Hudson Valley, Amy Goldman grows heirloom fruits and vegetables, an orchard full of apples, pears, and peaches, plots of squash, melons, cabbages, peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, and beets. The president of the New York Botanical Garden has called her "perhaps the world's premier vegetable gardener." It's her life's work, and she's not only focused on the pleasures of cultivating the land and feeding her family, she's also interested in preserving our agricultural heritage, beautiful and unique heirlooms that truly are organic treasures.
Heirloom Harvest: modern daguerreotypes of historic garden treasures
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On two hundred acres in the Hudson Valley, Amy Goldman grows heirloom fruits and vegetables, an orchard full of apples, pears, and peaches, plots of squash, melons, cabbages, peppers, tomatoes, eggplants, and beets. The president of the New York Botanical Garden has called her "perhaps the world's premier vegetable gardener." It's her life's work, and she's not only focused on the pleasures of cultivating the land and feeding her family, she's also interested in preserving our agricultural heritage, beautiful and unique heirlooms that truly are organic treasures.
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November 2015
November 2015
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