Unbounded practice : women and landscape architecture in the early twentieth century / Thaïsa Way.

Main entry:

Way, Thaïsa, 1960-

Title & Author:

Unbounded practice : women and landscape architecture in the early twentieth century / Thaïsa Way.

Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2009.
©2009.

Description:

xi, 305 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-291) and index.
Landscape architecture emerges as a profession -- Learning a craft -- From garden craft to landscape architecture -- The new woman and a new education -- Professional legitimacy -- Designing a social agenda -- Model gardens -- New projects and new horizons.

Summary:

Women have practiced as landscape architects, since the founding of the practice as a profession in the United States in the 1890s. They came to landscape architecture as gardeners, garden designers, horticulturalists, and fine artists. This book describes design practice in landscape architecture by women in the first half of the 20th century.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

9780813928081 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0813928087 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Women landscape architects United States History 20th century.
Landscape architecture United States History 20th century.
Femmes architectes paysagistes États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture du paysage États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Landscape architecture
Women landscape architects
Landschaftsarchitektin
Landschaftsarchitektur
Landschaftsplanung
Frau.
United States
USA

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 263814
Call No.: BIB 195110
Status: Available

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