Main entry:

Zapatka, Christian.

Title & Author:

The American landscape / Christian Zapatka ; edited by Mirko Zardini.

Publication:

New York, NY : Princeton Architectural Press, [1996?]

Description:

215 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Translation of: Architettura del paesaggio americano.
Includes bibliographical references.
The Architecture of the American Landscape / Pierluigi Nicolini -- Foreword / Christian Zapatka -- The Sublime in the Wilderness -- Pastoral Reserves in the Nineteenth-Century City -- The Private Realm: Residential Parks, Private Estates and the Private School -- National Parks and the First Cross Country Parkway -- Landscapes of the New Deal Era: Suburban and National Parkways, Greenbelt, Maryland; Jones Beach, New York -- Contemporary Landscape Architects and a Sculptor.

Summary:

"In this sweeping overview of landscape design, painting, and planning, Christian Zapatka examines the history of the physical environment of the United States from the 1830s to the present. Weaving together architectural, art, economic, landscape, political, and social history, Zapatka looks at the American landscape in an engaging and original manner." "Broad in scope, this book addresses a wide range of subjects, including: the paintings of the Hudson River School that helped shape America's image as a sublime wilderness; landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted's city parks, planned to provide both literal and metaphorical oases in dense urban zones; the creation of national parks such as Yellowstone and Yosemite; the construction of the Lincoln Highway, stretching from New York to San Francisco; Franklin D. Roosevelt's program for the city of Greenbelt, Maryland and other New Deal suburbs; Robert Moses's Jones Beach State Park and Parkway, intended to bring nature and recreation within reach of an urban population; and the relationship of contemporary artists and architects to today's landscape."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

1568980930
9781568980935

Subject:

Landscape architecture United States History.
Landscapes United States History.
Architecture du paysage États-Unis Histoire.
Paysages États-Unis Histoire.
Landscape architecture.
Landscapes.
Landscape United States History.
Land use United States History.
City planning United States History.
United States.
landschap
landscape
landschapsbouw
landscaping
ruimtelijke ordening
physical planning
paden
paths
wegen
roads
landschapsarchitectuur
landscape architecture
tuinen
gardens
parken
parks
landgoederen
estates
particulier eigendom
private ownership
kunst
arts
artiesten
artists
architectuur
architecture
vs
usa
Landscape Architecture (General)
Landschapsarchitectuur (algemeen)

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Zardini, Mirko.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 114744
Call No.: ID SB470.53.Z3; ID:96-B2626
Status: Available