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A project by Diller + Scofidio for the book The American Lawn with stereoscopic photographs by Robert Sansone
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10 March 2025
10 March 2025
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A project by Diller + Scofidio for the book The American Lawn with stereoscopic photographs by Robert Sansone
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A project by Diller + Scofidio for the book The American Lawn with stereoscopic photographs by Robert Sansone
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exhibitions
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The American Lawn: Surface of Everyday Life reveals the lawn as a domestic symbol, civic showplace, economic force, and national icon. Bungalows in tract developments, suburban corporate headquarters, and the White House are all alike in that they sit behind a lawn: a carefully contrived patch of “nature” that lies open to the sky and to a multitude of uses and(...)
The American Lawn: Surface of Everyday Life reveals the lawn as a domestic symbol, civic showplace, economic force, and national icon. Bungalows in tract developments, suburban corporate headquarters, and the White House are all alike in that they sit behind a lawn: a carefully contrived patch of “nature” that lies open to the sky and to a multitude of uses and(...)
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Main galleries, octagonal gallery, and hall cases
Main galleries, octagonal gallery, and hall cases
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16 June 1998 to 8 November 1998
16 June 1998 to 8 November 1998
Title:
The American Lawn: Surface of Everyday Life
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The American Lawn: Surface of Everyday Life reveals the lawn as a domestic symbol, civic showplace, economic force, and national icon. Bungalows in tract developments, suburban corporate headquarters, and the White House are all alike in that they sit behind a lawn: a carefully contrived patch of “nature” that lies open to the sky and to a multitude of uses and(...)
The American Lawn: Surface of Everyday Life
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The American Lawn: Surface of Everyday Life reveals the lawn as a domestic symbol, civic showplace, economic force, and national icon. Bungalows in tract developments, suburban corporate headquarters, and the White House are all alike in that they sit behind a lawn: a carefully contrived patch of “nature” that lies open to the sky and to a multitude of uses and(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
16 June 1998 to
8 November 1998
16 June 1998 to
8 November 1998
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Main galleries, octagonal gallery, and hall cases
Main galleries, octagonal gallery, and hall cases
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
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Wells Coates fonds
Wells Coates fonds
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AP030
Synopsis:
The Wells Coates Fonds, 1909-1986, documents the professional career and personal life of architect Wells Wintemute Coates. The fonds consists of the following materials: approximately 1,937 photographic materials, 530 drawings (including reprographic copies), 3 l.m. textual records, 200 slides, 37 books, 2 reels of 16mm film (400 feet Cine- Kodak Film), 2 medals, 1 box of buttons and 1 box of keys.
AP030
Synopsis:
The Wells Coates Fonds, 1909-1986, documents the professional career and personal life of architect Wells Wintemute Coates. The fonds consists of the following materials: approximately 1,937 photographic materials, 530 drawings (including reprographic copies), 3 l.m. textual records, 200 slides, 37 books, 2 reels of 16mm film (400 feet Cine- Kodak Film), 2 medals, 1 box of buttons and 1 box of keys.
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1909-1986
1909-1986
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Wells Coates fonds
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AP030
Synopsis:
The Wells Coates Fonds, 1909-1986, documents the professional career and personal life of architect Wells Wintemute Coates. The fonds consists of the following materials: approximately 1,937 photographic materials, 530 drawings (including reprographic copies), 3 l.m. textual records, 200 slides, 37 books, 2 reels of 16mm film (400 feet Cine- Kodak Film), 2 medals, 1 box of buttons and 1 box of keys.
Wells Coates fonds
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AP030
Synopsis:
The Wells Coates Fonds, 1909-1986, documents the professional career and personal life of architect Wells Wintemute Coates. The fonds consists of the following materials: approximately 1,937 photographic materials, 530 drawings (including reprographic copies), 3 l.m. textual records, 200 slides, 37 books, 2 reels of 16mm film (400 feet Cine- Kodak Film), 2 medals, 1 box of buttons and 1 box of keys.
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archives
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Fonds
archives
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Fonds
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1909-1986
1909-1986
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exhibitions
exhibitions
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Mel Ziegler: Growing Concern
Mel Ziegler: Growing Concern
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Description:
The front garden is a sign, a place both public and private, conveying the convictions and values of the households they frame. Growing Concern, a grass relief in Baile Park by American artist Mel Ziegler (b.1956), represents the North American obsession with the lawn. The artist considers the cultural obsession with the growth of our lawns to be symbolic of the taming(...)
The front garden is a sign, a place both public and private, conveying the convictions and values of the households they frame. Growing Concern, a grass relief in Baile Park by American artist Mel Ziegler (b.1956), represents the North American obsession with the lawn. The artist considers the cultural obsession with the growth of our lawns to be symbolic of the taming(...)
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Baile Park
Baile Park
Date:
16 June 1998 to 8 November 1998
16 June 1998 to 8 November 1998
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Mel Ziegler: Growing Concern
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Description:
The front garden is a sign, a place both public and private, conveying the convictions and values of the households they frame. Growing Concern, a grass relief in Baile Park by American artist Mel Ziegler (b.1956), represents the North American obsession with the lawn. The artist considers the cultural obsession with the growth of our lawns to be symbolic of the taming(...)
Mel Ziegler: Growing Concern
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Description:
The front garden is a sign, a place both public and private, conveying the convictions and values of the households they frame. Growing Concern, a grass relief in Baile Park by American artist Mel Ziegler (b.1956), represents the North American obsession with the lawn. The artist considers the cultural obsession with the growth of our lawns to be symbolic of the taming(...)
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exhibitions
exhibitions
Date:
16 June 1998 to
8 November 1998
16 June 1998 to
8 November 1998
Location:
Baile Park
Baile Park
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textual records
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20 file
textual records
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20 file
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Intro ANY 23
Intro ANY 23
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ARCH240689
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Intro ANY 23 Any 23 - Lawn (American Lawn exhibition review) Any 23 - Benjamin - drafts of article by Andrew Benjamin Any 23 - De Landa - drafts of article by Manuel DeLanda ANY 23 - Greg Lynn - texts and 23 colour exhibition photos Any 23 - Peter Eisenman Any 23 - Allen - drafts of article by Stan Allen Any 23 - Massumi - drafts of article by Brian Massumi Any 23 - Somol - drafts of article by Robert Somol Any 23 - van Berkel & Bos - drafts of article by Ben van Berkel and Carolin Bos Diagram - Texts (VB & Bos) Any 23 - Kwinter - drafts of article by Sanford Kwinter Any 23 - Buci-Glucksman - drafts of article by Christine Buci-Glucksman Any 23 - Karl Chu (3 files) drafts and research material Any 23 - Rakatansky - drafts of article by Mark Rakatansky Any 23 - Weiss - drafts of review by Allen S. Weiss Any 23 - Letter from Athens Any 23 - Letter from Naples
ARCH240689
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Intro ANY 23 Any 23 - Lawn (American Lawn exhibition review) Any 23 - Benjamin - drafts of article by Andrew Benjamin Any 23 - De Landa - drafts of article by Manuel DeLanda ANY 23 - Greg Lynn - texts and 23 colour exhibition photos Any 23 - Peter Eisenman Any 23 - Allen - drafts of article by Stan Allen Any 23 - Massumi - drafts of article by Brian Massumi Any 23 - Somol - drafts of article by Robert Somol Any 23 - van Berkel & Bos - drafts of article by Ben van Berkel and Carolin Bos Diagram - Texts (VB & Bos) Any 23 - Kwinter - drafts of article by Sanford Kwinter Any 23 - Buci-Glucksman - drafts of article by Christine Buci-Glucksman Any 23 - Karl Chu (3 files) drafts and research material Any 23 - Rakatansky - drafts of article by Mark Rakatansky Any 23 - Weiss - drafts of review by Allen S. Weiss Any 23 - Letter from Athens Any 23 - Letter from Naples
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Date:
1998
1998
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Intro ANY 23
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ARCH240689
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Intro ANY 23 Any 23 - Lawn (American Lawn exhibition review) Any 23 - Benjamin - drafts of article by Andrew Benjamin Any 23 - De Landa - drafts of article by Manuel DeLanda ANY 23 - Greg Lynn - texts and 23 colour exhibition photos Any 23 - Peter Eisenman Any 23 - Allen - drafts of article by Stan Allen Any 23 - Massumi - drafts of article by Brian Massumi Any 23 - Somol - drafts of article by Robert Somol Any 23 - van Berkel & Bos - drafts of article by Ben van Berkel and Carolin Bos Diagram - Texts (VB & Bos) Any 23 - Kwinter - drafts of article by Sanford Kwinter Any 23 - Buci-Glucksman - drafts of article by Christine Buci-Glucksman Any 23 - Karl Chu (3 files) drafts and research material Any 23 - Rakatansky - drafts of article by Mark Rakatansky Any 23 - Weiss - drafts of review by Allen S. Weiss Any 23 - Letter from Athens Any 23 - Letter from Naples
Intro ANY 23
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ARCH240689
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Intro ANY 23 Any 23 - Lawn (American Lawn exhibition review) Any 23 - Benjamin - drafts of article by Andrew Benjamin Any 23 - De Landa - drafts of article by Manuel DeLanda ANY 23 - Greg Lynn - texts and 23 colour exhibition photos Any 23 - Peter Eisenman Any 23 - Allen - drafts of article by Stan Allen Any 23 - Massumi - drafts of article by Brian Massumi Any 23 - Somol - drafts of article by Robert Somol Any 23 - van Berkel & Bos - drafts of article by Ben van Berkel and Carolin Bos Diagram - Texts (VB & Bos) Any 23 - Kwinter - drafts of article by Sanford Kwinter Any 23 - Buci-Glucksman - drafts of article by Christine Buci-Glucksman Any 23 - Karl Chu (3 files) drafts and research material Any 23 - Rakatansky - drafts of article by Mark Rakatansky Any 23 - Weiss - drafts of review by Allen S. Weiss Any 23 - Letter from Athens Any 23 - Letter from Naples
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textual records
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20 file
textual records
Quantity:
20 file
Date:
1998
1998
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events
events
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No Parks?
No Parks?
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Description:
Are parks bad? These quarantined bits of land and water speak to a confused desire for some kind of “nature”—and they might be good for our health—but do they also serve to excuse our continued bad behaviour? Parks are not innocent. City parks are real estate assets and urban “amenities” created by planners, landscape architects, hydrological engineers, police(...)
Are parks bad? These quarantined bits of land and water speak to a confused desire for some kind of “nature”—and they might be good for our health—but do they also serve to excuse our continued bad behaviour? Parks are not innocent. City parks are real estate assets and urban “amenities” created by planners, landscape architects, hydrological engineers, police(...)
Date:
25 May 2017
25 May 2017
Title:
No Parks?
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Description:
Are parks bad? These quarantined bits of land and water speak to a confused desire for some kind of “nature”—and they might be good for our health—but do they also serve to excuse our continued bad behaviour? Parks are not innocent. City parks are real estate assets and urban “amenities” created by planners, landscape architects, hydrological engineers, police(...)
No Parks?
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Are parks bad? These quarantined bits of land and water speak to a confused desire for some kind of “nature”—and they might be good for our health—but do they also serve to excuse our continued bad behaviour? Parks are not innocent. City parks are real estate assets and urban “amenities” created by planners, landscape architects, hydrological engineers, police(...)
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events
events
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25 May 2017
25 May 2017
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books
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x, 203 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. + 1 steroscopic viewer.
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x, 203 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. + 1 steroscopic viewer.
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New York : Princeton Architectural Press ; with Montréal : Canadian Centre for Architecture, [1999], ©1999
New York : Princeton Architectural Press ; with Montréal : Canadian Centre for Architecture, [1999], ©1999
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The American lawn / edited by Georges Teyssot.
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x, 203 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. + 1 steroscopic viewer.
The American lawn / edited by Georges Teyssot.
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x, 203 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. + 1 steroscopic viewer.
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books
books
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New York : Princeton Architectural Press ; with Montréal : Canadian Centre for Architecture, [1999], ©1999
New York : Princeton Architectural Press ; with Montréal : Canadian Centre for Architecture, [1999], ©1999
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x, 166 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
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x, 166 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
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New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1993.
New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1993.
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Redesigning the American lawn : a search for environmental harmony / F. Herbert Bormann, Diana Balmori, Gordon T. Geballe ; Lisa Vernegaard, editor-researcher.
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x, 166 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Redesigning the American lawn : a search for environmental harmony / F. Herbert Bormann, Diana Balmori, Gordon T. Geballe ; Lisa Vernegaard, editor-researcher.
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x, 166 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
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books
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New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1993.
New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1993.
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xii, 178 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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xii, 178 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2001.
New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2001.
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Redesigning the American lawn : a search for environmental harmony / F. Herbert Bormann, Diana Balmori, Gordon T. Geballe.
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xii, 178 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Redesigning the American lawn : a search for environmental harmony / F. Herbert Bormann, Diana Balmori, Gordon T. Geballe.
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xii, 178 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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books
books
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New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2001.
New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2001.
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audio
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1 audiocassette (DAT) (approximately 35 min.) ; 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in., 1/8 in. tape. master
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1 audiocassette (DAT) (approximately 35 min.) ; 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in., 1/8 in. tape. master
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[1998]
[1998]
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The American lawn : surface conflicts.
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1 audiocassette (DAT) (approximately 35 min.) ; 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in., 1/8 in. tape. master
The American lawn : surface conflicts.
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1 audiocassette (DAT) (approximately 35 min.) ; 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in., 1/8 in. tape. master
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audio
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[1998]
[1998]
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