Wilderness by Design: Landscape Architecture and the National Park Service - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9780803263833

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by Ethan Carr (Author)

Tracing the history of landscape park design from British gardens up through the city park designs of Frederick Law Olmsted, Ethan Carr places national park landscape architecture within a larger historical context. Despite the difficulties now confronting the parks, their continued ability to attract millions of visitors suggests that their creators succeeded in presenting a captivating vision of a once-wild America.

Author Biography

Ethan Carr is a landscape architect and is currently working for the National Park Service. He has taught landscape architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and the University of Virginia School of Architecture.

Number of Pages: 378

Dimensions: 0.98 x 11.01 x 8.54 IN

Illustrated: Yes

Publication Date: August 01, 1999

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