Civilizing American Cities - Writings on City Landscapes

This collects Olmsted's plans for New York, San Francisco, Buffalo, Montreal, Chicago, and Boston; his suburban plans for Berkeley, California and Riverside, Illinois; and a generous helping of his writings on urban landscape in general. These selections, expertly edited and introduced, are not only enjoyable but essential reading for anyone interested in the history--and the future--of America's cities.

List of contents

* Introduction by S. B. Sutton Expanding Cities: Random versus Organized Growth * The Structure of Cities: A Historical View * The Misfortunes of New York * Public Parks and the Enlargement of Towns City Parks and Improved Use of Metropolitan Spaces * San Francisco, 1866: A City in Search of Identity * Buffalo: A Lakeshore Park and Pleasing Parkways * Chicago: Taming the Waterfront * Montreal: A Mountaintop Park and Some Thoughts on Art and Nature * Boston: Parks and Parkwaysa Green Ribbon Suburban Solutions * Berkeley: A University Community * Riverside, Illinois: A Planned Community near Chicago

About the author

Frederick Law Olmsted

Summary

"Frederick Law Olmsted (1822--1903) designed New York City's Central Park, Brooklyn's Prospect Park, Chicago's South Park and Jackson Park, Montreal's Mount Royal Park, the park systems of Boston and Bu"

Product details

• Authors: Frederick Olmsted, Frederick Law Olmsted, Frederick Law Jr. Olmsted, Frederick Law Olmstead Olmsted
• Assisted by: S. B. Sutton (Editor)
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1997
• EAN: 9780306807657
• ISBN: 978-0-306-80765-7
• No. of pages: 318
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; USA, Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, City & town planning - architectural aspects, United States of America, USA, Literary essays, City and town planning: architectural aspects