Witold Rybczynski

Gebundenes Buch

A Clearing in the Distance

Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century

Beschreibung

This fascinating portrait of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted transcends biography and makes American history an intellectual adventure story. of photos.

Autor

Witold Rybczynski has written about architecture and urbanism for The New York Times, Time, The Atlantic, and The New Yorker. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book Home and the award-winning A Clearing in the Distance, as well as The Biography of a Building, The Mysteries of the Mall , and Now I Sit Me Down. The recipient of the National Building Museum’s 2007 Vincent Scully Prize, he lives with his wife in Philadelphia, where he is emeritus professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scribner
• Seitenzahl: 498
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juni 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 952g
• ISBN-13: 9780684824635
• ISBN-10: 0684824639
• Artikelnr.: 21586628