Witold Rybczynski

Broschiertes Buch

A Clearing in the Distance

Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century

Beschreibung

Frederick Law Olmsted's priceless contributions to the American landscape include New York City's Central Park, the Capitol in Washington, D.C., and the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. This book offers a look at Olmsted's other accomplishments, including his advocacy of abolition and his impact as a journalist and founder of "The Nation". 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 Book Company
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juli 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 214mm x 141mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780684865751
• ISBN-10: 0684865750
• Artikelnr.: 21846110