Civilizing American Cities: Writings on City Landscapes

by Frederick Law Olmsted

Book Overview

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 Buffalo, and many others. But Olmsted also designed parkways and neighborhoods, reshaping cities around their parks. He thus reinvented the American urban landscape as a democratic outdoor setting that encouraged a new kind of participation in city life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306807653
• ISBN13: 9780306807657
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.4" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher