Country, Park, & City: The Architecture and Life of Calvert Vaux

by Francis R. Kowsky

Book Overview

After beginning his career as an architect in London, Calvert Vaux (1824-1895) came to the Hudson River valley in 1850 at the invitation of Andrew Jackson Downing, the reform-minded writer on houses and gardens. As Downing's partner, and after Downing's death in 1852, Vaux designed country and suburban dwellings that were remarkable for their well-conceived plans and their sensitive rapport with nature.
By 1857, the year he published his book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195171136
• ISBN13: 9780195171136
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"