L'Enfant's Legacy: Public Open Spaces in Washington, D.C.

by Michael Bednar

Outstanding Academic Title for 2007, Choice Magazine

Many American democratic ideals are embodied in the public spaces of its cities, especially in Washington, D.C. In L'Enfant's Legacy architect and scholar Michael Bednar explores the public spaces of the nation's capital, examining the context of the surrounding architecture and the roles of the spaces in the changing functional life of the city.

Bednar examines the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801883180
• ISBN13: 9780801883187
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 10.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher