The best planned city in the world [Texte imprimé] : Olmsted, Vaux, and the Buffalo park system / Francis R. Kowsky, Monographie imprimée

Main Author: Kowsky, Francis R., 1943-...., AuteurLanguage: anglais.Country: EtatsUnis.Publication : Amherst, Boston : University of Massachussetts press : Library of american landscape history, cop. 2013Description: 1 vol. (xiii-253 p.) : jaquette ill. en coul., ill., cartes ; 26 cmISBN: 978-1-625-34006-1.Series: Designing the American parkBibliography: Notes bibliogr. p.223-240. Index..Subject - Personal Name: Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903 Critique et interprétation | Vaux, Calvert, 1824-1895 Critique et interprétation Subject - Topical Name: Espaces verts -- États-Unis -- Buffalo (N.Y.) 19e siècle | Villes, Embellissement -- États-Unis -- Buffalo (N.Y.) 19e siècle | Architecture du paysage -- États-Unis -- Buffalo (N.Y.) 19e siècle
Item type Home library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Prêt normal BU Chevreul
5ème étage : Arts
Anglais 712.97 KOW (Browse shelf (Opens below)) Available 0379308251
Total holds:

Notes bibliogr. p.223-240. Index.

Preface / Ethan Carr Introduction: Olmsted and Vaux and the Progress of the American Park Movement The Creation of the Park System The Making of the Park The Front and Prospect Place The Parade Parkways, Circles, and Squares Parkside, Buffalo State Hospital, and Smaller Parks The Emancipation of Niagara South Park, Cazenovia Park, and Riverside Park Epilogue

Lyon 2 est membre fondateur de l'Université de Lyon
Université de Lyon

Powered by Koha