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Landscape design a cultural and architectural history

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Main Author: Rogers, Elizabeth Barlow, 1936-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2001.
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Landscape architecture > History.
Landscape design > History.
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Physical Description:544 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 30 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 520-533).
ISBN:0810942534
Author Notes:Trained in art history and city planning, Elizabeth Barlow Rogers is internationally recognized for her work and leadership in revitalizing public parks and gardens. Rogers was founding president of the Central Park Conservancy and of Cityscape Institute, a resource for public-private partnerships to promote creative development of outdoor urban public places. She also served as administrator of New York City's Central Park (1979-95). Her book, The Forests and Wetlands of New York City, won the John Burroughs Medal and was a National Book Award nominee. In the autumn of 2001, Rogers will inaugurate a course of study on landscape design at the Bard Center for the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture in New York City

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