Eden by Design: The 1930 Olmsted-Bartholomew Regional Plan for the Los Angeles Region
Editorial Reviews LA Weekly " Magnificent in its breadth and daring, it is also bizarre and even worrisome in many of its details." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Book Description In 1930 the Olmsted Brothers and Harland Bartholomew & Associates submitted a report, "Parks, Playgrounds, and Beaches for the Los Angeles Region," to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. After a day or two of coverage in the newspapers, the report dropped from sight. The plan set out a system of parks and parkways, children's playgrounds, and public beaches. It is a model of ambitious, intelligent, sensitive planningcommissioned at a time when land was available, if only the city planners had had the fortitude and vision to act on its recommendations.
"Parks, Playgrounds, and Beaches" has become a highly valued but difficult- to-find document. In this book, Greg Hise and William Deverell examine the reasons it was called for, analyze why it failed, and open a discussion about the future of urban public space. In addition to their introduction and a facsimile reproduction of the report, Eden by Design includes a dialogue between Hise, Deverell, and widely admired landscape architect Laurie Olin that illuminates the significance of the Olmsted-Bartholomew report and situates it in the history of American landscape planning. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Eden by Design: The 1930 Olmsted-Bartholomew Regional Plan for the Los Angeles Region
Eden by Design: The 1930 Olmsted-Bartholomew Regional Plan for the Los Angeles Region,William Deverell,Greg Hise,University of California Press,0520224159,Architecture,California,Harland Bartholomew & Associates,History,Landscape,Los Angeles Metropolitan Area,Olmsted Brothers,Planning,Regional planning,Social Science,Sociology,Sociology - Urban,U.S. Architecture - General
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