Parks of the 21st Century - by Victoria Newhouse (Hardcover)

Name: Parks of the 21st Century - by Victoria Newhouse (Hardcover)
Brand: Rizzoli International Publications
SKU: 93135823
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We are in the midst of a worldwide golden age of park creation, and featured here are powerfully telling examples at the forefront of this renaissance.
About the Author: Architectural historian Victoria Newhouse is the author of Towards a New Museum, Chaos and Culture, and others.
356 Pages
Gardening, Landscape

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Book Synopsis

We are in the midst of a worldwide golden age of park creation, and featured here are powerfully telling examples at the forefront of this renaissance.

Parks are essential to our well-being; this has never been clearer than it is today, and a recent surge of park development offers us much to celebrate. Parks of the 21st Century presents 52 parks in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Europe, and China that have turned despoiled and polluted land (including former factories, railroads, and industrial waterfronts) into beneficial landscapes.

Landscape architects have been referred to as "the first environmentalists," and Parks of the 21st Century shows how parks are being designed as proactive, dynamic green spaces. The High Line in New York is an early example of how an obsolete railroad could be transformed. Opened in 2009, it now attracts nearly 8 million visitors a year. In addition to providing public open space, these renewed landscapes offer economic revitalization and large-scale environmental improvement. Among the parks featured in this book are designs by well-known professionals such as James Corner Field Operations, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Kongjian Yu/Turenscape, and Catherine Mosbach.

About the Author

Architectural historian Victoria Newhouse is the author of Towards a New Museum, Chaos and Culture, and others. Alex Pisha is a landscape and architectural designer for cultural, academic, and civic projects.

Dimensions (Overall): 10.7 Inches (H) x 8.5 Inches (W) x 1.4 Inches (D)

Weight: 4.2 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Sub-Genre: Landscape

Genre: Gardening

Number of Pages: 356

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Format: Hardcover

Author: Victoria Newhouse

Language: English

Street Date: April 1, 2025

TCIN: 93135823

UPC: 9780789345974

Item Number (DPCI): 247-46-4188

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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