John Nolen : landscape architect and city planner / R. Bruce Stephenson.

By:

Stephenson, R. Bruce (Robert Bruce), 1955-

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Amherst, MA : Library of American Landscape History, [2021]Description: xii, 292 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1952620325
9781952620324

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

711/.4092 B 23/eng/20230425

LOC classification:

HT167 .S74 2021

Contents:

The rise of an urban reformer 1869-1902 -- Landscape architect 1902-1905 -- Charlotte, Letchworth and Savannah, 1905-1907 -- City planner, 1907-1908 -- City planning in America and Europe, 1908-1911 -- Model suburbs and industrial villages 1909-1918 -- Kingsport and Mariemont 1919-1926 -- Florida 1922-1931 -- The dean of American city planning 1931-1937 -- Epilogue.

Summary: "Stephenson offers a richly developed biographical portrait of Nolen interwoven with a detailed discussion of his numerous planning projects. . . . The epilogue nicely ties Nolens work to current trends in the practice of city planning. The numerous color photographs make the book a visual delight and the excellent index makes referencing the book a breeze"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-271) and index.

"Stephenson offers a richly developed biographical portrait of Nolen interwoven with a detailed discussion of his numerous planning projects. . . . The epilogue nicely ties Nolens work to current trends in the practice of city planning. The numerous color photographs make the book a visual delight and the excellent index makes referencing the book a breeze"-- Provided by publisher.

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