Format:
xvii, 398 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Pläne, Porträts
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29 cm
ISBN:
9780820350660
Series Statement:
Critical perspectives in the history of environmental design
Content:
Warren H. Manning's (1860-1938) national practice comprised more than sixteen hundred landscape design and planning projects throughout North America, from small home grounds to estates, cemeteries, college campuses, parks and park systems, and new industrial towns. Manning approached his design and planning projects from an environmental perspective, conceptualising projects as components of larger regional systems, a method that contrasted sharply with those of his stylistically oriented colleagues. Manning's overlay map methods, later adopted by the renowned landscape architect Ian McHarg, provided the basis for computer mapping software in widespread use today. One of the eleven founders of the American Society of Landscape Architects, Manning also ran one of the nation's largest offices, where he trained several influential designers, including Fletcher Steele, A. D. Taylor, Charles Gillette, and Dan Kiley. After Manning's death, his reputation slipped into obscurity. Contributors to the Warren H. Manning Research Project have worked more than a decade to assess current conditions of his built projects and to compile a compendium of site essays that illuminate the range, scope, and significance of Manning's notable career
Language:
English
Keywords:
Manning, Warren Henry 1860-1938
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Manning, Warren Henry 1860-1938
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USA
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Landschaftsarchitektur
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Biografie
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