TheManWhoMadeParks:TheStoryofParkbuilderFrederickLawOlmsted

作者 Frieda Wishinsky著
出版社 Tundra
出版时间 2009年1月
ISBN 9780887769023
定价 86.40

内容简介

ThestoryofOlmstedwhodesignedsomeofNorthAmerica’smostfamouspublicspacesWhenthegreatcitiesofNorthAmericawerebeingbuilt,littlethoughtwasgiventotheideaofcreating“greenspaces.”Buttheseoasesfromthedirt,gravel,andnoiseofthecrowdedcitystreetswereexactlywhatwereneeded.OneofthefewpeopletorecognizethisfactwasFrederickLawOlmsted,NorthAmerica’sfirstlandscapearchitect.CombininghisloveofnaturewithhisadmirationforthestructuredbeautyfoundinthegreatpublicparksofLondonandParis,Olmstedturnedneglected,swampyacresontheedgeofNewYorkCityintooneofthemostacclaimedparksintheworld:CentralPark.ButOlmsted’ssuccesswasnotearnedovernight.Hespentmanyyearswanderingfromjobtojob,searchingfortheperfectcareer.Andwhenhefinallydiscoveredhispassion,fewpeoplewereconfidentinhisabilities.ButOlmstedfoughtforthepreservationofareaslikeYosemiteintheUSA,andhisperseverancewouldberewarded:hewentontodesignsomeofthemostfamouspublicspacesinNorthAmerica.

作者简介

FriedaWishinskyistheauthorofmanyacclaimedbooksforchildren,includingOongaBoongaandEachOneSpecial.ShegrewupinNewYorkCity,where,asachild,sheplayedinCentralPark.Thememoryofthosehappytimesinspiredthisbook.FriedaWishinskynowlivesinTorontowithherfamilyandcontinuestoenjoycityparks.SongNanZhangwasborninShanghai.Hereceivedamaster’sdegreefromtheBeijingCentralInstituteofFineArts,andhispaintingshavebeenexhibitedingalleriesaroundtheworld.AfterteachingattheCentralInstituteforseveralyears,hevisitedMontreal,Canada,anddecidedtosettletherewithhiswifeandtwosonstopursuehispaintingfulltime.HisworksoncanvashavebeenregularlyexhibitedineasternCanada,notablyattheMontrealMuseumofFineArts.

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