Thirty feet in the air, rebuilt and planted on one-and-a-half miles of abandoned, elevated railroad track snaking through Manhattan’s West Side, the High Line has turned the dream of escape offered by most urban parks inside out. The High Line invites you deeper into the city than you’ve ever been before. Its stunning gardens wend [&hellip
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Ten years of temporary pavilions by top architects Since 2000, the Serpentine Gallery in London’s Kensington Gardens has called on some of the world’s top architects to design summer pavilions – temporary structures that are erected next to the Gallery itself for a three-month period. The Serpentine, which was built in 1934 as a tea [&hellip
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The German Pavilions were the actual event at the 1958 Brussels World Fair, because what appeared as an oasis of modesty among the typical exhibition fairground of bizarre sensationalism was precisely what would not have been expected of economic miracle Germany: no showing off or pomposity, just architecture distinguished by its reticence and the refined [&hellip
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An internationally renowned public garden designer, with 27 years experience and an artist s eye, Lynden Miller has changed the face of New York City s public places by providing a connection with nature for neighborhoods, rich and poor. Parks, Plants and People describes the elements of successful public space and tells how to design, [&hellip
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For almost 100 years, Coney Island was the most popular seaside destination in the United States. Eachyear, millions escaped the heat of New York City to savor the thrills of the Cyclone roller coaster and Wonder Wheel at the Astroland amusement park. They came to sample an original Nathan’s Famous hot dog, witness the first [&hellip
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Capturing the thrilling experiences inside America’s great hall at the USA Pavilion of the Shanghai World Expo, this souvenir guidebook is packed with eye-catching images, facts, and first-person accounts. From early Pavilion drawings to images of Opening Day excitement to a tour of the Pavilion itself, this official commemorative book highlights the spirit of America [&hellip
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The discipline of landscape architecture encompasses many typologies, from domestic gardens and neighborhood playgrounds to urban designs and state parks. Most critical studies of the discipline tend to approach it from a historical or contemporary perspective organized around criteria such as built versus unbuilt, urban versus peripheral, or competition-sponsored versus commission-based. Very few analyses have [&hellip
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A compendium of guide signs from around Asia to be used as reference by designers, marketers and town planners. Features signs in hotels, educational facilities, medical centres, museums, theatres, amusement facilities, corporate facilities, shops and public spaces. Clear photographs and accompanying illustrations provide a full range of approaches to design and communication
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The complete-and-ready reference for establishing, managing, and running a successful and sustainable, profitable public garden As unique museums with living collections of plants, public gardens offer visitors aesthetically beautiful landscapes combined with educational programming and scientific research that promote the value and understanding of plants. In the twenty-first century, public gardens are in the forefront [&hellip
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