Landscape History, Parks, Public Realm
Savannah: City of Parks and Squares
“A Sense of Urgency and a Need for Simplicity.” That is what Birgitte Svarre, coauthor of the book How…
March 21, 2014-
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Book Reviews, Parks, Public RealmBook Review: City Parks: Public Places, Private Thoughts by Catie Marron
City Parks: Public Places, Private Thoughts by Catie Marron with photographs by Oberto Gili (New York: HarperCollins, 2013) As…
January 15, 2014 -
Gardens, Landscape History, London, ParksKensington Gardens
If parks have personalities Kensington Gardens, envisioned by three queens (Mary, Anne and Caroline), birthplace of another (Victoria) and…
September 23, 2013 -
Boston/Cambridge, Landscape History, Parks, Public RealmWhere the City Meets the Sea: Boston’s John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse Harborpark
Landscape Architect Laurie Olin has been awarded the National Medal of Arts, the highest honor bestowed by the United States…
August 15, 2013 -
Gardens, Landscape History, Parks, Public RealmParco Civico/Ciani + Lakeshore Promenade: Lugano
“This is not a crazy pointless luxury; it is a shrewd investment by a city whose moral and economic…
January 15, 2013 -
Botanic Gardens, Gardens, Landscape History, Parks, Public RealmThe Commonwealth Avenue Mall + Public Garden
Several weeks ago I attended a lecture on the history of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. The central axis of…
January 3, 2013 -
Boston/Cambridge, Landscape History, ParksPost Office Square: The Perfect Park
When does a square become a park and when does a park seem more like a garden? Do…
November 1, 2012 -
Boston/Cambridge, Landscape History, Parks, Public Realm
Copley Square
Shiftboston wants Copley Square to GLOW. In partnership with LightBoston and Boston Light Source, they have recently announced three…
August 23, 2012 -
Boston/Cambridge, Landscape History, Parks, Public RealmCopley Square
Shiftboston wants Copley Square to GLOW. In partnership with LightBoston and Boston Light Source, they have recently announced three…
August 23, 2012 -
Boston/Cambridge, Landscape History, Parks, Public RealmNew Charles River Basin Parks : North Point + Nashua Street + Paul Revere
While much of the attention in Boston remains focused on the Rose Kennedy Greenway as the most visible public…
July 8, 2012
