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9780853235392

Grounds for Review The Garden Festival in Urban Planning and Design

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    9780853235392

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    0853235392

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-01-03
  • Publisher: Liverpool University Press

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Summary

In recent decades, suburban growth and the decline of industry have left cities throughout Europe and America searching for creative and effective ways to revitalize blighted areas and reclaim underused land. In Grounds for Review, Andrew Theokas examines one particularly exciting tool for reinvigorating urban areas: the garden festival. These festivals, which began in post-war Europe, have been popular throughout the Continent for decades but are just beginning to gain currency in the United States. A garden festival temporarily transforms a previously derelict area, such as an abandoned factory lot, into a festival of horticulture, combining luxurious landscapes with exhibits and carnival rides. Most garden festivals last about six months--during which time they draw millions of visitors--but the success of the fair itself is only the initial step in a detailed plan for urban improvement. At the conclusion of the festival, funds from its operation are used to transform the grounds once again, this time with an eye toward the long-term use of the land. The enduring result of a successful garden festival is thus the transformation of derelict land into a community asset, such as a new urban park or an affordable housing project. Theokas considers here fifteen garden festivals--in Europe, England, and the United States--in all their dimensions. He examines the role they play in stimulating urban redevelopment, their effects on the practice of landscape architecture, and the contentious debates over their financing, purposes, and future prospects. This highly illustrated volume will serve as a useful introduction to garden festivals for all those interested in urban planning, horticulture, and the future of cities.

Author Biography

Andrew C. Theokas is a lecturer at the Boston Architectural Center. Prior to teaching, he was a practicing landscape architect.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii
Preface xi
Introduction
1(27)
The German Garden Shows
28(68)
The Dutch Floriades
96(44)
The British Garden Festivals
140(68)
Festivals Foreign and Familiar
208(32)
Patterns and Prospects
240(30)
Bibliography 270(8)
Image Credits 278(2)
Index 280

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