Landscape Architecture: An Illustrated History in Timelines, Site Plans and Biography

by William A. Mann (Univ. of Georgia)

• ISBN13: 9780471594659
• ISBN10: 0471594652
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-05-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

An indispensable reference to the history of environmental design When first published in 1981, William Manns Space and Time in Landscape Architectural History played an important role in helping students and practitioners in landscape architecture and architecture to understand the rich history of environmental design. Now fully revised and twice as large as its predecessor, Landscape Architecture: An Illustrated History in Timelines, Site Plans, and Biography features expanded and updated treatment of several sectionsa new section of biographies and new coverage of the design contributions of racial and ethnic minorities, women, and non-Western civilizations. To give a fully rounded perspective, Landscape Architecture looks at environmental design from several different angles, using such sections as: TimelinesEnvironmental design doesnt occur in isolation, and this formatupdated through 1992underscores that by relating major landmarks and figures in environmental design to significant political, philosophical, technological, and social events. MapsHow do geography, latitude, and climate affect environmental design? Can we gauge design influence by the proximity of one creation toor its distance fromanother? This section, which pinpoints the location of major cities and design works, answers these and other vital questions. Scaled Site PlansIncluding 25 new plans, this compilation of more than 100 of the most notable worksfrom ancient Egypt to present day and drawn to common scalesfacilitates at-a-glance comparisons between sites and offers such essential data as location, date(s) of design development, names(s) of the designer(s), and size in acres and hectares. BiographiesThis new section sketches the contributions of nearly 300 major figures who, through the ages, have helped shape environmental design land scape architects, architects, planners, visual artists, artistic schools, philosophers, aesthetes, patrons, clients, and more. GlossaryFeaturing nearly 500 new terms, it clarifies English and foreign languagge words and phrases central to environmental design and derived from land scape architecture, architecture, planning, history, art, engineering, ecology, horticulture, and related fields. An essential reference for students of landscape architecture history, Landscape Architecture is also an important source of design ideas for current professionals in all areas of environmental design.

Author Biography

WILLIAM A. MANN is Professor in the School of Environmental Design at the University of Georgia. He is the author of Space and Time in Landscape Architectural History, published by the Landscape Architecture Foundation in 1981.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Landscape Architecture Defined	xiii
Introduction	1	(10)
Timelines	11	(46)
Ancient Times	14	(8)
The Middle Ages	22	(4)
Italy	26	(6)
France	32	(6)
England	38	(8)
America	46	(11)
Outline of Landscape Architectural History	57	(26)
Maps of Major Works of Landscape Architecture	83	(16)
The Prehistoric, Ancient, and Medieval Old World---15,000 B.C--A.D. 1400	87	(1)
Assyrian Empire, Persian Empire, Conquests of Alexander---c. 625--323 B.C.	88	(1)
Islamic World---A.D. 622---1492	89	(1)
Spain	90	(1)
Italy	91	(1)
France	92	(1)
England	93	(1)
United States of America	94	(5)
Design Plan Drawings	99	(208)
1: 1200 Scale	101	(150)
The Great Pyramid of Cheops, Giza, Egypt	102	(2)
Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England	104	(2)
Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Deir el-Bahri, Egypt	106	(2)
Residential Gardens of Official of Amenhotep III, Egypt	108	(2)
Agora, Athens, Greece	110	(2)
Acropolic, Athens, Greece	112	(2)
Agora, Assos, Turkey	114	(2)
Forum, Pompeii, Italy	116	(2)
House of Vettii, Pompeii, Italy	118	(2)
Pantheon, Rome	120	(2)
Colosseum, Rome	122	(2)
Forum Romanum, Rome	124	(2)
Forum of Trajan, Rome	126	(2)
Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy	128	(2)
Basilica of St. Peter, Rome	130	(2)
St. Gall Monastery, Switzerland	132	(2)
Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, England	134	(2)
Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris	136	(2)
Mosque and Court of the Oranges, Cordoba, Spain	138	(2)
The Alcazar, Seville, Spain	140	(2)
Alhambra (Court of the Myrtles and the Court of the Lions), Granada, Spain	142	(2)
The Generalife, Granada, Spain	144	(2)
Piazza del Campo, Siena, Italy	146	(2)
Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy	148	(2)
Piazza del Popolo, Cathedral and Palace, Pienza, Italy	150	(2)
Piazza della SS. Annunziata, Florence, Italy	152	(2)
Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy	154	(2)
Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome	156	(2)
Piazza San Pietro, Vatican City, Rome	158	(2)
Villa Medici, Fiesole, Italy	160	(2)
Cortile del Belvedere, Vatican City, Rome	162	(2)
Villa Giulia, Rome	164	(2)
Palazzo Farnese, Caprarola, Italy	166	(2)
Villino Farnese, Caprarola, Italy	168	(2)
Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Italy	170	(2)
Boboli Gardens, Florence	172	(2)
Villa d'Este, Tivoli, Italy	174	(2)
Villa Aldobrandini, Frascati, Italy	176	(2)
Villa Gamberaia, Settignano, Italy	178	(2)
Isola Bella, Lake Maggiore, Italy	180	(2)
Amboise, France	182	(2)
Blois, France	184	(2)
Chenonceaux, France	186	(2)
Anet, France	188	(2)
Haddon Hall, England	190	(2)
Montacute House, England	192	(2)
Melbourne Hall, England	194	(2)
Alexander Pope's Garden, Twickenham, England	196	(2)
Royal Crescent, Bath, England	198	(2)
Stratford Hall, Virginia	200	(2)
William Paca House, Annapolis, Maryland	202	(2)
Mount Vernon, Virginia	204	(2)
Monticello, Virginia	206	(2)
Union College, Schenectady, New York	208	(2)
University of Virginia, Charlottesville	210	(2)
Parmentier's Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York	212	(2)
Springside, Poughkeepsie, New York	214	(2)
Charles A. Platt's Residence, Cornish, New Hampshire	216	(2)
Villa Vizcaya, Miami, Florida	218	(2)
Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown, Washington, D. C	220	(2)
Wallace W. Gill Residence, Glencoe, Illinois	222	(2)
Radburn Garden City, New Jersey	224	(2)
Donnell Residence, ``El Novillero,'' Sonoma, California	226	(2)
Foothill College, Los Altos, California	228	(2)
Mellon Square, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Oakland Art Museum, Oak-land, California	230	(2)
Constitution Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut	232	(2)
Jacob Riis Plaza, New York City	234	(2)
Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts	236	(2)
Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts (redesigned)	238	(2)
Lovejoy Plaza and Ira Keller Fountain, Portland, Oregon	240	(2)
Paley Park, New York City and Piazza D'Italia, New Orleans	242	(2)
Gas Works Park, Seattle	244	(2)
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D. C.	246	(2)
Williams Square, Las Colinas, Texas	248	(3)
1:24,000 Scale	251	(56)
The Pyramid Group, Giza, Egypt	252	(2)
Pompeii, Italy	254	(2)
Vaux-le-Vicomte, Melun, France	256	(2)
Versailles, France	258	(2)
Tuileries; Champs-Elysees, Paris; Luxembourg Gardens	260	(2)
Hampton Court Palace, London	262	(2)
Stourhead, England	264	(2)
Blenheim Palace, England	266	(2)
Englische Garten, Munich, Germany	268	(2)
Royal Parks, London	270	(2)
Victoris Park, London	272	(2)
Birkenhead Park, Liverpool, England	274	(2)
Bois de Boulogne, Paris	276	(2)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	278	(2)
Annapolis, Maryland	280	(2)
Williamsburg, Virginia	282	(2)
Savannah, Georgia	284	(2)
Washington, D.C.	286	(2)
Mount Auburn Cemetery, Boston	288	(2)
Llewellyn Park, West Orange, New Jersey	290	(2)
Central Park, New York City	292	(2)
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York	294	(2)
Riverside, Chicago	296	(2)
The ``Emerald Necklace'' Park System, Boston	298	(2)
World's Columbian Exposition; Jackson Park and Washington Park, Chicago	300	(2)
Radburn Garden City, New Jersey	302	(2)
The State University of New York at Buffalo	304	(3)
Biographical Sketches	307	(80)
Glossary	387	(58)
Illustration Credits	445	(2)
References	447	(6)
Index	453