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J.B. Jackson, a pioneer in the field of landscape studies, here takes us on a tour of American landscapes past and present, showing how our surroundings reflect important changes in our culture.
Because we live in urban and industrial environments that are constantly evolving, says Jackson, time and movement are…
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1 author picked A Sense of Place, a Sense of Time as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
J. B. Jackson was an iconoclast, each summer riding his motorcycle between Harvard and Berkeley. Jackson saw America from the road and up close, and in his magazine Landscape, he invited readers to see the every day and the prosaic as well.
His writing illuminates topics like the road, commercial architecture, and mobile homes. Before “Learning from Las Vegas,” Jackson asked us to consider what we could learn from the vernacular architecture around us. His writing is theory-free and offers a meditation on seeing what is around us.
From Michelle's list on understanding cultural landscapes.
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