Book description
A dual portrait of Americaās first great architect, Henry Hobson Richardson, and her finest landscape designer, Frederick Law Olmstedāand their immense impact on America
As the nation recovered from a cataclysmic war, two titans of design profoundly influenced how Americans came to interact with the built and natural world aroundā¦
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As a Bostonian, I live near Trinity Church, one of Henry Hobson Richardsonās masterpieces, and the Emerald Necklace, a prize piece of Frederick Law Olmstedās legacy.
I thought I had an innate feel for the menās work. Still, I learned so much from reading this book ā about their individual lives, their collaboration, and how they, individually and in concert, used their work to express a vision of America.Ā
After the Civil War, when the country was redefining itself, these two were significant contributors to the built and natural environment.
This is a highly readable dual biography. The book balancesā¦
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