Landscape Architecture


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Brendonwood


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The purpose and scope of this cultural landscape report is to assess and document Brendonwood's historic and design significance. The focus of the report concentrates on the shapers, which includes both the persons and the events instrumental in its design and development. Heretofore, Brendonwood, a residential subdivision in Indianapolis, Indiana, has received only cursory attention, yet it is the work of a master and one of the country's early 20th century landscape architects and city planners, George Edward Kessler, FASLA.




Midwestern Landscape Architecture


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Generously illustrated, this collection profiles the bold innovators in turn-of-the-century landscape architecture who developed a new style of design celebrating the native midwestern landscape.




American Residential Architecture


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In the early nineteenth century, Indiana was at the intersection of ideas from the East and the frontier - resulting in a unique opportunity to express creative adaptions of residential architectural styles in America. Industrialization later in the century created a new wealth to build extraordinary houses outside of cities; by the early twentieth century, Americans had created their own distinctive residential architecture with the Prairie Style. This 288 page compendium includes over ninety houses in Indiana which are representative of the finest American residential architecture, from the Federal and Classical Revival style to Modern. The fascinating story of the evolution of residential architecture elaborates on the character defining features of each period, including the exterior form, massing, details as well as interiors - all beautifully illustrated in large format black and white photographs.







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Lost Providence


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Dave Brussat has made a significant contribution to the history of Providence. For those interested in that history, Lost Providence is a real find. Providence Journal Providence has one of the nation's most intact historic downtowns and is one of America's most beautiful cities. The history of architectural change in the city is one of lost buildings, urban renewal plans and challenges to preservation. The Narragansett Hotel, a lost city icon, hosted many famous guests and was demolished in 1960. The American classical renaissance expressed itself in the Providence National Bank, tragically demolished in 2005. Urban renewal plans such as the Downtown Providence plan and the College Hill plan threatened the city in the mid-twentieth century. Providence eventually embraced its heritage through plans like the River Relocation Project that revitalized the city's waterfront and the Downcity Plan that revitalized its downtown. Author David Brussat chronicles the trials and triumphs of Providence's urban development.