CURRENTLY SOLD OUT
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherCenter for American Places, Incorporated
ISBN-101935195247
ISBN-139781935195245
eBay Product ID (ePID)104167854
Product Key Features
Number of Pages255 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameComplete House and Grounds : Learning from Andrew Jackson Downing's Domestic Architecture
Publication Year2012
SubjectLandscape, Buildings / Residential, History / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaArchitecture, Gardening
AuthorCaren Yglesias
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight20.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2011-039470
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal728.092
Table Of ContentList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. A. J. Downing: A Life 2. Design Principles Adapting foreign influences for the American audience Truthful architecture Truthful landscapes 3. House and Grounds A regular house with a subdivided floor plan An irregular house with an assembled floor plan Linking a proprietor's character to architecture and landscape 4. Original Forms of Dwelling The secure cave The mediating tent The hut of instruments 5. Applying a Language of Sensibilities Methods of personification, allegory, and animation Conclusion Glossary of Terms Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisAndrew Jackson Downing, now considered the father of American landscape architecture, was among the first to develop aesthetic theories that differed sharply from those perpetuated in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Europe. He designed houses based upon American democratic values and advocated for domestic design that would satisfy basic human needs along with the desire to live well. In this book, Caren Yglesias, a practicing architect, examines Downing's legacy with an eye for relevance to today's domestic landscape. She builds on Downing's work in order to redefine what makes a "complete," or nurturing and fulfilling, house and grounds.
LC Classification NumberNA7207
