Weekly Architecture Fix, Vol. 6 | Landscape Architecture

We’re still here for you, even while social distancing


Happy Spring, everyone!

Our beautiful Colorado spring weather this week sees many of us taking advantage of our outdoor spaces as much as possible. And no doubt this week’s feature on Landscape Architecture will have you appreciating them even more. We’re relishing this chance to revisit some of the greats like Olmsted and Noguchi, as well as others. Here’s to more of this glorious weather and a return to experiencing our beloved outdoor spaces on a regular basis very soon!

Warm regards,
DAF Team


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Feature: Landscape Architecture – Resources from the world wide web

“The enjoyment of scenery employs the mind without fatigue and yet exercises it; tranquilizes it and yet enlivens it.” – Frederick Law Olmsted

Watch…
The films below are free via Kanopy.com.

  • Frederick Law Olmsted – Designing America
  • Isamu Noguchi: A Japanese American Artist and Landscape Architect
  • 10 Parks that Changed America
  • Figure in a Landscape: A Conversation with J.B. Jackson

Listen…

Read…

  • Design With Nature by Ian L. McHarg
  • The Death and Life of Great American Cites by Jane Jacobs
  • Landscape Design: A Cultural and Architectural History by Elizabeth Barlow Rogers

For Young Readers…


Community Resources


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