Tag urban landscape

June 12, 2009
in Humanities

Landscape architecture: the art of the earth

June 12, 2009
in Humanities

Though the stated goal of the Lower Don Lands project in waterfront Toronto may be to increase flood protection, its immediate appeal is much more aesthetic than practical. The revitalization project, led by New York-based architect Michael Van Valkenburgh, promises to establish a green oasis in an urban setting, something

April 8, 2008
in Business, Current Affairs, Environmental Studies, History, Humanities, Literature, Science

Heckscher’s Creating Central Park discusses the creation of recreation

April 8, 2008
in Business, Current Affairs, Environmental Studies, History, Humanities, Literature, Science

The New York Sun and the New York Observer, both running pieces on Creating Central Park by Morrison H. Heckscher, have decided to emphasize different parts of the story: one real estate, the other art. The Real Estate section of the New York Observer contained a Q&A with Heckscher about