Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates : reconstructing urban landscapes / edited by Anita Berrizbeitia ; foreword by Paul Goldberger.

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Yale University Press, 2009. New Haven : London :Description: 320 p. : ill., maps, plansISBN:

9780300135855

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712.091732 REC

Contents:

Foreword / Paul Goldberger -- MVVA in context / Anita Berrizbeitia -- Mill Race Park: at the threshold / Jane Amidon -- Allegheny Riverfront Park: material, event, sensation / Jane Amidon -- Herman Miller Factory : suburban sublime / Elissa Rosenberg -- Tahari Courtyards: material connections / Linda Pollak -- Alumnae Valley, Wellesley College: redefining the campus landscape / Peter Fergusson -- Teardrop Park: elective affinities / Erik de Jong -- A landscape-based approach to the design of three plazas: Bailey Plaza, Cornell University, Boston Children's Museum, Union Square Park's North End, New York / Rachel Gleeson -- Brooklyn Bridge Park: the complex edge / Ethan Carr -- Metaphor remediation: a new ecology for the city: The High Line competition, Toronto Port Lands competition / Andrew Blum.

Summary: Explores a wide range of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA) projects, focusing on the firm's trend toward sites requiring complex technological solutions. This title also explores the process through which the firm researches such issues and how solutions are embedded in the final aesthetics and spatial structure of the sites.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB I-1	Non Fiction	712.091732 REC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		008772

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Explores a wide range of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA) projects, focusing on the firm's trend toward sites requiring complex technological solutions. This title also explores the process through which the firm researches such issues and how solutions are embedded in the final aesthetics and spatial structure of the sites.

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