Author: New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse UniversityPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Forest Building in New York
Author: New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse UniversityPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
Forest Building in New York
Author: New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse UniversityPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
FOREST BUILDING IN NEW YORK
Author: NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF. FORESTRYPublisher:
ISBN: 9781528309776
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Mannahatta
Author: Eric W. SandersonPublisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1613125739
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 663
Book Description
What did New York look like four centuries ago? An extraordinary reconstruction of a wild island from the forests of Times Square to the wetlands downtown. Named a Best Book of the Year by Library Journal, New York Magazine, and San Francisco Chronicle On September 12, 1609, Henry Hudson first set foot on the land that would become Manhattan. Today, it’s difficult to imagine what he saw, but for more than a decade, landscape ecologist Eric Sanderson has been working to do just that. Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City is the astounding result of those efforts, reconstructing in words and images the wild island that millions now call home. By geographically matching an eighteenth-century map with one of the modern city, examining volumes of historic documents, and collecting and analyzing scientific data, Sanderson re-creates topography, flora, and fauna from a time when actual wolves prowled far beyond Wall Street and the degree of biological diversity rivaled that of our most famous national parks. His lively text guides you through this abundant landscape—while breathtaking illustrations transport you back in time. Mannahatta is a groundbreaking work that provides not only a window into the past, but also inspiration for the future. “[A] wise and beautiful book, sure to enthrall anyone interested in NYC history.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “A cartographical detective tale . . . The fact-intense charts, maps and tables offered in abundance here are fascinating.” —The New York Times “[An] exuberantly written and beautifully illustrated exploration of pre-European Gotham.” —San Francisco Chronicle “You don’t have to be a New Yorker to be enthralled.” —Library Journal
Forest Building in New York
Author: Building Art
Author: Paul GoldbergerPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307946398
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
Here, from Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Paul Goldberger, is the first full-fledged critical biography of Frank Gehry, undoubtedly the most famous architect of our time. Goldberger follows Gehry from his humble origins—the son of working-class Jewish immigrants in Toronto—to the heights of his extraordinary career. He explores Gehry’s relationship to Los Angeles, a city that welcomed outsider artists and profoundly shaped him in his formative years. He surveys the full range of his work, from the Bilbao Guggenheim to the Walt Disney Concert Hall in L.A. to the architect’s own home in Santa Monica, which galvanized his neighbors and astonished the world. He analyzes his carefully crafted persona, in which an amiable surface masks a driving ambition. And he discusses his use of technology, not just to change the way a building looks, but to revolutionize the very practice of the field. Comprehensive and incisive, Building Art is a sweeping view of a singular artist—and an essential story of architecture’s modern era.
The World Without Us
Author: Alan WeismanPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312427900
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
A penetrating take on how our planet would respond without the relentless pressure of the human presence
Borderland
Author: John R. StilgoePublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300048667
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
This text portrays the American suburbs from their beginnings in the mid-1800s to the onset of World War II and focuses on their appearance, people's reaction to them and their importance to society.
Garden and Forest
Author: Charles Sprague SargentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Author: