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Roadways And The Land: The Landscape Architect's Role, Elizabeth E. Fischer, Heidi M. Hohmann, P. Daniel Marriott
Roadways And The Land: The Landscape Architect's Role, Elizabeth E. Fischer, Heidi M. Hohmann, P. Daniel Marriott
Heidi Hohmann
This country has a rich history of roadway development. From early overland routes, such as the Boston Post Road in New England and the El Camino Reals in the Southwest, to the first federally funded interstate in 1806 (the National Road) and the innovative parkways of the early 20th century, we have been striving in creative ways to link our people, resources, and communities.
Un Corps À Habiter: The Image Of The Body In The Œuvre Of Le Corbusier, Daniel J. Naegele
Un Corps À Habiter: The Image Of The Body In The Œuvre Of Le Corbusier, Daniel J. Naegele
Daniel J. Naegele
Of Le Corbusier's architecture-metaphors, the best known is surely that which likened a house to a machine, but he made many others. His early houses at La Chaux-de-Fonds alluded directly to the fir trees that grew beside them. His Armee du Salut building, particularly its upper storey as it meets the sky, assumes the profile of an ocean liner. In studies for Rio, Monte Video, Sao Paulo, and Algiers, his buildings are like bridges to be driven over; and in both visual and verbal writings, Le Corbusier variously likened his elephantine Unite d'Habitation at Marseilles to an ocean liner, a …