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U.S. Travel - General & Regional, Travel - General & Miscellaneous, Photography - Travel, Photography - History, Criticism, & Collections, Drawing Techniques, Travel Photography

Taking Measures Across the American Landscape

by James Corner, Alex S. MacLean, Denis Cosgrove
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Overview

This book combines breathtaking aerial photographs and exquisite mapdrawings of the American landscape with thoughtful essays that explore how various cultures have forged the landscapes in different regions of the country and what the possibilities are for future landscape design. The authors demonstrate that landscape representation is more than descriptive -- it can also instruct and construct how people perceive, shape, and transform the land.

Synopsis

This book combines breathtaking aerial photographs and exquisite mapdrawings of the American landscape with thoughtful essays that explore how various cultures have forged the landscapes in different regions of the country and what the possibilities are for future landscape design. The authors demonstrate that landscape representation is more than descriptive -- it can also instruct and construct how people perceive, shape, and transform the land.

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Book Details

Published
September 1, 2000
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pages
206
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780300086966

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