Archive for 2018

LALH AUTHORS FEATURED AT MODERNISM WEEK, FEBRUARY 14-24, PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 | Posted by Sarah Allaback

Jane Amidon, author of the forthcoming Masters of Modern Landscape Design series volume on Dan Kiley, and Kenneth Helphand, author of Lawrence Halprin, the third volume in the series, will give presentations based on their books during Modernism Week 2019. Kelly Comras, author of Ruth Shellhorn, will focus on the landscape architect’s work at Disneyland […]

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LAWRENCE HALPRIN WINS AWARD

Friday, December 7, 2018 | Posted by Sarah Allaback

ASLA’s Oregon Chapter presented an Award of Excellence to Kenneth Helphand, FASLA, for Lawrence Halprin (LALH 2017), the third book in the LALH Masters of Modern Landscape Design series. Read more about the book.

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Ellen Shipman Gardens, Restored (2018)

Thursday, December 6, 2018 | Posted by Sarah Allaback

Ellen Shipman Gardens, Restored Chatham Manor In the 1920s, Ellen Shipman was at the height of her career, working on dozens of projects simultaneously. While there are design similarities among her landscape commissions, she always took into consideration the characteristics of the particular location and each client’s unique requirements. In some cases, a previous designer’s […]

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John K. Notz Jr., Chicago, Illinois (2018)

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 | Posted by Sarah Allaback

John K. Notz Jr., Chicago, Illinois (2018) John Notz describes his affinity for landscapes that have figured vividly in his lifetime as cathexis—a not-accidental choice of word by the now-retired Chicago-based lawyer. Having been intimately involved for decades with the preservation of important American landscapes as varied as urban cemeteries and lakeside gardens, he uses […]

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VIEW, Summer 2017, Number 17

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 | Posted by lalh

VIEW, Summer 2017, Number 17

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Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts

Friday, August 31, 2018 | Posted by Sarah Allaback

Cape Cod National Seashore Massachusetts Few visitors to Cape Cod National Seashore realize that the renowned park is the product of an unprecedented effort to save a cultural landscape. Faced with increasing development throughout the region, a remarkable generation of Cape Codders recognized that the very essence of the Cape was at stake and […]

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Robert Royston

Thursday, June 7, 2018 | Posted by ssm

Robert Royston Reuben M. Rainey and JC Miller University of Georgia Press in association with LALH Forthcoming A volume in the Masters of Modern Landscape Design series The first biography of the landscape architect Robert Royston (1918-2008) documents the life and work of a designer and teacher who shaped the postwar Bay […]

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Hare & Hare, Landscape Architects and City Planners

Sunday, April 29, 2018 | Posted by Sarah Allaback

Hare & Hare, Landscape Architects and City Planners Carol Grove and Cydney Millstein University of Georgia Press in association with LALH Cloth $39.95 ISBN 978-0-8203-5481-1 To order: University of Georgia Press Tel. 1-800-848-6224 A volume in the series Critical Perspectives in the History of Environmental Design When Sidney J. Hare (1860–1938) and S. Herbert […]

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CAPE COD FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN SUCCESSFUL!

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 | Posted by lalh

Generous supporters have donated $25,000 to publish The Greatest Beach: A History of Cape Cod National Seashore by Ethan Carr. Thank you, LALH donors! Read more about the forthcoming book.

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THE BEST PLANNED CITY, NOW IN PAPERBACK!

Monday, April 23, 2018 | Posted by lalh

LALH and the University of Massachusetts Press announce the release of the new, paperback edition of The Best Planned City in the World: Olmsted, Vaux, and the Buffalo Park System by Francis R. Kowsky, a volume in the LALH series Designing the American Park. Order your copy!

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