Posts tagged “John Nolen”
“NATURE LED THE WAY”: THE LEGACY OF CITY PLANNER JOHN NOLEN
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 | Posted by lalh
Almost everyone in Madison, Wisconsin has driven on John Nolen Drive—the boulevard that runs along Lake Monona—but few know much about the influential landscape architect and city planner from whom it takes its name. This April, the Library of American Landscape History published the first book-length biography of Nolen, written by R. Bruce Stephenson, a […]
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DESIGN BY THE COMMUNITY
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 | Posted by Robin Karson
The Mission is drier and warmer (and flatter) than anywhere else in San Francisco, which makes getting around fun, but something more compelling is in the air in this distinctive place. Walking down 24th Street last week, I wondered what Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. or John Nolen would make of this neighborhood—deemed the most vibrant […]
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John Nolen, Landscape Architect and City Planner
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 | Posted by lalh
John Nolen, Landscape Architect and City Planner R. Bruce Stephenson Published by Library of American Landscape History Paperback Price: $30.00 ISBN: 978-1-952629-32-4 To order: Amazon.com Winner, J. B. Jackson Book Prize from the Foundation for Landscape Studies John Nolen (1869 – 1937) studied economics, philosophy, and public administration at the Wharton School […]
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