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Shaping the American Landscape: New Profiles from the Pioneers of American Landscape Design Project

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Organized in an accessible, encyclopedic format, Shaping the American Landscape is an indispensable reference work that may also be read simply for the pleasure of discovery.

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Halprin Landscapes Conservancy, Restoration Master Plan + Tree Rejuvenation Project

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A multi-faceted project that will restore and protect an important cultural landscape and landmark urban design.

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Preserving the Modern Landscape

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Lawrence Halprin writes about his views on the modern movement in landscape architecture, and the need to preserve realized works.

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Edward L. Daugherty

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With a career spanning more than fifty years, Edward L. Daugherty designed some of the South’s most influential landscapes of the modern era. Hear him talk about his time at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, career, and design philosophy.

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Do you know a tireless leader in the fight to save endangered cultural landscapes?  Please complete the form below to nominate a steward to be featured on our website.

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Shaping the American Landscape Published

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After nearly a decade of work, TCLF announces the publication of Shaping the American Landscape by Univeristy of Virginia Press.

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Welcome to The Cultural Landscape Foundation

Herbert Bayer

Born in Haag, Austria in April, 1900, Bayer was accepted into Germany’s Bauhaus in1921, where he embraced the school’s philosophy of functional design. Immediately apparent was his cross categorical facility with all varieties of design, including painting, photography, typography, and graphic design.

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Modern gardening means saving energy not expending it

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Jan 18 2009
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Seattle Times
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In trying to define what "modern gardening" means, it's more useful to think of an eco-ethos than a particular look.

Washington University to explore history with exhibition

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The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial - popularly known as the St. Louis Gateway Arch - is the tallest monument in the United States and an icon of modern architecture, its great stainless steel arc embodying strength, elegance and simplicity.

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