L'enfant's Legacy: Public Open Spaces in Washington, D.C. - Couverture rigide

Bednar, Michael

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0801883180 ISBN 13 : 9780801883187

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Outstanding Academic Title for 2007, Choice Magazine

Many American democratic ideals are embodied in the public spaces of its cities, especially in Washington, D.C. In L'Enfant's Legacy architect and scholar Michael Bednar explores the public spaces of the nation's capital, examining the context of the surrounding architecture and the roles of the spaces in the changing functional life of the city.

Bednar examines the ways in which L'Enfant's innovative plan of 1791, along with later developments, symbolizes and encourages democratic freedoms and traditions. In the spaces of Capitol Square, citizens expect to encounter their government directly in a dignified setting, a symbolic public forum. On the White House grounds they expect to meet the president where he works and lives. At the National Mall--America's front lawn--citizens exercise their rights of assembly and free speech, as well as play football, eat lunch, and socialize.

From historic Lincoln Square, Dupont Circle, and Judiciary Square to the newly developed Freedom Plaza, Pershing Park, and Market Square, Bednar's thoughtful study provides a fresh perspective on the role of public space in the expression of democratic ideals.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael Bednar is a senior professor of architecture at the University of Virginia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801883180
• ISBN 13: 9780801883187
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
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