Plan for New Haven

by Frederick Law Olmsted and Cass Gilbert

Long before cities were scrambling to go green and eco-conscious commuters were sensibly strapping on their bike helmets, New Haven, Connecticut, was envisioning a plan for its growth taken from the challenging ideas of the City Beautiful Movement and its call for civic monumentality. In a 1910 plan commissioned from legendary landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and prominent architect Cass Gilbert, New Haven's leaders charted new ground...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1595341293
• ISBN13: 9781595341297
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Trinity University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.9" x 10.9"