The garden in the machine: planning and democracy in the Tennessee Valley Authority - arthistoricum.net

Titel: The garden in the machine : planning and democracy in the Tennessee Valley Authority
Urheber: Sachs, Avigail [ Autor/In ]
Erschienen: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023
Enthalten in: Midcentury: architecture, landscape, urbanism, and design
Umfang: xiii, 284 Seiten, Illustrationen
ISBN: 9780813948911; 9780813948959
Sprache: Englisch
Schlagwörter: Tennessee Valley Authority ; Regional planning ; Landscape design ; Architecture ; Landschaftsplanung ; Städtebau ; Wohnungsbau ; Infrastruktur ; Architektur ; Geschichte 1933-1950
Inhalt: Regional Planning -- A Planning Region -- Public Architecture -- Community Planning -- Modern Houses -- Regional Development
"The book examines how regional planners, landscape architects, and architects working for the Tennessee Valley Authority advocated and designed for humane environments, in which people could interact with each other and with nature. The TVA project can be seen as a microcosm of how American architecture and landscape were transformed in the context of the Great Depression and World War II"--
Kommentar: Includes bibliographical references and index
Medientyp: Buch
Datenquelle: UB Heidelberg