Mellon Square : experiencing a modern masterpiece / Susan M. Rademacher ; with essays by Charles A. Birnbaum [and three others].
By: Rademacher, Susan M [author.].
Contributor(s): Birnbaum, Charles A [writer of supplementary textual content.].
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BookSeries: Modern landscapes: Publisher: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2015]Copyright date: �2015Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations, portraits.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781616893958 (e-book).Subject(s): Simonds and Simonds | Mitchell & Ritchey | City planning -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh | Mellon Square (Pittsburgh, Pa.) | Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- Buildings, structures, etcGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 712/.50974886 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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"An initiative of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, Charles A. Birnbaum, series editor."
Polishing the Jewel / by Charles A Birnbaum, FASLA, FAAR -- An Ascendant Urban Space Restored / by Patricia M. O'Donnell, FASLA, AICP -- Telling the Story of a Master Work / by Susan M. Rademacher -- The Simonds Way / by Richard C. Bell, FASLA, FAAR -- Preamble: Enjoying City Life, Increasing City Value -- Designing Experiences -- Genesis of Mellon Square: Design for a New Era -- Concepts and Ideas for Mellon Square -- Elevating the Square: Platform, Trees, and Water -- Lifecycles -- A Sustainable Renewal -- John Simonds: Philosopher, Author, Educator / by Barry W. Starke, FASLA -- Notes -- Appendix I: Mellon Square Timeline -- Appendix II: Plant Lists: 1955, 1989, 2013.
"The next book in the Modern Landscapes series discusses the evolution of Pittsburgh's Mellon Square. The first modern garden plaza built over a parking garage and a forerunner of green roofs, Mellon Square was originally designed by the acclaimed landscape design firm Simonds & Simonds and architects Mitchell & Ritchey. It is now undergoing a restoration by Patricia O'Donnell of Heritage Landscapes"-- Provided by publisher.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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