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Landscape Architecture
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Landscape and Architectural Design, 1850-1920 
 A collection of nearly 3,000 lantern slides showing "views of cities, specific buildings, parks, estates and gardens, including a complete history of Boston's Park System. In addition to photographs, views of locations around the country include plans, maps, and models." From the Library of Congress' American Memory Project. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/landscape/ Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place, Gardening, Parks Last updated Jul 10, 2008 BHG.com: Better Homes and Gardens
Online presence for this home and family magazine. The website focuses on "decorating, building and remodeling, crafts, entertaining, cooking, and gardening." Features in-depth articles. http://www.bhg.com/ Topics: Architecture, Crafts, Food & Cooking, Home & Housing, Magazines Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Cultivating Canadian Gardens: The History of Gardening in Canada/ Cultiver Son Jardin au Canada: L'Histoire du Jardinage au Canada
"Tells the story of the development of gardening in Canada" through images from books, periodicals, and other printed materials. Features information on the indigenous Huron people, landscape architecture, railway station gardening, gardening in schools, societies and clubs, experimental farms and seed nurseries, botanical gardens and arboreta, Seeds of Diversity, and contemporary gardening books and authors. Includes a bibliography and photos by Beth Powning. Available in English and French. From the National Library of Canada. http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/nlc-bnc/cultivating_cdn_gardens-ef/2008/www.lac-bac.gc.ca/2/11/index-e.html Topics: Agriculture, Architecture, History By Place, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Nov 25, 2008 Environmental Design Archives
Website of this archive that "holds nearly 100 collections documenting the built and landscaped environment [with a focus on the San Francisco Bay Area and California]. These records span a century, 1890-1990." The "List of Collections" features selected illustrations and brief background information on dozens of individual architects and designers, including Charles Sumner Greene, Gertrude Jekyll, Bernard Maybeck, Julia Morgan, and William W. Wurster. From the University of California, Berkeley. http://www.ced.berkeley.edu/cedarchives/ Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place Last updated Feb 7, 2007 Friends of the High Line: Planting Design by Piet Oudolf
This website shows landscapes designed by Piet Oudolf. "Based in the Netherlands, Oudolf was one of the first planting designers to introduce large-scale perennial plantings into public landscapes" and is known for his "New Wave Planting." Features numerous images of Oudolf's house and nursery in the Netherlands, sources of inspiration, and examples of his work from around the world. From a New York project that is designed by Oudolf. http://www.thehighline.org/design/planting-design Topics: Architecture Last updated Oct 8, 2009 Groundswell: Constructing Contemporary Landscape
This exhibit features information about pieces of land that have been reclaimed from "obsolete and degraded sites" and made into public spaces such as gardens, parks, and museum campuses. Browse an interactive world map to explore more than 20 urban landscape projects. All entries provide basic information about the site, and some provide additional visual angles, schematic plans, or a longer description. From the Museum of Modern Art, New York. http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2005/groundswell/ Topics: Architecture, Gardening, Museums Last updated Oct 8, 2009 Harvard Design Magazine
Selected articles from the magazine on topics in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design and planning. Issue themes include sustainable design, design in Eastern Europe, and housing and community. From the Harvard Design School at Harvard University. http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/research/publications/hdm/ Topics: Architecture, Gardening, Government, Magazines, Social Science Last updated Aug 4, 2009 Sapling: The Architecture, Planning & Landscape Information Gateway
"A free-to-access resource aimed at academics, students, professionals, practitioners, and anyone else with an interest in the areas of architecture, planning and landscape. Though based in the UK, Sapling's outlook, coverage and audience is international." From a doctoral student in an architecture, planning, and landscape program. http://www.sapling.info/ Topics: Architecture, Environment, Technology Last updated Feb 17, 2007 |
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