Andrew Jackson Downing, now considered the father of American landscape architecture, was among the first to develop aesthetic theories that differed sharply from those perpetuated in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Europe. He designed houses based upon American democratic values and advocated for domestic design that would satisfy basic human needs along with the desire to live well. In this book, Caren Yglesias, a practicing architect, examines Downing's legacy with an eye for relevance to today's domestic landscape. She builds on Downing's work in order to redefine what makes a "complete," or nurturing and fulfilling, house and grounds.
- ISBN10 1935195247
- ISBN13 9781935195245
- Publish Date 15 April 2012
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 6 July 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Center for American Places,US
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English