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Pioneer of Tropical Landscape Architecture: William Lyman Phillips in Flo (USED)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- University Press of Florida
- UPC
- Does Not Apply
- MPN
- Not Specified
- Model
- Not Specified
- Country of Origin
- USA United States
- Net Quantity or Number of Units
- 1
- Dimensions LxWxH - Cms
- 6.45x1.15x8.82
- ISBN-10
- 0813015162
- ISBN-13
- 9780813015163
- SKU
- SONG0813015162
- No of Pages
- 300
- Type
- Books
- Item Length
- 6.45
- Item Weight
- 1.36
- ISBN
- 9780813015163
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Pioneer of Tropical Landscape Architecture: William Lyman Phillips in Florida
- Item Height
- 229mm
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Item Width
- 152mm
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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The first comprehensive study of Phillips, by someone who knew him. . . . A significant, in-depth, and highly entertaining biography of [the man who] was one of the first to develop landscaping with tropical and subtropical plants [and who]. . . left us with one great masterpiece--the Fairchild Tropical Garden. --R. Brinsley Burbidge, director, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Miami This biography provides a long-needed history of the early days of tropical landscape architecture. . . . Mrs. Jackson's investigation and research are extraordinary. --Jonathan G. Seymour, landscape architect William Lyman Phillips (1885-1966) played a seminal role in the landscaping of Florida and in the history of landscape architecture, designing the world-famous Fairchild Tropical Garden in Miami (begun in 1938) as well as hundreds of other sites, four of them on the National Register. This biography, written by a woman who knew Phillips and who shared his northeastern upbringing, education, taste, and childlike apprehension of the exotic, brings to life the story of the quiet, self-effacing man whose love of Florida's tropical and subtropical botany has had such a profound influence on the way Florida looks today. Jackson's biography of Phillips is also the story of a fascinating life. A student of Frederick Law Olmsted at Harvard in landscape architecture and engineering, Phillips later became a representative of the Olmsted firm. He spent the next 45 years pioneering the use of palms and tropical plants, which had been largely ignored or treated with contempt. His Olmsted commissions took him to places as far-flung as Panama, Camp Jackson in South Carolina, and France. In 1924 he married and moved to Florida. From that point forward, Phillips's story coincides with that of Florida in its boom years, from the 1930s through the 1960s. As project superintendent of the first wave of Florida's Civilian Conservation Corps and later as consultant to the national and county park services, Phillips built all of south Florida's public parks as well as a large number of its private ones and designed dozens of public housing sites, hospitals, cemeteries, airports, roads, highways, private gardens, and college campuses. And he completed his masterpiece, the Fairchild Tropical Garden. Including 170 photographs, extensive plant lists, and many of Phillips's most famous plans, Jackson's biography is an intimate look at the pioneering vision of the man largely responsible for popularizing Florida's exotic landscape. Faith Jackson, educator, writer, former book editor of the Miami Herald, avid master gardener, and sometime garden designer, had the good fortune to learn from William Lyman Phillips while he designed her south Florida garden. Her reviews and articles have appeared in American Horticulturist and Mid-Atlantic Monthly, among others. She lives in Washington, D.C.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Florida
ISBN-13
9780813015163
eBay Product ID (ePID)
88155226
Product Key Features
Book Title
Pioneer of Tropical Landscape Architecture: William Lyman Phillips in Florida
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
1997
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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- a***x (240)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAs usual, this seller is completely trustworthy: the book was as described, terrific value, arrived very swiftly from America, well packaged and safe. It was an old library book, but in great condition and appearance, and there can be no criticism, simply thanks and praise for a job well done.
- a***i (1397)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseAn excellent book lot of valuable information regarding all aspects of sewing. A very rare find as bought from the USA. Which was dispatched and and delivered quickly. Excellent communication throughout the transaction. This book was in very good condition as described and well packaged. Happy to highly recommend this seller with reasonable postage from USA. Many thanks.
- c***r (523)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseBook as specified, rapid delivery (from USA to UK), and a reasonable price for an out-of-print book. Many thanks for that. Overall, my book arrived in "reasonable quality" packaging. A padded "book mailer" envelope was used. Inside, the book was wrapped in brown paper, to further protect it. One small constructive point of constructive feedback: perhaps cardboard packaging could have been implemented, as a number of competing book sellers are now implementing cardboard packaging.