New York Times Magazine Issue On Landscape Architecture

Numerous articles about nature and landscapes.

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May 19, 2004, 1:00 PM PDT

By Zvi Leve


The entire May 16th issue of the New York Times magazine is devoted to gardens and landscapes. Articles include: The Constant Gardener on the joys of creating powerful outdoor scenery; Why Not a Park about reimagining ground zero from a landscape architect's perspective; The Anti-Olmstead on creating urban parks while leaving the blight and ruins intact; The Greening of The City Jane Jacobs on nature returning downtown; and many others.

Thanks to Zvi Leve

Wednesday, May 19, 2004 in The New York Times

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