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L'Enfant's Legacy: Public Open Spaces in Washington, D.C. (Creating the North American Landscape)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 712.509753
EAN: 9780801883187
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0801883180
Label: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: March 08, 2006
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Studio: The Johns Hopkins University Press
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Editorial Review:Many American democratic ideals are embodied in the public spaces of its cities, especially in Washington, D.C. In L'Enfant's Legacy architect and scholar Michael Bednar explores the public spaces of the nation's capital, examining the context of the surrounding architecture and the roles of the spaces in the changing functional life of the city.Bednar examines the ways in which L'Enfant's innovative plan of 1791, along with later developments, symbolizes and encourages democratic freedoms and traditions. In the spaces of Capitol Square, citizens expect to encounter their government directly in a dignified setting, a symbolic public forum. On the White House grounds they expect to meet the president where he works and lives. At the National Mall -- America's front lawn -- citizens exercise their rights of assembly and free speech, as well as play football, eat lunch, and socialize.From historic Lincoln Square, Dupont Circle, and Judiciary Square to the newly developed Freedom Plaza, Pershing Park, and Market Square, Bednar's thoughtful study provides a fresh perspective on the role of public space in the expression of democratic ideals.
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