The Complete House and Grounds
Learning from Andrew Jackson Downing’s Domestic Architecture
Distributed for Columbia College Chicago Press
255 pages
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100 halftones
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6 x 9
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© 2011
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.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. A. J. Downing: A Life
2. Design Principles
Adapting foreign influences for the American audience
Truthful architecture
Truthful landscapes
3. House and Grounds
A regular house with a subdivided floor plan
An irregular house with an assembled floor plan
Linking a proprietor's character to architecture and landscape
4. Original Forms of Dwelling
The secure cave
The mediating tent
The hut of instruments
5. Applying a Language of Sensibilities
Methods of personification, allegory, and animation
Conclusion
Glossary of Terms
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. A. J. Downing: A Life
2. Design Principles
Adapting foreign influences for the American audience
Truthful architecture
Truthful landscapes
3. House and Grounds
A regular house with a subdivided floor plan
An irregular house with an assembled floor plan
Linking a proprietor's character to architecture and landscape
4. Original Forms of Dwelling
The secure cave
The mediating tent
The hut of instruments
5. Applying a Language of Sensibilities
Methods of personification, allegory, and animation
Conclusion
Glossary of Terms
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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