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"The book examines how regional planners, landscape architects, and architects working for the Tennessee Valley Authority advocated and designed for humane environments, in which people could interact with each other and with nature. The TVA project can be seen as a microcosm of how American ar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sachs, Avigail (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023.
Colección:Midcentury (Charlottesville, Va.)
Temas:
Tennessee Valley Authority.
Tennessee Valley Authority
Regional planning > Social aspects > Tennessee River Valley.
Landscape design > Social aspects > Tennessee River Valley.
Architecture > Human factors > Tennessee River Valley.
Aménagement du territoire > Aspect social > Tennessee, Vallée du.
Aménagement paysager > Aspect social > Tennessee, Vallée du.
Architecture > Facteurs humains > Tennessee, Vallée du.
ARCHITECTURE / Landscape
Architecture > Human factors
Regional planning > Social aspects
United States > Tennessee River Valley
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"The book examines how regional planners, landscape architects, and architects working for the Tennessee Valley Authority advocated and designed for humane environments, in which people could interact with each other and with nature. The TVA project can be seen as a microcosm of how American architecture and landscape were transformed in the context of the Great Depression and World War II"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 284 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813948966
0813948967

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