TY - BOOK AU - Rademacher,Susan M. AU - Birnbaum,Charles A. TI - Mellon Square: discovering a modern masterpiece T2 - Modern landscapes : transitions and transformations SN - 9781616891336 (paperback) U1 - 712.50974886 23 KW - Simonds and Simonds KW - Mitchell & Ritchey KW - City planning KW - Pennsylvania KW - Pittsburgh KW - ARCHITECTURE / Landscape KW - bisacsh KW - ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning KW - ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials KW - Mellon Square (Pittsburgh, Pa.) KW - Pittsburgh (Pa.) KW - Buildings, structures, etc N1 - Polishing the Jewel / by Charles A Birnbaum -- An Ascendant Urban Space Restored / by Patricia M. O'Donnell -- Telling the Story of a Master Work / by Susan M. Rademacher -- The Simonds Way / by Richard C. Bell -- Designing Experiences -- The Genesis of Mellon Square : Design for a New Era -- Concepts and Ideas for Mellon Square, 1949-1955 -- Elevating the Square : Platform, Trees, and Water -- Lifecycles -- The Future of Mellon Square -- John Simonds : Philosopher, Author, Educator / by Barry W. Starke -- Notes -- Appendix : Plant Lists: 1955, 1989, 2013 N2 - "The next book in the Modern Landscapes series discusses the evolution of Pittsburgh's Mellon Square. The first modern garden plaza built over a parking garage and a forerunner of green roofs, Mellon Square was originally designed by the acclaimed landscape design firm Simonds & Simonds and architects Mitchell & Ritchey. It is now undergoing a restoration by Patricia O'Donnell of Heritage Landscapes"-- ER -