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020 _a9781616891336 (paperback)
082 0 0 _a712.50974886
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100 1 _aRademacher, Susan M.,
_d1954-
245 1 0 _aMellon Square :
_bdiscovering a modern masterpiece /
_cSusan M. Rademacher ; with essays by Charles A. Birnbaum, Patricia M. O'Donnell, Richard C. Bell, and Barry W. Starke.
250 _aFirst edition.
300 _a160 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c23 cm.
490 0 _aModern landscapes : transitions and transformations
505 0 _aPolishing 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.
520 _a"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"--
610 2 0 _aSimonds and Simonds.
610 2 0 _aMitchell & Ritchey.
650 0 _aCity planning
_zPennsylvania
_zPittsburgh.
650 7 _aARCHITECTURE / Landscape.
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning.
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials.
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651 0 _aMellon Square (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
651 0 _aPittsburgh (Pa.)
_xBuildings, structures, etc.
700 1 _aBirnbaum, Charles A.,
_ewriter of supplementary textual content.
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