Nelson Byrd Woltz: Garden, Park, Community, Farm

Author(s): Warren T. Byrd, Jr.

Home & Garden

Nelson Byrd Woltz's designs transcend mere decoration, they are both technologically innovative and environmentally sound and most importantly; they inspire people to gather together, connecting with nature and each other. Nelson Byrd Woltz: Landscapes is divided into four sections: Garden, Campus, Park and Farm; projects include a Manhattan rooftop garden that provides a haven for visiting bird species; a renewed stream valley and pond at the University of Virginia that has become a favourite spot for campus relaxation as well as a model for stormwater management; a large-scale farming operation that has demonstrated its environmental stewardship by returning large portions of its grazing pastures to wildflower meadows; and an animal-friendly new home for the giant pandas, at the National Zoo in Washington DC. Throughout, lush photography documents the pleasures and significance of a landscape architecture grounded in the affinity with nature and the commitment to preserving it.


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Warren T. Byrd, Jr. is founding principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects, Professor Emeritus of the University of Virginia and a fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Thomas L. Woltz is the principle and owner of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects and a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Stephen Orr is the editorial director for gardening at Martha Steward Living and the Author of Tomorrow's Garden. Elizabeth Meyer is a professor at the University Of Virginia School Of Architecture and a leading theorist of landscape architecture.

General Fields

  • : 9781616891145
  • : Princeton Architectural Press
  • : Princeton Architectural Press
  • : May 2013
  • : 279mm X 229mm
  • : United States
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Warren T. Byrd, Jr.
  • : Warren T. Byrd, Jr.
  • : 250 colour
  • : 250 colour
  • : 208
  • : 208
  • : 712.092
  • : 712.092
  • : Hardback
  • : Hardback