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| Title | : | Ruth Shellhorn (Masters of Modern Landscape Design Ser.) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.13 (766 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0820349631 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
In a career spanning nearly sixty years, Ruth Shellhorn (1909–2006) helped shape Southern California’s iconic modernist aesthetic. This is the first full-length treatment of Shellhorn, who created close to four hundred landscape designs, collaborated with some of the region’s most celebrated architects, and left her mark on awide array of places.
A former National Park Service landscape architect for the Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area, Comras specializes in Southern California land use planning and restoration. . She has taught at UCLA and lectured at Harvard. Kelly Comras, ASLA, principal landscape architect of the firm KCLA in Pac
. About the Author Kelly Comras, ASLA, principal landscape architect of the firm KCLA in Pacific Palisades, California, is involved in residential design, historical research, local planning projects, and community project development. A former National Park Service landscape architect for the Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area, Comras specializes in Southern California land use planning and restoration. She has taught at UCLA and lectured at Harvard
Disneyland Fans and SoCal Landscape Enthusiasts! George H. Taylor Jr. I received a press release about a book on Ruth Shellhorn from the University of Georgia Press. I thought it was an odd solicitation, until I read the blurb:Kelly Comras tells the story of Shellhorn’s life and career before focusing on twelve projects that explore her approach to design and aesthetic philosophy in greater detail. The book’s project studies include designs for Bullock’s department stores and Fashion Square shopping centers; school campuses, including a multiyear master plan for the Univ. Disneyland's Landscape Architect: Ruth Shellhorn D. Mason This eagerly anticipated publication on the life and career of landscape architect Ruth Shellhorn masterfully documents her many contributions to the creation of Southern California's most beautiful gardens. Whether at Disneyland, Bullock's department stores, the University of California at Riverside, or in private gardens throughout Los Angeles and Pasadena for some of Hollywood's most celebrated names including Spencer Tracy, Gene Autry and Barbara Stanwyck, Shellhorn's creative yet disciplined approach to presenting . "About time this great landscape architect got some recognition" according to Levin Pollitt Messick. Ruth Shellhorn was my wife's second cousin. About time this great landscape architect got some recognition!
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