Winner of the 2006 Alice Davis Hitchcock Award!The word nature comes from natura; Latin for birth - as do the words nation; native and innate. But nature and nation share more than a common root; they share a common history where one term has been used to define the other. In the United States; the relationship between nation and nature has been central to its colonial and post-colonial history; from the idea of the noble savage to the myth of the frontier. Narrated; painted and filmed; American landscapes have been central to the construction of a national identity. Architecture and Nature presents an in-depth study of how changing ideas of what nature is and what it means for the country have been represented in buildings and landscapes over the past century.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. good bookBy Ladislav PlevaA good book needed for my work. It will inspire me to my sculptures in stone. Ornaments are fantastic. Are the basis for further work.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Plenty of designs!By Susan GarmanI used books like this for inspiration in quilt designs. This book more than did the trick; with its ornate motifs; perfect for Baltimore album quilt blocks!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Awesome; awesome; awesome.By AurielGreat work - jammed with ideas for my illustration work