Halfway between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, on axis with the Washington Monument, the stone walls of the stunning new FDR Memorial rise behind the cherry trees. The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, written by the world-renowned architect who designed the structure, is the only book to tell the complete story of this remarkable memorial, twenty years in the making. At once a unique visual biography of FDR and a guided walk-through of the memorial, this exclusive illustrated history -- complete with archival photographs, original drawings, sketches, landscape plans, and more -- gives an insider's view of a new national treasure. A tribute to FDR and his era, this volume will be an inspiration to architects and designers, a must have for all interested in FDR, and the perfect visitor's memento.
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Lawrence Halprin -- Memorial Designer -- has been at the forefront of urban design in the US for three decades. His other works include the Portland open space network, Seattle Freeway Park, Ghirardelli Square, the Haas Promenade in Jerusalem, and Sea Ranch, an ecological community on the Northern California coast. He lives in Marin County, California.
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The stone in this first-term room has a simple split-face finish and is similar in feel to the New England fieldstone used at FDR's homes in Hyde Park, New York. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
outdoor rooms, fireside chat Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
President Roosevelt, United States, New York, George Segal, New Deal, White House, Hyde Park, Tidal Basin, Warm Springs, Yalta Conference New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Franklin Delano Roosevelt by H. Thomas in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Thomas Jefferson: The American Presidents Series: The 3rd President, 1801-1809 (American Presidents (Times)) by Joyce Appleby in Front Matter
- Fireside Chats by Franklin D Roosevelt on page 68
- Their Last Battle: The Fight For The National World War II Memorial by Nicolaus Mills on 7 pages
- Greater Perfections: The Practice of Garden Theory (Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture) by John Dixon Hunt on page 118, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Places of Learning: Media, Architecture, Pedagogy by Elizabeth Ellsworth on page 21, page 86, and Back Matter
- Places of Learning: Media, Architecture, Pedagogy by Elizabeth Ellsworth on page 21, page 86, and Back Matter
- Landscape Narratives: Design Practices for Telling Stories by Matthew Potteiger on page 121, and page 134
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