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Bok Tower Gardens : America's Taj Mahal / Kenneth Treister and David Price ; photography by Dan Forer ; foreword by Derek Bok ; epilogue by Bob Graham.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York: Skira Rizzoli, 2013.Description: 220 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 9780847841479 (hardcover)
  • 0847841472 (hardcover)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB466.U73 T74 2013
Contents:
The creation of Bok Tower Gardens. Edward William Bok : the creator ; Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. : designing a sanctuary ; Garden portfolio ; An artistic collaboration ; The tower in the garden ; The dedication : a work of national significance ; Tower portfolio -- Pinewood Estate. The estate beautiful ; Pinewood portfolio -- On beauty and humanistic architecture. A spirit of design ; Bok Tower Gardens : precedents and influences ; America's Taj Mahal ; "The most beautiful spot in America" ; Epilogue to Two persons ; Growth : a Spring song.

Includes bibliographical refrences (pages 216-217) and index.

The creation of Bok Tower Gardens. Edward William Bok : the creator ; Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. : designing a sanctuary ; Garden portfolio ; An artistic collaboration ; The tower in the garden ; The dedication : a work of national significance ; Tower portfolio -- Pinewood Estate. The estate beautiful ; Pinewood portfolio -- On beauty and humanistic architecture. A spirit of design ; Bok Tower Gardens : precedents and influences ; America's Taj Mahal ; "The most beautiful spot in America" ; Epilogue to Two persons ; Growth : a Spring song.

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