The garden in the machine [electronic resource] : planning and democracy in the Tennessee Valley Authority / Avigail Sachs.

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"The book examines how regional planners, landscape architects, and architects working for the Tennessee Valley Authority advocated and designed for humane environments, in which people could interact with each other and with nature. The TVA project can be seen as a microcosm of how American archite...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sachs, Avigail (Author)
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2023.
Series:Midcentury: architecture, landscape, urbanism, and design
Subjects:
Tennessee Valley Authority.
Regional planning > Social aspects > Tennessee River Valley.
Landscape design > Social aspects > Tennessee River Valley.
Architecture > Human factors > Tennessee River Valley.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2023 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
The Garden in the Machine: Planning and Democracy in the Tennessee Valley Authority
Format: Electronic eBook
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Summary:
"The book examines how regional planners, landscape architects, and architects working for the Tennessee Valley Authority advocated and designed for humane environments, in which people could interact with each other and with nature. The TVA project can be seen as a microcosm of how American architecture and landscape were transformed in the context of the Great Depression and World War II"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813948966 (online)