The Gardener's Cottage in Riverside, Illinois

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  • The Gardener's Cottage in Riverside, Illinois Book Detail

  • Author : Cathy Jean Maloney
  • Release Date : 2009
  • Publisher : Center for American Places
  • Genre : Architecture
  • Pages : 128
  • ISBN 13 :
  • File Size : 4,4 MB
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The Gardener's Cottage in Riverside, Illinois by Cathy Jean Maloney PDF Summary

Book Description: Riverside, Illinois, was designed in 1869 by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and his architect partner Calvert Vaux. Their unique design, which followed the contours of the landscape and emphasized open spaces, inspired the greatest architects of the time to undertake projects there. Among those projects was the Avery Coonley Estate, a rare joint effort by Frank Lloyd Wright and landscape architect Jens Jensen. At the center of the estate, itself a National Historic Landmark, sits the Gardener's Cottage, a small but unassuming masterpiece built for the estate's gardener and his wife. But what is it truly like to live within a historic work of architectural art? Current owner and gardening writer Cathy Jean Maloney here records her discoveries and personal reflections on living in the Gardener's Cottage with her family. In "The Gardener's Cottage", Maloney describes the cottage's beginnings, providing biographical background and design insight into the house itself and Riverside's key creators. She also highlights the often overlooked beauty of the cottage and illustrates how it is emblematic of Wright and Jensen's holistic Prairie Style approach to building and landscape architecture. The size of the Gardener's Cottage allows us to witness Wright's aesthetic concerns in small detail and to understand his ideas on a more accessible and livable scale. "The Gardener's Cottage" is a welcome and original addition to the work on these world-renowned architects and planners. It not only celebrates their designs, but the simple daily beauty of living within them.

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