The American lawn
By: edited by Georges Teyssot.
Contributors: Teyssot, Georges, 1946-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press with Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
Subjects: Lawns -- United States; Lawns; Landscape architecture
Description: Like the interstate highway system, fast food chains, telephones, televisions, and malls, the lawn occupies a central, and often unconsidered, place in America's cultural landscape. In spaces as diverse as city parks, town squares, and suburban backyards, it has played an essential part in the development of our national identity.

The site of political demonstrations, sporting events, and barbecues, and the object of loving, if not obsessive, care and attention, the lawn is also symbolically tied to our notions of community and civic responsibility, serving in the process as one of the foundations of democracy.

The American Lawn examines the lawn within its historical, artistic, literary, and political contexts, situating it on the boundary between utopian ideal and dystopian nightmare. Contributions from a distinguished group of historians, theorists, and architects cover a variety of topics, ranging from European precedents to the golf course fairway as a model for today's flawless suburban lawn.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Includes eight pages of stereoscopic photos and one 3D viewer.