landscape for living

It includes historical generalizations, moral pronouncements, a survey of the skills available to and needed by landscape architects, lists of the materials of their work, examples of built projects, and a discussion of the future — not to mention notes on riser-tread ratios. the book not only influenced the progressive landscape architecture of the era, it also affirmed its value and status. for the first time, actual works were presented, offering images of a brave new design world, albeit one mostly californian.