Building Commons And Community - Rilegato

Linn, Karl

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ISBN 10: 0976605473 ISBN 13: 9780976605478

Casa editrice: New Village Pr, 2007

Riassunto

"Documents 44 years of the late Karl Linn's work creating neighborhood commons, such as community gardens, playgrounds and parks. Includes a dozen photographically-illustrated case studies. Offers practical advice on engaging professionals with local populations in collaborative community development"--Provided by publisher.

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Recensione:

This is a must-read for those who are involved with community planning or design, but is also simply an enjoyable read for anyone interested in some remarkable stories of community building. There is a lot in this book that is inspirational and it seems that we are fortunate that Linn’s legacy will be felt not only through this book but in the many spaces he helped create and the people whose lives he touched along the way.

One thing is quite clear; the world needs more people like Karl Linn.

- Leszek Apouchtine, re:place Magazine

Karl Linn's compassion, humanity and insight into what makes good community design and what, in fact, makes community itself is exactly what much of the world needs to develop if we are to evolve beyond our current frightful state of affairs. He saw the need for space and safety, beauty and joy in people's lives especially the lives of poor children and he filled it by the truckload. His was a quietly heroic life, lived close to the root of what really matters: an understanding that the happiness and peace we create for others is, delightfully, our own.

- Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple

L'autore:

Karl Linn (1923-2005) was a beloved visionary leader in grassroots community building. He brought life to economically disenfranchised communities in nine American cities through innovative community design-and-build centers, playgrounds, gardens and community gathering places. Earlier careers include tenured professor, landscape architect, and psychoanalyst (co-founding a school for emotionally disturbed children).

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• Editore: New Village Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0976605473
• ISBN 13: 9780976605478
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 222