Materials of a Geographical Nature in a Selected Primary Reading Program Des Moines, Iowa

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The Montana Kaimin, May 18, 1923

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/studentnewspaper/1771/thumbnail.jp

Stonewall Jackson Resort Master Plan: An ecological model for stormwater management that engages and educates through context sensitive low-impact development strategies

Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park sits in central West Virginia in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. The dammed lake and state park opened to the public over two decades ago and development within the property continues today. The attention to stormwater management, vegetation, and public awareness of their connection to the natural environment become an integral component to an ecologically sustainable landscape. This project focuses on the eighteen acres surrounding the lodge buildings on a lakefront peninsula. The design responded to a thorough analysis and seeks to enhance the visitor\u27s experience through use of new program elements, circulation patterns, vegetation, and stormwater management. Educational and interpretive opportunities considering stormwater management, native vegetation communities, and diverse habitats create a laboratory environment for visitors and state park programs. Stormwater management systems are designed using the Chesapeake Stormwater Network and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) methods. Renderings support the explanations of each space throughout the site, completing the picture of the proposed designs

Phenomena and form at the water's edge : a scenario for Boston

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1994.Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-108).Hypothesis. Phenomenology of Water and Design Water is an important element in our environment and thus is important in urban, architectural, and landscape design. It also has an inseparable relationship with human beings in our visual, acoustic, olfactory, and tactile environments. This thesis explores the potential for using the qualities of water as an expressive element in design to create poetic spaces. These explorations include a derivation of a language of form from the phenomenology of water: -- The physical nature of water. -- The metaphysical nature of water. -- Experiencing water with the five senses. The Water's Edge: The In-Between Zone. The waterfront is the edge that separates land and water. Historically, cities around the world have increased their footprints by infilling the water for more land. In some cases, the water has disappeared at the end of the process. This one-sided expansion at the edge has caused cities to overlook the value of waterfront. This thesis proposes that we should look at the edge from the other side-the water. The study of the edge conditions between land and water includes the following areas: -- Duality of the edge. -- Types of edge conditions. -- Threshold at the edge. Reclaiming The Water's Edge For People. In America, the water's edge is often used for industrial development. When the wharf era had passed away, the edge is often left with warehouses and factories. Both harbors and river-fronts have often suffered from the same problem of neglect and lack of development. Cities need to reclaim their water's edge as a great asset. Waterfront development should address the question of people's access to the water. Well-developed open spaces should become places where people can experience the power of water. Design Concept: A Contemporary Museum of Arts and a Water Garden. In the design explorations, set out in this thesis, a new scenario for Boston is created- an urban courtyard that stages the drama of water- a place for people to experience the water's edge and to touch water. The site that has been selected is special because it is between the Charles River and the Boston Harbor, acting like a threshold between the two zones. Nevertheless, many attributes of the site apply to other waterfronts since the site is an infilled industrial leftover area with traces of history and thus public memory offering references and meaning for design. Conclusions. The design tested the hypothesis and demonstrated how one can derive form from the phenomenology of water through an integrated design of architecture and the urban landscape. A variation of treatment of the water's edge where it meets the city, buildings, program, and the people is shown. Through the design of thresholds and the movement pattern in penetrating different spatial zones, visitors of the project can percieve the impact of the drama of water.by Grace W. Cheng.M.S

Local Newspaper Index

A local newspaper index for the Grand Rapids Press, Holland City News (HCN), Holland Sentinel (HES), and Ottawa County Times (OCT), 1872-1991

Japanese Landscapes: Where Land and Culture Merge

From the busy streets of Tokyo to the secluded shores of Kyushu, from the volcanoes of Hokkaido to the temples of Kyoto, the treasured landscapes of Japan are brought to life in this concise visual guide. Drawing upon years of observation, Cotton Mather, P.P. Karan, and Shigeru Iijima explore the complex interaction of culture, time, and space in the evolution of landscapes in Japan. The authors begin with a discussion of the landscape\u27s general characteristics, including paucity of idle land, scarcity of level land, and its meticulous organization and immaculate nature. They then apply those characteristics to such favorite subjects as home gardens, sculpted plants, and flower arrangements, but also to more mundane matters such as roadside shoulders, utility lines, and walled urban areas. This unique blending of physical and social sciences with humanities perspectives offers a unified analysis of the Japanese landscape. Cotton Mather is the author of Beyond the Great Divide. P.P. Karan, chair of the Japanese Studies committee and professor of geography at the University of Kentucky, is the co-editor of The Japanese City. Shigeru lijima is professor emeritus of cultural anthropology in the Tokyo Institute of Ethnology. The comparison of current landscapes with what might be called traditional landscapes is instructive in a much larger context. -- Allen G. Noble An elegantly produced short book, of which about half is taken up by a series of black and white photographs of the Japanese landscapes. -- Geographical Journal Puts Japan’s renowned urbanization within a broader cultural and national context. -- Journal of Urban Design Will provide a valuable starting point for the study of Japanese landscape. -- Landscape Research A large part of the enjoyment of this book comes from the chance to compare notes with the authors about what is essential in Japan’s landscape, and to engage them in a quiet, one-sided debate while reading. -- Pacific Affairs The book excels in explaining and categorizing the faces of Japan through physical environmental constraints interwoven with cultural attitudes. -- Todd Stradford The authors draw on years of observation and experience to explore the interaction of culture, time and space in the Japanese landscape. -- UK Newshttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_asian_history/1001/thumbnail.jp