To be clear, I did not read most of this book. I looked at the pictures, I scanned the text, I attempted the essays but found them completely impenetrable. Like, those are mostly words I know but I'm getting pretty near nil in terms of comprehension out of reading them.
Pros: I was fascinated with the public works that dealt with nature and flooding (Toronto + NY)
Cons: the projects that were basically all about the buildings and the greenery may as well been window treatments. “Woo! A green roof with native grasses! nevermind that the ‘landscaping' around the building is a couple of trees and grass”
Context -> I just finished reading Frederick Law Olmsted and I wanted to read more about landscape architecture in terms of actual nature/landscaping!
