Women in Landscape Architecture - by Louise A Mozingo & Linda Jewell (Paperback)

About the Book

While many fields struggle to specify feminine contributions, the work of women has always played a fundamental role in American landscape architecture. Women claim responsibility for many landscape types now taken for granted, including community gardens, playgrounds, and streetscapes. This collection of essays by leaders in the discipline addresses the ways that gender has influenced the history, design practice and perception of landscapes. It highlights women's relation to landscape architecture, presents the professional efforts of women in the landscape realm, examines both the perception and experience of landscapes by women, and speculates on ways to re-imagine gender and the landscape.

Book Synopsis

While many fields struggle to specify feminine contributions, the work of women has always played a fundamental role in American landscape architecture. Women claim responsibility for many landscape types now taken for granted, including community gardens, playgrounds, and streetscapes. This collection of essays by leaders in the discipline addresses the ways that gender has influenced the history, design practice and perception of landscapes. It highlights women's relation to landscape architecture, presents the professional efforts of women in the landscape realm, examines both the perception and experience of landscapes by women, and speculates on ways to re-imagine gender and the landscape.

About the Author

Louise A. Mozingo is an associate professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at the University of California, Berkeley. Her articles and reviews have appeared in Places, Landscape Journal, Journal of the History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes, Landscape Architecture Magazine, Geographical Review, and the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. Linda Jewell is a professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at University of California, Berkeley. Her publications and design work have won numerous ASLA awards, including the prestigious Presidential Award in Communications for her ten years of construction articles in Landscape Architecture, and the Bradford Williams Medal.