CHICAGO'S URBAN NATURE. A GUIDE TO THE CITY'S ARCHITECTURE + LANDSCAPE

Chicago'whose motto is 'City in a Garden''is currently at the forefront of a global movement to end the division between town and country. In Chicagos Urban Nature, Sally A. Kitt Chappell provides a beautifully illustrated guide to the citys stunning blend of nature and architecture. At the heart of this new urban concept is the idea of connection, bringing buildings and landscapes, culture and nature, commerce and leisure into an energetic harmony. With Chicagos Urban Nature in hand, youll see those connections woven through the fabric of the city. Chappell provides new insights into such historic Chicago sites as Jens Jensens Garfield Park Conservatory, Frederick Law Olmsteds Jackson Park, and Alfred Caldwells Lily Pond, then takes us to the innovative contemporary green spaces they influenced, from City Halls rooftop garden to the North Lawndale Green Youth Farm to Chicagos heralded new Millennium Park. These beautiful green spaces, with their unprecedented melding of art, architecture, and ecology, have become far more than places of escape for Chicagoans'theyre now fully integrated into the urban scene, an essential part of the cultural life of the modern city. Packed with maps and recommended tours, and bursting with splendid photos, this is an essential guidebook for day-trippers, lifelong Chicago residents, and professionals in landscape architecture, urbanism, and design.