{"product_id":"brooklyn-bridge-park-michael-van-valkenburgh-associates-michael-van-valkenburgh-hardcover","title":"Brooklyn Bridge Park: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates -- Michael Van Valkenburgh, Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMVVA's 23-year story of transforming 85 acres of Brooklyn waterfront into parkland that reconnects New Yorkers to the East River\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eReclaimed from 1.3 miles of New York's postindustrial waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge Park is a place for escape, recreation, and immersion in the natural world. Transforming parking lots and crumbling piers into a living ecosystem, the project is an exemplar of climate resilience, fiscal innovation, and joyful public space. This book examines MVVA's process of designing a park that went from a remote possibility to an essential part of the city around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Van Valkenburgh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Monacelli Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.20h x 10.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580936170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Van Valkenburgh\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, a leading landscape architecture firm with award-winning parks, urban spaces, and campus landscapes across North America. He is the Charles Eliot Emeritus Professor in Landscape Architecture at Harvard GSD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Bargmann\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Virginia School of Architecture and founding principal of D.I.R.T. Studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Hesser\u003c\/b\u003e, well-known food writer, editor, and entrepreneur, is founder and CEO of Food52.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElijah Chilton\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of Communications and design writer at Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Van Valkenburgh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45671464960228,"sku":"9781580936170","price":61.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781580936170.jpg?v=1727448775","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/brooklyn-bridge-park-michael-van-valkenburgh-associates-michael-van-valkenburgh-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}