L'Enfant's Legacy: Public Open Spaces in Washington, D.C. (Creating the North American Landscape) Michael Bednar

Many American democratic ideals are embodied in the public spaces of its cities, especially in Washington, D.C. In L"Enfant"s Legacy architect and scholar Michael Bednar explores the public spaces of the nation"s capital, examining the context of the surrounding architecture and the roles of the spaces in the changing functional life of the city.