Tending the landscape

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The Dutchess Land Conservancy in New York is one among hundreds of environmental groups which facilitate land trusts. According to the degree of protection needed, conservation easements are planned for areas, thereby placing control over possible future development.

Management, Evaluation, Easements, Environmental associations, Environmental aspects, Land trusts, Dutchess County, New York

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Lessons in the Wisconsin soil

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One of the finest achievements in the career of landscape architect Jens Jensen was his work at the Prairie School in Door County, WI. He was 75 years old when he created the Clearing at the school's 128-acre site in 1935.

Schools, Landscape architects, Wisconsin, Door County, Wisconsin, Jensen, Jens

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Engineering the surreal

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Santiago Calatrava's training as an artist, architect and engineer enables him to use geometric harmony in every structure he designs. His works emphasize on movement and the mixture of functionalty and art.

Appreciation, Architects, Criticism and interpretation, Architectural design, Calatrava, Santiago

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