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1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It offers three whirlwind tours of America's architectural treasures: the ten homes, ten parks, and ten towns that changed our country. Explore American houses through the ages, enjoy a lively history of landscape architecture and our most beloved parks, and discover the story of how we have planned our cities over time.
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1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the man who made public parks an essential part of American life. He made enormous contributions to the American landscape, believing a park was both a work of art and a necessity for urban life. Olmsted's efforts to preserve nature created an "environmental ethic" decades before the environmental movement became a force in American politics.
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1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
10 Buildings That Changed America tells the stories of ten influential works of architecture, the people who imagined them, and the way these landmarks ushered in innovative cultural shifts throughout our society. These 10 Buildings represent architects who dared to strike out on their own and design radical new types of buildings that permanently altered our environmental and cultural landscape.
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1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Resource for teachers and administrators which illustrates best practices for creating sustainable schools and integrating environmental education across a variety of curriculum areas. Part I showcases actual projects undertaken by U.S. schools, including effects on student health, attendance, test scores and preparedness for green jobs. Part II is a guide for administrators and school boards to determine how to create eco-friendly buildings, retrofit...
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