Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The L'Enfant Plan
2. Public Space and Democratic Ideals
3. The Mall
4. Capitol Square
5. President's Park
6. Early Squares
7. Office Squares
8. Constituent City
9. Capitol Hill
10. New Public Places
Conclusion
Appendix: Public-Space Analysis
Notes
Index

About the Author

Michael Bednar is a senior professor of architecture at the University of Virginia.

Reviews

Anyone intrigued by the history and current condition of the historic core of our nation's capital will find this volume informative and useful. Landscape Architecture Magazine An essential bibliographic resource for the study of the nation's capital. Choice Provides an historical chronicle... describing the struggles to preserve and to renovate, and the resulting clashes between public and private interests they reflected. -- Francis Fukuyama American Interest This thorough reference can serve as a platform for further discussion and debate. Planning L'Enfant's Legacy brings together for the first time an integrated overview of Washington's defining urban characteristic, and its survey quality and light analysis serve as reference for the city's landscaped spaces. -- Pamela Scott Journal of Social History