Description
Book SynopsisThe Tennessee Valley Authority was the largest agency created under the auspices of the New Deal. The TVA was responsible for three large scale environmental projects - the river, land, and power machines - but the project also had social goals. This volume will be of interest to environmental historians and historians of the Progressive Era.
Trade Review“This book offers an intriguing framework for considering the history of the design and construction of the TVA through the praxis of architects, planners, engineers, and landscape architects. But
The Garden in the Machine is equally engaged in the actual material manifestations of the design and construction of the dam itself, the landscape of recreation, and the housing and residential development. Sachs successfully merges the two–a narrative that has not been fully developed elsewhere.” - Thaïsa Way, University of Washington, author of
Unbounded Practices: Women, Landscape Architecture, and Early Twentieth Century Design“
The Garden in the Machine promises to make a significant contribution to the scholarship of the Tennessee Valley Authority, particularly in terms of the landscape planning and the research agenda of the TVA 'atelier.'” - Christine Macy, Dalhousie University, author of
DamsTable of Contents
- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Regional Planning
- 2. A Planning Region
- 3. Public Architecture
- 4. Community Planning
- 5. Modern Houses
- 6. Regional Development
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Illustration Credits
- Index
