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Sylvia Crowe

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Sylvia Crowe

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Also known as Dame Sylvia Crowe, Crowe, Sylvia, 1901-1997

British landscape architect and garden designer (1901-1997)

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Works
19

Top works

  • Civilization and the landscape
  • Civilization and landscape
  • The pattern of landscape
  • The gardens of Mughul India
  • The Gardens of Mughul India

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Canada
Active from
1981-11-16
alternativecanadianfolkjazzpoprock

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Quotes

  • is the only element, besides birds and human beings, which brings life and movement into the garden, while an expanse of still water gives a unique sense of space and unity. It clarifies a design by accentuating the basic level to which all else relates.
  • According to the type of terrain and the of the line, them may cost anything from twice to sixteen times that of s.
  • The provision of adequate fast and pleasant traffic roads, could be combined with low speed-limits for by-roads. This would reduce both the temptation to through-traffic to use the by-roads and the danger and unpleasantness caused by those did use them.

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Described at

Sylvia Crowe (1901-1997) - The Architectural Review

As Britain rebuilt, often hastily and uncomfortably, Crowe softened the border between old and new visions of its urban and rural landscapes

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Sylvia
Gender
female
Place of birth
Banbury
Place of death
London
Languages spoken
English language
Work location
Chattanooga
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date of birth
1901-09-15
date of death
1997-06-30
has works in the collection
Smithsonian Institution
P12749
Q149851
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