Longue Vue House and Gardens: The Architecture, Interiors, and Gardens of New Orleans' Most Celebrated Estate

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In the tradition of Rizzoli's Biltmore Estate and Nemours, Longue Vue celebrates the stunning interiors and glorious gardens of New Orleans's unrivaled jewel and Classical Revival masterpiece. Through lush photography, architectural drawings, and informative text by two leading architecture experts, Longue Vue celebrates the beautiful house and gardens as designed by renowned landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman and architects William and Geoffrey Platt.

Carol McMichael Reese is the Christovich Associate Professor in the Tulane School of Architecture, where she teaches architectural/urban history and theory courses. Her books and articles focus on contemporary architecture and urban planning in the Americas. In 2013, she published The Panama Canal and its Architectural Legacy, 1905-1920. Her most recent book is New Orleans Under Reconstruction: The Crisis of Planning. She has served on the Board of Directors of Longue Vue House and Gardens since 2004. Thaisa Way is a landscape historian teaching history, theory, and design in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the College of Built Environments, University of WA. She has published and lectured on feminist histories of landscape architecture. Her book, Unbounded Practices: Women, Landscape Architecture, and Early Twentieth-Century Design, was supported by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation and the Landscape Studies Foundation's David Coffin Award. Her forthcoming book, From Modern Space to Urban Ecological Design: The Landscape Architecture of Richard Haag, explores the narrative of postindustrial cities and the practice of landscape architecture.

"This fantastic house history takes us through the past and present of one of New Orleans' greatest architectural treasures, with vintage illustrations and photos. . . " -The New Orleans Advocate "LONGUE VUE HOUSE AND GARDENS captures an important moment in American house and garden design - and, for those of us who live too far from this gracious enclave, offers vicarious respite." -THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW "Substantial enough in size and comprehensiveness of content, Longue Vue House and Gardens is destined for display rather than to be shelved away, and will be the book to give and receive this holiday season." - SOUTHERN JEWISH LIFE MAGAZINE Longue Vue is an iconic New Orleans estate that remains an important part of the city's heritage today as a house museum. . . Stunning photographs of the interiors and gardens are supplemented with architectural and landscape drawings. -ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST "Longue Vue House and Gardens showcases the stunning interiors and gardens of New Orleans's architectural masterpiece. . . Lush photography, drawings, and an informative text establish the estate as an enduring symbol to its creators' contributions to building a just society." -GAMBIT WEEKLY "Longue Vue House and Gardens: The Architecture, Interiors, and Gardens of New Orleans' Most Celebrated Estate explores the history of this magnificent Classical Revival mansion and eight-acre estate. . . Stunning photographs of the interiors and gardens are supplemented with architectural and landscape drawings." -THE HUFFINGTON POST