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Three part series airs in April  Photo: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
On April 5, the series tours 10 U.S. architectural treasures, including Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, pueblos of Taos, New Mexico, and the tenements of 19th century New York City.
On April 12, the series looks at the designers who offered city dwellers the elegant squares of Savannah, Georgia, a park built over a freeway in Seattle, to the more recent High Line in New York City. Each story introduces the heroes who brought these parks to life, and those who exploited the land for profit. Over the course of the hour, audiences will discover the evolution of our nation's city parks, and learn the history of landscape architecture. The 10 parks are:
• Squares of Savannah, Georgia • Fairmount Park, Philadelphia • Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. • Central Park, NYC • Chicago's Neighborhood Parks • San Antonio River Walk • Overton Park, Memphis • Freeway Park, Seattle • Gas Works Park, Seattle • High Line, NYC On April 19, the focus is on 10 experimental towns, from St. Augustine to Levittown, from Salt Lake City to Portland's new Pearl District, this episode reveals how towns and cities were designed (or redesigned) from the ground up by visionary planners and citizens who sought to change the lives of residents using architecture, design, and urban planning. The series, built on the success of WTTW Chicago's 2013 production "10 Buildings that Changed America," spotlights the special places that have changed the way we live, work and play; how our built environment came to be; and how our homes, towns and parks reflect our nation's history, values, ingenuity and hopes. This exploration of American architecture, design and urban planning is shot on location and hosted by Geoffrey Baer and produced by Dan Protess. Local historians, architects, planners and nationally known experts provide their views, including architecture critic Paul Goldberger, historian Francesca Ammon, and landscape architecture historian Thaisa Way. "The stories behind these 30 manmade wonders offer a fascinating window into how we now live our lives," said series host Geoffrey Baer. "By introducing viewers to the often forgotten visionaries who created these spaces, and explaining their goals and inspirations, we can understand the impact that these once-radical ideas have had on us as individuals and communities." "We hope viewers come away with a heightened awareness of the spaces they inhabit and share some of our enthusiasm for these truly amazing and uniquely American places," added producer Dan Protess. The series is schedule to air at 8:00 p.m. ET, but check local listings. PBS also has a mobile website to let viewers discover the homes, parks and towns in an interactive and immersive way via exclusive video, audio, photography, animation, text and interactive features to further bring the stories in the television series to life.  HTML Comment Box is loading comments...
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