Green Metropolis : The Extraordinary Landscapes Of New York City As Nature, History, And Design REP412 The projects in Make It

The projects in Make It Your Own range from creating gorgeous wall-hangings to making your own lampshades - always using simple techniques to striking effect

while handy icons spotlight the key techniques

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Green Metropolis : The Extraordinary Landscapes Of New York City As Nature, History, And Design REP412 The projects in Make ItElizabeth Barlow Rogers, the woman who launched the restoration of Central Park in the 1980s, now introduces us to seven remarkable green spaces in and around New York City, giving us the history both natural and human of how they have been transformed over time. Here we find: The greenbelt and nature refuge that runs along the spine of Staten Island on land once intended for a highway, where mushrooms can be gathered and, at the right moment,