The National Mall: Rethinking Washington's Monumental Core

By Nathan Glazer and Cynthia R. Fields, editors. Foreward by James F. Cooper

The National Mall in Washington, D.C., has held an important place in the American psyche since the early 19th century. But as the nation ages and the population diversifies, demands for additional structures and uses have sparked debates over the Mall's future and the necessity of preserving its legacy and the vision of its designers.

The National Mall addresses these issues with a compelling collection of essays by leading design professionals, historians and social scientists. It assesses how architectural, societal and political changes have altered the parklike space between the Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial, and explores the influence that disparate interest groups and creeping corporatism have already had — and are likely to exert — on America's public square. (July, $35 hardcover)

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