AR Reads: Sylvia Crowe

The British landscape architect of the Modern garden, Sylvia Crowe is known for the gardens of the Commonwealth Institute in London, the Rutland Water reservoir in East Anglia, and texts such as Garden Design and Tomorrow’s Landscape. This episode of AR Reads features our Reputations on Crowe by Jonathan Glancey Also referenced in the text is Timothy Brittain-Catlin’s Outrage on the betrayal of the Commonwealth Institute, the Crowe-designed landscape of which was destroyed to make way for OMA’s additions next to what is now London’s Design Museum AR Reads is a podcast by The Architectural Review, bringing you a piece from our vast archive, read out loud for you to enjoy.

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