Nan Fairbrother (1913–71,) fully Nancy Mary Fairbrother, was an English writer, landscape architect, and lecturer known for her influential work on land use and environmental planning. Her writings combined practical design with visionary ideas, shaping discussions on urban and rural development in Britain.
Born in Coventry, England, she studied English at the University of London, graduating with honors. Initially a hospital physiotherapist, she later transitioned to writing and landscape architecture. During World War II, she moved to Buckinghamshire, inspiring her first book, Children in the House (1954,) published in the U.S. as An English Year. A member of the UK Institute of Landscape Architects, now the Landscape Institute, her ideas continue to influence urban planning. In 2010, New Lives, New Landscapes was voted a top book for landscape architects.
Fairbrother’s most celebrated work, New Lives, New Landscapes (1970,) won the WH Smith Literary Award and remains a landmark study on land-use planning. Other notable books include Men and Gardens (1956,) The Cheerful Day (1960,) The House (1965, published in the U.S. as The House in the Country,) and Shelter (1972.) Her final work was The Nature of Landscape Design (1974.)
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The hardest part of all is learning to be a well of affection, and not a fountain; to show them we love them not when we feel like it, but when they do.
—Nan Fairbrother
Topics: Friendship, Learning, Affection, Love
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