Parkitecture
WHS connected with the Architectural style known as "National Park Service Rustic" "also colloquially known as Parkitecture, is a style of architecture that arose in the United States National Park System to create buildings that harmonized with their natural environment. ... The structures are characterized by intensive use of hand labor and rejection of the regularity and symmetry of the industrial world, reflecting its connections with the Arts and Crafts Movement. Many of these buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places" (Wiki)
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks | Jasper Park Information Centre | |
| Grand Canyon | Hopi House http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopi_House, El Tovar hotel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Tovar_Hotel and Grand Canyon Lodge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon_Lodge among others | |
| Waterton Glacier International Peace Park | Many Glacier hotel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Many_Glacier_Hotel, Lake McDonald Lodge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_McDonald_Lodge and others | |
| Yellowstone | Old Faithful innhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Faithful_Inn and Madison Museum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Museum | |
| Yosemite National Park | LeConte Memorial Lodge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeConte_Memorial_Lodge and Ahwahnee hotel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahwahnee_Hotel |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Parkitecture?
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- Not be "self evident"
- Link at least 3 different sites
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