Contemporary History of Garden Design
Subtitle: European Gardens Between Art and Architecture
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
Published: August 10, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9783764371173
Subjects: Landscape art & architecture; Gardens; Europe; Gardening / Horticulture; Landscape architecture; Architecture; Gardens, European; Garden Design; Landscape; Architecture / Landscape; Non-Classifiable; Design; 20th century; History
Description: "Providing at once a vast panorama and a profound analysis of contemporary European garden art, this volume reveals the multiple historical, artistic, architectural, scientific, technological and aesthetic influences that have contributed to the horticultural masterpieces of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The book shows how in the field of garden design, the use of new materials, the influence of ecology and art as well as town planning have brought about a break with tradition, and how new goals are emerging."--Jacket.