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9780470640074

Illustrated History of Landscape Design

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470640074

  • ISBN10:

    0470640073

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2010-02-01
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

Landscape design history greatly influenced today's design process and design solutions. Illustrated History of Landscape Design provides an overview of landscape design, including the iconic spaces throughout the centuries, starting from landscapes in prehistory to current trends in landscape design. Featuring hundreds of masterful, hand-drawn images, this highly visual guide illustrates how the landscape has been shaped over time in relation to human need. In a concise manner, this book helps students and practitioners gain a critical perspective on how to apply historical context to contemporary design challenges.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Prehistory-6th Century
Cosmological Landscapes
Ancient Gardens
Landscape and Architecture
Genius Loci
6th-15th Centures
Western Europe: Walled Minds, Walled Gardens
Moorish Spain: An Indelible Influence
China: Nature's Splendor in a Garden
Japan: In the Spirit of Nature
15th Century
Japan: Muromachi Era
China: Ming Dynasty
Central Asia: Timurid Garden Cities
Italy: Curious Minds, Broadened Vistas
16th Century
Italy: The Rebirth of Rome
Renaissance Gardens in France and England
The Early Botanic Garden: An Encyclopedia of Plants
Early Mughal Gardens: Persian Art Forms Travel East
Japan: The Momoyama Era
17th Century
Japan: Edo Period
The Mughal Empire: Sacred Symmetries
Persian Gardens of Paradise
Italian Baroque Styles
The flowering of the Dutch Landscape
English Gardens: A Restrained Mix of European Styles
French Classical Gardens: The Control of Nature
18th Century
England: The Development of the Landscape Garden
The Landscape Garden in France
China: Qianlong's Imprint
Early American Gardens: Homeland Traditions
19th Century
England: The Victorians and Their Plants
France: Republics and Empires
Landscape Architecture in America
20th Century
The Glided Age: Extremes of Wealth and Poverty
The New Aesthetic of Modernism
Environmental Art: Nature as Medium
Artistic Trends in Landscape Design
Environmental and Ecological Design
Postmodern Landscapes
21st Century
A Sustainable Earth: Ten Ideas
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index
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