Elizabeth Boults, Chip Sullivan

Illustrated History of Landscape Design (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A visual journey through the history of landscape design For thousands of years, people have altered the meaning of space by reshaping nature. As an art form, these architectural landscape creations are stamped with societal imprints unique to their environment and place in time. Illustrated History of Landscape Design takes an optical sweep of the iconic landscapes constructed throughout the ages. Organized by century and geographic region, this highly visual reference uses hundreds of masterful pen-and-ink drawings to show how historical context and cultural connections can illuminate today's design possibilities. This guide includes: * Storyboards, case studies, and visual narratives to portray spaces * Plan, section, and elevation drawings of key spaces * Summaries of design concepts, principles, and vocabularies * Historic and contemporary works of art that illuminate a specific era * Descriptions of how the landscape has been shaped over time in response to human need Directing both students and practitioners along a visually stimulating timeline, Illustrated History of Landscape Design is a valuable educational tool as well as an endless source ofinspiration.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Februar 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470640074
• Artikelnr.: 37298124

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Boults is a landscape architect and educator. She maintains an art-based practice in Berkeley, California, and teaches in the landscape architecture programs at University of California, Berkeley Extension, and University of California, Davis. Her subject areas include drawing, design, and history. Chip Sullivan is a Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley. Author of several books, he is the recipient of the Rome Prize, among many other national and international awards. He currently writes an ongoing series of illustrated articles for Landscape Architecture magazine.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction xi
Prehistory-6th Century 1
Cosmological Landscapes 2
Ancient Gardens 4
Landscape and Architecture 6
Genius Loci 8
6th-15th Centuries 15
Western Europe: Walled Minds, Walled Gardens 20
Moorish Spain: An Indelible Influence 28
China: Nature's Splendor in a Garden 38
Japan: In the Spirit of Nature 46
15th Century 57
Japan: Muromachi Era 61
China: Ming Dynasty 65
Central Asia: Timurid Garden Cities 66
Italy: Curious Minds, Broadened Vistas 68
16th Century 75
Italy: The Rebirth of Rome 79
Renaissance Gardens in France and England 93
The Early Botanic Garden: An Encyclopedia of Plants 99
Early Mughal Gardens: Persian Art Forms Travel East 100
Japan: The Momoyama Era 101
17th Century 107
Japan: Edo Period 111
The Mughal Empire: Sacred Symmetries 119
Persian Gardens of Paradise 124
Italian Baroque Styles 127
The Flowering of the Dutch Landscape 133
English Gardens: A Restrained Mix of European Styles 134
French Classical Gardens: The Control of Nature 136
18th Century 147
England: The Development of the Landscape Garden 151
The Landscape Garden in France 164
China: Qianlong's Imprint 165
Early American Gardens: Homeland Traditions 171
19th Century 177
England: The Victorians and Their Plants 181
France: Republics and Empires 186
Landscape Architecture in America 189
20th Century 203
The Gilded Age: Extremes of Wealth and Poverty 207
The New Aesthetic of Modernism 211
Environmental Art: Nature as Medium 219
Artistic Trends in Landscape Design 220
Environmental and Ecological Design 222
Postmodern Landscapes 223
21st Century 23 1
A Sustainable Earth: Ten Ideas 232
Endnotes 245
Bibliography 251
Index 255

Rezensionen

'...an accessible and reliable source for students and the interest general reader.' (BBC Gardens Illustrated, May 2010)