Changes in scenery

Schröder, T., 2002, Changes in scenery, Birkhäuser, Basel

  • Author : Schröder, T.
  • Year : 2002
  • Publisher : Birkhäuser
  • Publisher's Location : Basel
  • ISBN : 3764367482
  • Pages : 183
  • Abstract : AN OUTLINE FROM INTERNET: Landscape architecture's potential does not lie in unified profession, but in polarization." This key idea of Schroeder is reflected in the diverse approaches of the 14 offices whose work is presented in these updated portraits of improved quality. FROM THE BOOK: Today, landscape architecture is assuming a significance which for decades was reserved for architecture. In landscape architecture our aspiration to combine functional designs with artistic vision, the longing to reconcile public demands with convincing concepts, and not least the hope of social integration are united. In the foreword Christophe Girot argues that a creative dialogue between strong identities is vital for the ongoing "Changes in Scenery". The scope of the concepts from eight European countries range from the sensual compositions of Bet Figueras (Spain), to Guido Hager's emphasis on garden art (Switzerland), from the extensive plans of the French firm Desvigne & Dalnoky to the perpetuation of classical Modernism by the Spaniard Batlle i Roig. The large œuvres of Adriaan Geuze (the Netherlands) and Peter Latz (Germany) are also represented as are the provocative experiments of the British firm GROSS. MAX.
  • Comments : KEYWORDS: landscape architecture, landscape planning, physical planning, landscape design.