Cooper, C. & G. Taylor, 2000, Gardens for the future, Conran Octopus, London
- Author : Cooper, C. & G. Taylor
- Year : 2000
- Publisher : Conran Octopus
- Publisher's Location : London
- ISBN : 1-8409-1087-9
- Pages : 224
- Abstract : The book explores extraordinary developments in garden design, looking at new aesthetic principles and materials, as well as at new functions and contexts for the garden. The garden is no longer merely a showpiece for plants but an artistic outlet, a healing sanctuary, or an extension of the home. It is no longer an area to be tamed and trimmed, but a place to work with nature using light, rhythm, space, texture, and the changes that come with time. Art, science, and technology - themselves areas of great influence on landscape architecture - are united in the garden. Twenty case studies, some of them previously unpublished gardens, illustrate these themes, accompanied by photography, plans, sketches, and architectural models that reveal the structure of the gardens and the thought processes behind their creation. Written by authorities on contemporary international garden design, Gardens for the Future extols a new vision of garden design as a unique and multi-faceted art form reflecting the culture and society to which it belongs.
- Comments : KEYWORDS: gardens, landscape design, landscape architecture, planting design. UTILITY: lecturers/teachers, academic research, students of universities of professional education