Rogers, R.B., 2001, Landscape design: a cultural and architectural history, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York
- Author : Rogers, R.B.
- Year : 2001
- Title English : Landscape design: a cultural and architectural history
- Publisher : Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
- Publisher's Location : New York
- ISBN : 0810942534 / 978-0810942530
- Pages : 544
- Abstract : To prepare for her post as the first administrator of New York's Central Park, distinguished art historian, expert city planner, and author Rogers sought to master the context in which the park was built and designed by taking an interdisciplinary approach to landscape architecture's historical importance, cultural influence, and societal impact. The result is her magnum opus, an eloquent, erudite, and enjoyable treatment of a discipline that heretofore concentrated on technical methodologies while eschewing the philosophical deliberations that guide it. By tracing the global development of man's relationship to the land from cave dwellers to urban developers, Rogers' anthropological orientation examines diverse ancient to contemporary landscapes in microscopic detail, revealing how, as mankind inherently strives to control nature through landscape design, the results inevitably reflect the prevailing cultural milieu. Scrupulously researched, meticulously presented, Rogers' towering achievement synthesizes the history of human culture with that of landscape design, culminating in a wondrous journey across time and place that will appeal to readers with a wide range of historical, aesthetic, gardening, and travel interests. Carol Haggas Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved' From Amazon.de