Beatrix FarrandPrivate Gardens, Public LandscapesWritten by Judith B. TankardFormat: Hardcover On Sale: September 29, 2009 Price: $60.00 Beatrix Farrand: Private Gardens, Public Landscapes presents the life and work of one of the foremost landscape designers of the early 1900s. Born into a prominent New York family (she was the niece of Edith Wharton), Farrand eschewed the traditional social life of the Gilded Age to pursue her passion for... |
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Carrot CityCreating Places for Urban AgricultureWritten by Mark Gorgolewski, June Komisar and Joe NasrFormat: Hardcover On Sale: September 20, 2011 Price: $50.00 Carrot City is a collection of ideas, both conceptual and realized, that use design to enable sustainable food production, helping to reintroduce urban agriculture to our cities. Focusing on the need and desire to grow food within the city to supply food from local sources, the contributions of architecture, landscape design... |
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A Clearing in the WoodsCreating Contemporary GardensPhotographed by Roger FoleyFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 3, 2009 Price: $50.00 In A Clearing in the Woods, landscape photographer Roger Foley brings luxuriant green spaces, quiet water features, and colorful plantings to life. Over the past thirty years, he has collaborated with many noted landscape designers and architects, many of whom have transformed the profession with radical experimentation and diverse ideas to... |
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The Colors of NatureSubtropical Gardens by Raymond JunglesWritten by Raymond Jungles, Foreword by Terence RileyFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 28, 2008 Price: $50.00 In exquisite gardens inspired by the lush native plants of his adopted home of Miami, landscape artist/architect Raymond Jungles uses nature as a means of self-expression. He is known for modernist groupings of geometric shapes, which highlight the natural aspects of plantings, water features, and native stone. His use of plants... |
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Dumbarton OaksWritten by Susan Tamulevich, Ping Amranand and Philip JohnsonFormat: Hardcover On Sale: April 15, 2002 Price: $65.00 The Dumbarton Oaks Research and Study Center in Washington, D.C., administered by Harvard University, is a famed museum and study center specializing in pre-Columbian art, Byzantine studies, and garden history and design. Long known for its museum pavilion, designed by the noted architect Philip Johnson, Dumbarton Oaks sits within one of... |
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Gardens of the Hudson ValleyWritten by Susan Daley and Steve Gross, Text by Nancy Berner and Susan Lowry, Foreword by Gregory LongFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 19, 2010 Price: $50.00 The majesty of the Hudson River has captivated both artists and visitors for generations, and the gardens along its banks have a special character. Those created for the Gilded Age estates are more formal; private gardens respond directly to the rolling landscape and mature forests. The area is a crucible for... |
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The Great Gardens of ChinaHistory, Concepts, TechniquesWritten by Fang XiaofengFormat: Hardcover On Sale: September 28, 2010 Price: $60.00 The garden—a place for refined pleasure and spiritual relaxation—has its roots in ancient China. Western travelers from Marco Polo onward marveled at the intricacy, the elaborate buildings, the subtle design, and the assured use of plants, water, and natural materials in Chinese landscapes. The Great Gardens of China shows, through stunning... |
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GroundworkBetween Landscape and ArchitectureWritten by Diana Balmori and Joel SandersFormat: Hardcover On Sale: September 27, 2011 Price: $50.00 The current environmental crisis calls for a unified practice of landscape and architecture that would allow buildings and landscapes to perform symbiotically to heal the environment. Over the past ten years, a diverse group of architects, landscape architects, and artists have undertaken groundbreaking projects that propose an integration of landscape and... |
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Inside OutsideWritten by Petra BlaisseFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 20, 2009 Price: $65.00 Petra Blaisse and her firm, Inside Outside, specialize in the rare combination of interior and landscape design, interweaving architecture and context. Interior projects use materials that introduce visual effects such as color, flexibility, seasonal change, and movement and solve acoustic, climatic, shading, and spatial issues. Landscape projects reflect a fascination with... |
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Ken SmithLandscape ArchitectWritten by Ken Smith, Introduction by John BeardsleyFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 17, 2009 Price: $50.00 Both a landscape designer and a public artist, Ken Smith produces designs that range in scale from small public installations to vast parks. He is known for inventive and imaginative gardens and landscapes, some of which use little or no natural plant material. His projects include public, commercial, and private work... |
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Making the Modern GardenWritten by Christopher Bradley-HoleFormat: Hardcover On Sale: October 4, 2007 Price: $45.00 A superlative analysis of contemporary gardens as well as a fascinating collection of landscapes around the world, Making the Modern Garden is a definitive study of the philosophy and practice of garden design at the outset of the twenty-first century. Author Christopher Bradley-Hole, himself a landscape designer of note, discusses the... |
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MoroccoCourtyards and GardensWritten by Achva Benzinberg SteinFormat: Hardcover On Sale: December 1, 2007 Price: $50.00 In the North African land of Morocco, every dar-dwelling, religious institution, or commercial building is organized around an interior, walled courtyard that provides privacy from the bustle of urban streets and an outdoor space for social interaction and tranquil meditation. Over the course of centuries, ornamental schemes have evolved to incorporate... |
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OlinPlacemakingWritten by Laurie Olin, Dennis C. McGlade, Robert J. Bedell, Lucinda R. Sanders and Susan K. WeilerFormat: Hardcover On Sale: September 30, 2008 Price: $65.00 With increased attention to sustainability and environmental concerns, landscape architects now lead teams of urban planners and architects in developing new outdoor space and reconfiguring existing designs. As the preeminent landscape architecture firm in the United States, Olin is at the forefront of this movement with completed projects across the country... |
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OutdoorsThe Garden Design Book for the Twenty-First CenturyWritten by Diarmuid Gavin and Terence ConranFormat: Hardcover On Sale: November 1, 2007 Price: $60.00 The ultimate garden design book: a visual delight covering all aspects of working and living in your garden with stunning photographs of gardens from around the world. The contemporary garden carries a profound connection both to the environment and to the range of activities—relaxing, entertaining, working—that characterize today's lifestyle. A collaboration between... |
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Private Gardens of ConnecticutWritten by Jane Garmey, Photographed by John M. HallFormat: Hardcover On Sale: September 28, 2010 Price: $65.00 Connecticut is uniquely rich in beautiful landscape, encompassing more than six hundred miles of serene shoreline along Long Island Sound, untold acres of open farmland, and the rolling hills and lakes of the famed northwest corner on the New York/Massachusetts border. The varied topography and microclimates have given rise to an... |
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Roman GardensVillas of the CountrysideWritten by Marcello Fagiolo, Photographed by Roberto SchezenFormat: Hardcover On Sale: April 1, 1997 Price: $65.00 Roman Gardens: Villas of the Countryside is the first in a two-volume set; the second, Roman Gardens: Villas of the City, was published in 1998. In this volume, photographer Roberto Schezen, together with Italian art historian Marcello Fagiolo, explores the fantastic villas and great gardens located within a thirty-mile radius around... |
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