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modern gardens and the landscape
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A wonderful book published by the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) New York
Author Elizabeth B. Kassler was a student of Frank Lloyd Wright
Collectible vintage softcover in good condition. copyright 1964,revised addition published 1984, 8.5x9.5 inches, 112 pages. Color illustrated front and back cover. Overall very mild shelfwear and tanning on cover, spine sunned. Pencil price first page. Interior pages are mildly age tanned but overall clean,bright and tight.
Beginning with a discussion of the history of landscaping, the chapters move on to explore the influences that modern architecture had on the landscape, whether natural or manmade.
Chapters include classical tradition, 18th Century England and the genus loci, Chinese and Japanese influence, Moslem tradition, parks and plazas, the outdoor room, the view from above, gardens and flower gardens, gardens in a natural landscape, constructed landscapes, buildings and the land.
This revised addition has an extra section discussing the developments from 1964 (when the first edition came out) to 1984 when this book was published. Looks at the attention paid to
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ecologically sound land-use planning on a large scale,
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the People's Park in Berkeley California which came about as part of the university's Free Speech Movement,
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SITE architects "de-architecture" building,
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Rem Koolhaas's project for the Parc de la Villette competition,
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first multi-story greenhouse by Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo,
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first vest-pocket park in New York by Zion & Breen,
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roof gardens as an integral part of the design,
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Walter De Maria's "The Lighting Field", New Mexico, 1977
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and other innovations.
Architects and designers include Oscar Niemeyer, Eero Saarinen, Frank Lloyd Wright, Philip Johnson, Le Corbusier, Luis Barragan,Aalto Alvar, Le Corbusier, Alexander Girard, Philip Johnson, Serge Chermayeff,
Lancelot (Capability) Brown, Charles Eames. Richard Neutra, Gertrude Jekyll, Sir Edwin Lutyens, Ian McHarg, Sutemi Horiguchi, Thomas Church, Isamu Noguchi, Eliot Noyes, Skidmore,Owings and Merrill, Paolo Soleri,
Edward stone, Frederick Law Olmsted, Lawrence Halprin, Rem Koolhaas, and others.
Mid Century Modern photographers include Julius Shulman, Ezra Stoller, and many others.
Copiously illustrated with hundreds of photographs, sketches and plans. Captions are finely detailed with designers, locations, and intelligent commentary.
Please enjoy the photos below.
A studious and insightful look at modern architecture and the landscape. A must have for landscape architects and architects, and DIY lovers of the modern outdoor living.
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