Myers, Mary, 1952-
Andrea Cochran : landscapes / Mary Myers ; foreword by Henry Urbach.
1st ed.
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2009.
192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 x 27 cm
"Studies in repetition and order, orchestrations of movement in the landscape, and elements placed in geometric conversation, is how author Mary Myers describes the twenty-five-year career of San Francisco based landscape architect Andrea Cochran. Poetic language suits these functional and often lyrical works of art. They are sensuous, captivating oases that absorb the eye in a totality of spatial composition. Andrea Cochran: Landscapes presents eleven residential, commercial, and institutional landscape projects in detail, including Walden Studios in Alexander Valley, California; the sculpture garden for the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon; and the award-winning Children's Garden in San Francisco." "Andrea Cochran seeks to put her clients' individual narratives in conversation with the land. Her work is distinguished by its careful consideration of site, climate, and existing architecture. A stacked plane of planters, each housing a different variety of succulent, mimics the compression found in hills banked against each other in the distance. Drawing on an encyclopedic knowledge of plant species, Cochran uses vegetation to blur edges, and porous and permeable materials to create grade changes that enlighten and disappear. Materials such as COR-TEN steel allow her to draw boundaries on the land with ultrathin edges while also reflecting the earthy tones of the soil beneath. Cochran's landscapes are clean, but not cold. In her hands, polished black concrete becomes both a quiet reflection of the sky and an instrument to amplify the sound of falling rain; locally quarried stone walls reflect the border walls between valley farms; twisted forms of olive respond to the spreading California oaks dotting distant hills. A combination of harmony, wonder, and surprise awaits wherever her sharp geometry and vibrant plant life meet. Featuring stunning photography, drawings, plans, and an essay by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art curator Henry Urbach, Andrea Cochran: Landscapes celebrates the first twenty-five years of a highly intuitive and reflective creative process."--Jacket.
9781568988122 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
1568988125 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
Cochran, Andrea.
Landscape architecture United States.
Landscape architects United States.
Architecture du paysage États-Unis.
Architectes paysagistes États-Unis.
landscaping.
design.
construction materials.
Landscape architects.
Landscape architecture.
Grünplanung
Gartengestaltung
Landschaftsgestaltung
Landscape architecture Unites States California
United States.
USA.
Cochran, Andrea.
Urbach, Henry
Location: Library main 261443
Call No.: BIB 192453
Status: Available
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