A landscape manifesto / Diana Balmori ; introduction by Michel Conan.

Main entry:

Balmori, Diana.

Title & Author:

A landscape manifesto / Diana Balmori ; introduction by Michel Conan.

Publication:

Description:

xliii, 236 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
History and nature/nature and art : a new departure. The present ; History ; Nature and art ; Historical achievements and contemporary failures : the american lawn ; Retrieving past achievements : hedgerows, espaliers, sunken gardens -- Transformations : overcoming the past. The ecological transformation of human-made forms ; From green corridor to thick edge : the linear park ; From roof to fifth façade ; From ditches to rain gardens ; From drainage pipes to stormwater parks ; Inscribing urban forms in the larger geographical context ; Accommodating natural processes in cities ; Making temporary landscapes ; Straddling borders : Jordan River Peace Park ; Conclusion : searching for the present -- Interweaving architecture, landscape, and city. Interface ; Aesthetics ; From thin to thick edge ; Embedding the city in nature.

Summary:

In this book, the author makes the case for landscape as an art in a provocative manifesto. This book presents Balmori's most complete vision yet of the theory and practice of urban landscape design as a discipline that combines the science of ecology with the formal aspects of aesthetics. The book includes discussions of urban ecology, environmental conservation, and environmentally beneficial building techniques. Projects by Balmori Associates, which include the Memphis Riverfront and a port area newly reclaimed by the Guggenheim Bilbao, illuminate Balmori's innovations.
Projects by Balmori Associates include the Memphis Riverfront and a port area newly reclaimed by the Guggenheim Bilbao.

ISBN:

9780300156584 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0300156588 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Balmori, Diana.
Balmori, Diana 1932-2016
Landscape architecture.
Architecture du paysage.
Landschaftsarchitektur
Landschaftsplanung

Added entries:

Conan, Michel.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 269289
Call No.: BIB 201451
Status: Available

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