Hill, John, 1973- author.

100 years, 100 landscape designs / John Hill.

Munich ; New York : Prestel, [2017]

224 pages ; 29 cm

"Following up on 100 Years, 100 Buildings, author John Hill steps outside to present a century's worth of the most breathtaking and significant landscape designs around the globe. Beginning with Filoli, the century-old, forward-looking estate situated just south of San Francisco, and closing with The Park, the first public garden ever created in Las Vegas, John Hill takes readers on a worldwide tour, one per year, of beautiful, inspiring, creatively designed, and historically significant landscapes. From the leafy promenades along the Ljubljanica River in Slovenia and the lush, tropical gardens at Lunuganga in Sri Lanka, to the Peace Memorial Park in Japan and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., each of these public sites is currently accessible -- a fact that makes this grouping a superb "must-see list" for landscape enthusiasts. Double-page spreads feature color images paired with Hill's insightful texts. An introductory essay lays out Hill's selection criteria and an overview of major landscape design innovations and trends from 1917 to 2016. Fans of landscape design will treasure this compendium and students in the field will come away with a greater understanding of how and why the creation of outdoor public spaces has evolved over time."-- Provided by publisher.

9783791383101 (hardcover)
3791383108 (hardcover)

Landscape design History 20th century.
Landscape design History 21st century.
Aménagement paysager Histoire 20e siècle.
Aménagement paysager Histoire 21e siècle.
ARCHITECTURE Landscape.
Landscape design.

History.

Location: Library main 297670
Call No.: BIB 244024
Status: Available