Titre et auteur:

Martha Schwartz Partners : landscape art and urbanism.

Publication:

Stuttgart ; London : Edition Axel Menges, [2018]
©2018

Description:

349 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 32 cm

Notes:
"The book edited by Axel Menges and foreword by Marc Treib, Professor of Architecture Emeritus at the University of California in Berkeley ... laid out with professional images and project summaries.The monograph is divided into categories including Art Commissions, Residential, Commercial, Civic, Corporate, Parks, Reclamation, Master Plans, with an Appendix that includes a list of staff from 1980-2017 ... Each chapter is chronological in order providing insights into how the designs and work have evolved over the years. The book documents the well-known known projects including the Bagel Garden, Miami International Airport, City of Tomorrow, Davis Garden, Gifu Kitagata Gardens, HUD Plaza, Exchange Square, Sowwah Square, however, there are also those less known such as Fanqi Road, Pluit City Master Plan, Vanke Center and others."--World Landscape Architecture website: https://worldlandscapearchitect.com/book-review-martha-schwartz-partners-landscape-art-and-urbanism/#.XJ5fHNtKipo (viewed March 29, 2019)

Résumé:

Situated at the intersection of public realm, urban design and site specific art, Martha Schwartz Partners has over 35 years of experience designing and implementing installations, gardens, civic plazas, parks, institutional landscapes, corporate headquarters, master plans, and urban regeneration projects. MSP works with city leaders, planners and builders at a strategic level so as to advocate for the inclusion of the public landscape as a means to achieve environmental, economic and social sustainability. With offices in London, New York and Shanghai, the practice is engaged in projects and consultation around the globe and has to date worked on projects in over 20 countries and five continents. This monograph is the first publication to document 55 built projects and a selection of master plans by this internationally acclaimed practice.

ISBN:

386905011X (hardcover)
9783869050119 (hardcover)

Sujet:

Schwartz, Martha.
Martha Schwartz Partners.
Landscape architectural firms.
Urban landscape architecture.
Landscape architecture Designs and plans.
Entreprises paysagistes.
Paysage urbain.
Architecture du paysage Dessins et plans.
urban landscapes.
Landscape architecture.

Classification/genre:

Catalogs.

Vedettes secondaires:

Martha Schwartz Partners, issuing body.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 300808
Cote: BIB 247061
Statut: Disponible