Wit, Saskia de, author.

Hidden landscapes : the metropolitan garden as a multi-sensory expression of place / Saskia de Wit.

Amsterdam : Architectura & Natura, [2018]
©2018

431 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts, maps, plans ; 24 cm

"Hidden Landscapes shows how small scale public spaces become important alternatives in a worldwide process of urbanisation. This book offers possibilities to experience (smaller) rest spaces on the scale of human and physical perception. The garden is the classical example in making a landscape expressive and can structure urban conditions at the same time. With six prototypes: The Tofuku-ji Hojo gardens in Kyoto (1938), St. Catherine's College Quadrangle in Oxford (1959), Paley Park in Manhattan (1967), de Reflection Garden, Seattle (1979), the Jardin de Crazannes Garden and Jardin des Oiseaux, along the motorway in France (1993), and the Wasserkrater garden in Bad Oeynhausen in Germany (1997)"-- Publisher's website

9789461400611 (paperback)
9461400616

Urban landscape architecture.
Urban gardens.
Public spaces.
Paysage urbain.
Jardins urbains.
Espaces publics.
urban landscapes.

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 301374
Cote: BIB 247540
Statut: Disponible