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Design through time : evolving landscapes, from Alcatraz to Prospect Park

Hough, Mark H.

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"Histories of designed landscapes frequently propel a limited narrative in which a landscape's early history-often referred to as its "period of significance"-is presented as the definitive chapter. Through a series of comparative case studies encompassing gardens, cultural sites, campuses, communities, and parks, however, noted landscape architect Mark Hough argues that the true histories of design landscapes are not rooted in a specific period but, rather, spread across a span of time during which they face continuous change. Thus these living designs are not meant to be just viewed as objects, but rather to be moved through and experienced over time"--

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Design through time : evolving landscapes, from Alcatraz to Prospect Park

Hough, Mark H.

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"Histories of designed landscapes frequently propel a limited narrative in which a landscape's early history-often referred to as its "period of significance"-is presented as the definitive chapter. Through a series of comparative case studies encompassing gardens, cultural sites, campuses, communities, and parks, however, noted landscape architect Mark Hough argues that the true histories of design landscapes are not rooted in a specific period but, rather, spread across a span of time during which they face continuous change. Thus these living designs are not meant to be just viewed as objects, but rather to be moved through and experienced over time"--

Design through time : evolving landscapes, from Alcatraz to Prospect Park

Hough, Mark H.

Table of contents

"Histories of designed landscapes frequently propel a limited narrative in which a landscape's early history-often referred to as its "period of significance"-is presented as the definitive chapter. Through a series of comparative case studies encompassing gardens, cultural sites, campuses, communities, and parks, however, noted landscape architect Mark Hough argues that the true histories of design landscapes are not rooted in a specific period but, rather, spread across a span of time during which they face continuous change. Thus these living designs are not meant to be just viewed as objects, but rather to be moved through and experienced over time"--

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Title:

Design through time : evolving landscapes, from Alcatraz to Prospect Park

Contributors:

Hough, Mark H. (author)

Publication date:

2024

Size:

xvii, 370 Seiten

Remarks:

Illustrationen
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 341-358 und Index

ISBN:

9780813951652 , 9780813951669

Type of media:

Book

Type of material:

Print

Language:

English

Keywords:

Landschaftsarchitektur , Landschaftsgestaltung Landscape design , Landscape architecture

Classification:

BKL: 74.77 Landschaftsplanung, Landschaftspflege
DDC: 712/.60973

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