The Course of Landscape Architecture: A History of our Designs on the Natural World, from Prehistory to the Present

Christophe Girot and Philip Ursprung

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In many ways the history of civilization is a history of our relationship with nature and landscape. Christophe Girot sets out to chronicle this intimate connection, drawing on all aspects of mankind’s creativity and ingenuity, and bringing together the key stories that have shaped our manmade landscapes. Starting from the dual inclination to clear land for cultivation and to enclose space for protection there emerges a vital and multifaceted narrative that describes our cultural relationship to, and dependence on, the landscape, right up to the present day. Organized chronologically, the chapters consist of a thematic essay that ties together the central developments, as well as a case study illustrated with specially commissioned photographs and meticulously detailed 3D re-creations showing the featured site in its original context. The result of over two decades of teaching experience and academic research at the world’s leading landscape institutes and universities, this masterful and hugely ambitious new interpretation of human intervention in the landscape will be essential reading for students and professionals worldwide.

Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
ISBN
9780500342978
Binding
Hardback
Page Extent
352
Weight (kg)
2.46
Height (in)
11.81
Width (in)
9.84
Subject
Architecture & Landscape Design , Architecture History & Reference
Published Date
02 / 05 / 2016

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