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

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Christophe Girot Philip Ursprung

The Course of Landscape Architecture

A History of our Designs on the Natural World, from Prehistory to the Present

Christophe Girot, Philip Ursprung

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Thames & Hudson
14 April 2016

Landscape art & architecture; History of architecture; Gardening

In many ways the history of civilization is a history of our relationship with nature and landscape. Christophe Girot chronicles 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 need to clear land for cultivation and to enclose space for protection - the forest clearing and the walled garden - 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, each chapter includes a thematic essay that ties together the central developments and a case study illustrated with specially commissioned photographs and meticulously detailed 3D re-creations showing the featured site in its original context.

By: Christophe Girot, Philip Ursprung
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 300mm, Width: 250mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 2.460kg
ISBN: 9780500342978
ISBN 10: 0500342970
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 14 April 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: Imagining Nature as Landscape • 1. Roots: On the Origins of Landscapes • 2. Hydraulic Civilizations: The Geometry of Water in Landscapes • 3. From Temenos to Physis: Sacred Landscapes in Greece • 4. Of Villas and Woods: Roman and Barbarian Landscapes • 5. The Rule of Faith • 6. Gardens of Perspective: Architectural Landscapes in the Renaissance • 7. The Measure of Reason • 8. Gravity: The Constant of Nature • 9. Combustion and the Exotic: Romantic Landscapes as Escape • 10. Acceleration: Landscapes of the 20th Century • 11. Terrain Vague • 12. Topology: Rediscovering Meaning in the Landscape • Afterword: Towards a Cultural Revolution in Nature

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What distinguishes this publication from other histories of landscape is its grounding in the historical, spiritual, philosophical, and cultural meaning of landscapes as they relate to the ecological evolution of human intervention in the environment. From the hydrology of early agriculture's sedentary control of the land to the reclamation of wastelands, Girot highlights the need for a cultural revolution of nature and a 'restart' for the planet, given today's widespread landscape ruins. A thought-provoking invitation to reflection and action.