Design Through Time

Evolving Landscapes, from Alcatraz to Prospect Park

Mark H. Hough

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University of Virginia Press
31 August 2024

Conservation, restoration & care of artworks; Landscape art & architecture; Conservation of buildings & building materials

Understanding landscape design as a dynamic, not static, art form

Landscape architects do not situate their work in a vacuum. It exists in a state of constant change and is better understood as a product of continual evolution than as a work of pure design. In Design through Time, Mark Hough offers case studies of parks, gardens, campuses, communities, and cultural sites—from the Missouri Botanical Garden and Mount Auburn Cemetery to Tuskegee University and Dumbarton Oaks Park—to answer several crucial questions: Who is the proposed landscape conceived to please? How will it change, affected by both natural and societal events? How will stewards address the need for landscapes to remain relevant, attractive, and accessible?

To address these concerns, Hough analyzes the influence and impact of generations of administrators, advocates, horticulturalists, institutional leaders, elected officials, and others whose collective decisions compel landscapes to grow and change in ways that strive to respect their established legacies while adjusting to shifting cultural, ecological, and economic realities. The resulting work is a dynamic look at landscape design that reflects its status as an art form that is ever changing, never static.

By: Mark H. Hough
Imprint: University of Virginia Press
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 13mm
ISBN: 9780813951652
ISBN 10: 0813951658
Pages: 390
Publication Date: 31 August 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark H. Hough is the University Landscape Architect at Duke University.

Reviews for Design Through Time: Evolving Landscapes, from Alcatraz to Prospect Park

Hough offers new insights into design as an ongoing process, one that does not end with the completion of the first plan for a landscape but that instead continues throughout generations . . . Hough encourages a new understanding of landscapes as malleable rather than static, especially public resorts, such as parks and university campuses, that are molded by the use and desire of today's visitors just as they were by the design of landscape architects years ago. Throughout the book, Hough addresses the tension between preservationists, trends, and needed adaptations. His insights come not only from the historical research completed for this book but also from his own experiences as a landscape architect first at Central Park and then Duke University. By pulling on this experience, Hough presents a masterful study of the patterns through which landscapes evolve. --H-Environment