Refining Nature : : The Landscape Architecture of Peter Walker. Second and updated edition / / Scott Jennings Melbourne.

Peter Walker, born in 1932, is one of the most seminal and prolific figures in contemporary landscape design – both as a teacher and as practitioner. His career now spans six decades. Amongst his best-known works are Nasher Sculpture Garden in Dallas, Novartis Campus in Basel and the September 11 Me...

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Place / Publishing House:Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Edition:2nd ed.
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (176 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Foreword --
PREFACE --
Introduction --
I Introduction --
II The Career of Peter Walker: A Brief History --
Landscape Components --
III Topography: Shaping the Land --
IV On-structure: Fabr icating Elevated Landscapes --
V Craft in Detail: Sophisticated Endurance --
VI Vegetation: Elemental Definition of Space --
VII Water: The Dynamic Accent --
VIII Conclusion --
IX Epilogue: Peter Walker in Conversation --
APPENDIX --
Project Chronology --
Index of Names and Places --
Subject Index --
Bibliography --
ABOUT THE AUTHORS --
Acknowledgments --
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Summary:Peter Walker, born in 1932, is one of the most seminal and prolific figures in contemporary landscape design – both as a teacher and as practitioner. His career now spans six decades. Amongst his best-known works are Nasher Sculpture Garden in Dallas, Novartis Campus in Basel and the September 11 Memorial in New York. His "generous landscapes" are characterized by minimalist forms; theses spaces are classical but also entirely modern. Scott Melbourne’s review looks at this unique oeuvre in retrospective and pays close attention to how Walker’s urban squares and parks have fared over time. He studies the main design features and provides a comparative analysis of their effects. In the second and updated edition of this book, foreword and bibliography were revised and a subject index was added.
Peter Walker, geboren 1932, ist einer der einflussreichsten Landschaftsarchitekten der Gegenwart – sowohl als Lehrer wie auch in seinen Arbeiten. Sein Werk umspannt mittlerweile sechzig Schaffensjahre. Zu den bekanntesten Entwürfen gehören Nasher Sculpture Garden in Dallas, der Novartis Campus in Basel und das World Trade Center Memorial. Charakteristisch für seine „großzügigen Landschaften" sind minimalistische Formen. Melbourne analysiert dieses Werk in der Retrospektive und wirft einen unvoreingenommenen Blick auf die Entwicklung der städtischen Parks und Plätze über die Zeit. Abgerundet wird diese Untersuchung durch eine Darstellung von Walkers zentralen Gestaltungsmitteln. Für die zweite und aktualisierte Ausgabe des Buches wurden Vorwort und Bibliographie überarbeitet und ein Sachregister neu erstellt.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9783035626292
9783110766820
9783110992793
9783110992816
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9783110994810
DOI:10.1515/9783035626292
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Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Scott Jennings Melbourne.