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

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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2022 Part 1
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Melbourne, Scott Jennings,
MitwirkendeR:
Kirkwood, Niall,
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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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • PREFACE
  • Introduction
  • I Introduction
  • II The Career of Peter Walker: A Brief History
  • Landscape Components
  • Introduction
  • 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
  • Illustration Credits

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