Modernity was critically important to the formation and evolution of landscape architecture, yet its histories in the discipline are still being written. This book looks closely at the work and influences of some of the least studied figures of the era: established and less well-known female landscape architects who pursued modernist ideals in their designs. The women discussed in this volume belong to the pioneering first two generations of professional landscape architects and were outstanding in the field.
Modernity was critically important to the formation and evolution of landscape architecture, yet its histories in the discipline are still being writt...
City and country are generally regarded as opposites. But today's landscape architecture explores both of them as a single system, making it possible to see the mutual dependency of these supposedly opposing developments. In view of massive changes in ecological systems, as well as increasing migration and the spread of unplanned human settlements, landscape architecture is also being confronted with global challenges.
Out There: Landscape Architecture in the Global Terrain is a plea to redefine the discipline's position. Innovative but complex approaches are presented in...
City and country are generally regarded as opposites. But today's landscape architecture explores both of them as a single system, making it possib...
