The Course of Landscape Architecture: A History of our Designs on the Natural World, from Prehistory to the Present
Author:   Christophe Girot ,  Philip Ursprung
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
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9780500342978


Pages:   352
Publication Date:   02 May 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Christophe Girot ,  Philip Ursprung
Publisher:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Imprint:   Thames & Hudson Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 25.00cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 30.00cm
Weight:   2.460kg
ISBN:  

9780500342978


ISBN 10:   0500342970
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   02 May 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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.


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.


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Christophe Girot is Professor and Chair of Landscape Architecture at the highly prestigious Institute of Landscape Architecture, ETH Zurich.

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