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Far too many books on contemporary gardens are aimed at the coffee table rather than the library, concerned more with flattering a select body of individual designers than informing the reader about the current state of garden-making. Here is a scholarly, critically rigorous, but very readable and well-illustrated account of gardens around the world today. -- A Magazine Hunt has an engaging writing style--succinct, erudite, occasionally wry, and yet charming. This interesting work is not about how to make a garden but how to understand and enjoy the ways complex and intertwined themes bring viewers to a heightened level of understanding of designers' intent. . . . Highly recommended. -- Choice The Making of Place taught me about many architects and projects I was not aware of, thanks to the discussion of what I'd wager is at least one hundred gardens. Not all of the places are masterpieces nor are documented with some of the many photographs provided, but this is where Hunt's critical voice is most important: his commentary expresses what is important about each garden, what can be learned from them, and how they have influenced subsequent landscapes. Unlike other Hunt books, which are geared to people with an existing knowledge of landscape history and theory, this book is rewarding for those who might not have a heavy background in garden design but bring with them a strong interest in the subject. -- A Daily Dose of Architecture

Far too many books on contemporary gardens are aimed at the coffee table rather than the library, concerned more with flattering a select body of individual designers than informing the reader about the current state of garden-making. Here is a scholarly, critically rigorous, but very readable and well-illustrated account of gardens around the world today. --A Magazine Hunt has an engaging writing style--succinct, erudite, occasionally wry, and yet charming. This interesting work is not about how to make a garden but how to understand and enjoy the ways complex and intertwined themes bring viewers to a heightened level of understanding of designers' intent. . . . Highly recommended. --Choice The Making of Place taught me about many architects and projects I was not aware of, thanks to the discussion of what I'd wager is at least one hundred gardens. Not all of the places are masterpieces nor are documented with some of the many photographs provided, but this is where Hunt's critical voice is most important: his commentary expresses what is important about each garden, what can be learned from them, and how they have influenced subsequent landscapes. Unlike other Hunt books, which are geared to people with an existing knowledge of landscape history and theory, this book is rewarding for those who might not have a heavy background in garden design but bring with them a strong interest in the subject. --A Daily Dose of Architecture

Far too many books on contemporary gardens are aimed at the coffee table rather than the library, concerned more with flattering a select body of individual designers than informing the reader about the current state of garden-making. Here is a scholarly, critically rigorous, but very readable and well-illustrated account of gardens around the world today. -- A Magazine The Making of Place taught me about many architects and projects I was not aware of, thanks to the discussion of what I'd wager is at least one hundred gardens. Not all of the places are masterpieces nor are documented with some of the many photographs provided, but this is where Hunt's critical voice is most important: his commentary expresses what is important about each garden, what can be learned from them, and how they have influenced subsequent landscapes. Unlike other Hunt books, which are geared to people with an existing knowledge of landscape history and theory, this book is rewarding for those who might not have a heavy background in garden design but bring with them a strong interest in the subject. -- A Daily Dose of Architecture Hunt has an engaging writing style--succinct, erudite, occasionally wry, and yet charming. This interesting work is not about how to make a garden but how to understand and enjoy the ways complex and intertwined themes bring viewers to a heightened level of understanding of designers' intent. . . . Highly recommended. -- Choice

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John Dixon Hunt is Emeritus Professor of the History and Theory of Landscape at the University of Pennsylvania. His many books include Historical Ground (2014) and The Art of Ruskin and the Spirit of Place (Reaktion, 2020).

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