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Gardens of Imagination

Author : Christopher Lampton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781878739599
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (395 download)

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Download or read book Gardens of Imagination written by Christopher Lampton and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veteran author Chris Lampton demystifies the programming techniques behind sophisticated maze games such as Wolf3D and gives step-by-step instructions for programmers to create their own 3-D mazes. The centerpiece of this package is a full-fledged maze game, written by the author with professional game programmer Kevin Gliner. Enclosed disk contains tools for designing new mazes.

Garden and Grove

Author : John Dixon Hunt
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812292782
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Garden and Grove written by John Dixon Hunt and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Garden and Grove is a pioneering study of the English fascination with Italian Renaissance gardens. John Dixon Hunt studies reactions of English visitors in their journals and travel books to the exciting world of Italian gardens: its links with classical villas, with Virgil and farming, with Ovid and metamorphosis, its association with theater, its variety, its staged debates between art and nature. Then he looks at what English visitors made of these Italian garden experiences upon their return home and at how they created Italianate gardens on their estates, on their stages, and in their poems. With a wealth of literary and visual materials previously untapped, Hunt provides a new history of an intriguing and vital phase of English garden history. Not only does he suggest the centrality of the garden as a focus for many social, aesthetic, political, and philosophical ideas but he argues that the so-called English landscape garden before "Capability" Brown, in the late eighteenth century, owed much to a long and continuing emulation of Italian Renaissance models.

Flights of Imagination

Author : Sonja Dümpelmann
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 0813935849
Total Pages : 579 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book Flights of Imagination written by Sonja Dümpelmann and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In much the same way that views of the earth from the Apollo missions in the late 1960s and early 1970s led indirectly to the inauguration of Earth Day and the modern environmental movement, the dawn of aviation ushered in a radically new way for architects, landscape designers, urban planners, geographers, and archaeologists to look at cities and landscapes. As icons of modernity, airports facilitated the development of a global economy during the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, reshaping the way people thought about the world around them. Professionals of the built environment awoke to the possibilities offered by the airports themselves as sites of design and by the electrifying new aerial perspective on landscape. In Flights of Imagination, Sonja Dümpelmann follows the evolution of airports from their conceptualization as landscapes and cities to modern-day plans to turn decommissioned airports into public urban parks. The author discusses landscape design and planning activities that were motivated, legitimized, and facilitated by the aerial view. She also shows how viewing the earth from above redirected attention to bodily experience on the ground and illustrates how design professionals understood the aerial view as simultaneously abstract and experiential, detailed and contextual, harmful and essential. Along the way, Dümpelmann traces this multiple dialectic from the 1920s to the land-camouflage activities during World War II, and from the environmental and landscape planning initiatives of the 1960s through today.

Gardens of History and Imagination

Author : Gretchen Poiner
Publisher : Sydney University Press
ISBN 13 : 1743324561
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (433 download)

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Download or read book Gardens of History and Imagination written by Gretchen Poiner and published by Sydney University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether on the ground or in the mind gardens carry meaning. They reflect social and aesthetic values and may express hope, anticipation or grief. Throughout history they have provided a means of physical survival. In creating and maintaining gardens people construe and construct a relationship with their environment. But there is no single meaning carried in the word ‘garden’: as idea and practice it reflects cultural differences in beliefs, values and social organisation. It embodies personal, community even national ways of seeing and being in the world. There are ten essays in Gardens of History and Imagination, each of which examines the role of gardens and gardening in the settlement of New South Wales and in growing a colony and a state. They explore the significance of gardens for the health of the colony, for its economy, for the construction of social order and moral worth. No less do they reveal the significance of forming and reforming personal identities in this process. For the immigrants gardening was an act of settlement; it was also a statement of possession for individuals and for Britain. For a long time it was with memories of ‘home’, often selective and idealised, that settlers made gardens but as the colony developed its own character so did gardening possibilities and practices.

Cultivating a Child's Imagination Through Gardening

Author : Rosanne Blass
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313078971
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Cultivating a Child's Imagination Through Gardening written by Rosanne Blass and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1996-11-15 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lead children to literacy and learning along the garden path with books and activities designed to spark interest and imagination. Each of these 45 lessons focuses on a specific book about gardening and offers related activities-such as reading, writing, poetry, word play, music, dancing, and dramatics-to enhance creativity and build literacy skills. In addition, this resource lists more books to read with each lesson and concludes with an annotated bibliography of focus books. A great companion to Beyond the Bean Seed. Grades K-6.

Gardens and Imagination

Author : Michel Conan
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780884023357
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book Gardens and Imagination written by Michel Conan and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From mirroring the true reality of God in Sufi Persia to the enjoyment of fictitious identities in Rome or present-day Granada, the ways of imagination in gardens are infinitely varied. This book explores how gardens could be imagined, and also how they could be used to trigger the imagination by very different cultures in Japan, China, Russia, the Ottoman Empire, Italy, Spain, and Israel.

Gardens of Imagination Book

Author : Lampton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780273608578
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Gardens of Imagination Book written by Lampton and published by . This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Garden and Grove

Author : John Dixon Hunt
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812216040
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Garden and Grove written by John Dixon Hunt and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a major work and, I think, Hunt's best. . . . Once picked up, the book cannot be put down, for it is an exciting exegesis of the continuing Italian influence upon English garden art."—Country Life

Preserving the Landscape of Imagination

Author : Raoul Granqvist
Publisher : Rodopi
ISBN 13 : 9789042001664
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Preserving the Landscape of Imagination written by Raoul Granqvist and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 1997 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the contents: African children's literature or literature for African children? (Sam Mbure).- Information ou intoxication?: le role du peritexte dans quelques ouvrages de romancieres africaines publies a l'intention des jeunes(Jean-Marie Volet).- Theatre for children in South Africa (Zakes Mda).- Children's literature in Nigeria: revolutionary omissions (Marieh Linton Umeh).

The Afterlife of Gardens

Author : John Dixon Hunt
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780231504
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The Afterlife of Gardens written by John Dixon Hunt and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2013-12-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most books on the history of gardens describe the way that gardens have been created; by contrast, The Afterlife of Gardens examines the way that gardens have been experienced. Using examples from many sites around the world, John Dixon Hunt examines responses to gardens, from Renaissance sites to Baroque creations to modern motorway landscaping. Examining how a garden has been experienced extends its history beyond the physical into cultural terms, and the author describes how this ‘afterlife’ of gardens, as they are understood and experienced by many generations, is often ‘redesigned’ in visitors’ imaginative and cultural responses. The author looks at many aspects of the subject, including the enigmatic Hypnerotomachia Polifili of 1499; part fictional narrative and part scholarly treatise, this fascinating early narrative of garden reception paves the way for an exploration of subsequent landscapes and their reception in later periods. He also looks at Italian Renaissance gardens; the Picturesque; the architectural and inscriptional elements of gardens; the ways experiences of gardens have been recorded; and the different kinds of movement within gardens, from the strolling pedestrian to the motorway traveller who experiences landscapes at speed. In this ambitious new book the author shows how the complete history of a garden must extend beyond the moment of its design and the aims of the designer to record its subsequent reception. He raises questions about the preservation of historical sites, and provides lessons for the contemporary designer, who may perhaps be more attentive to the life of a work after its design and implementation. This book will interest all who have a professional interest in gardens, as well as the wide general audience for gardens and landscapes of past and present.

Persian Garden of Imagination

Author : Manijeh Rabiei-Roodsari
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1039195237
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Persian Garden of Imagination written by Manijeh Rabiei-Roodsari and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carefully curated and translated by Dr. Manijeh Rabiei, Persian Garden of Imagination breathes new life into these ancient texts that shed light on Iranian culture and mythology. The literary stories of Iran contain complex topics and symbols related to the region’s classic, pre-Abrahamic faiths, including Zoroastrianism, Mithraism, and mysticism. This collection comprises thirty stories that began in the oral storytelling tradition from before the written word was created. For millennia, the folklore found in this book was used as a way for people to understand their fears, to express their culture’s worldview, and to interpret the deep and fascinating history of their region. Filled with beautiful and evocative literary art, tales of deception, and stories of enduring love, Persian Garden of Imagination captures the essence of the Persian belief system and provides essential reading for anyone craving knowledge about this mesmerizing part of the world.

From Art to Landscape

Author : W. Gary Smith
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 0881929735
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (819 download)

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Download or read book From Art to Landscape written by W. Gary Smith and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Garden designers face some daunting questions: How do I begin the creative process? Where can I find design inspiration? How will I know if my design is successful? If you approach these questions like an artist, with an artist’s tools and ways of looking at the world, you will be able to design gardens that combine the unique character of a place with your innermost creative spirit. You’ll make inspiring gardens that have real meaning, for yourself as well as others. In this luminous volume, landscape architect and artist W. Gary Smith explores the various means that artists use—including drawing, painting, sculpture, meditation, poetry, and dance—to create personal connections with the landscape that enrich and inform garden design. Part 1 focuses on simple techniques that anyone can use to nurture creativity, unleash the imagination, and get ideas down on paper. Part 2 shows how these techniques have shaped actual design projects—with spectacular results. Throughout, the author’s friendly and encouraging voice removes the shroud of mystery surrounding the creative process and shows how even the least artistically inclined can tap into inner resources they never knew they had. Smith’s own exuberant sketches and bold paintings illuminate the path from art to landscape. Infectiously engaging and unfailingly inspiring, this eye-opening book deserves to be read and reread by anyone who aspires to master the rich and demanding art of garden design.

Green Desire

Author : Rebecca W. Bushnell
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801441431
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (414 download)

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Download or read book Green Desire written by Rebecca W. Bushnell and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Rebecca Bushnell, English gardening books tell a fascinating tale of the human love for plants and our will to make them do as we wish. These books powerfully evoke the desires of gardeners: they show us gardeners who, like poets, imagine not just what is but what should be. In particular, the earliest English garden books, such as Thomas Hill's The Gardeners Labyrinth or Hugh Platt's Floraes Paradise, mix magical practices with mundane recipes even when the authors insist that they rely completely on their own experience in these matters. Like early modern "books of secrets," early gardening manuals often promise the reader power to alter the essential properties of plants: to make the gillyflower double, to change the lily's hue, or to grow a cherry without a stone. Green Desire describes the innovative design of the old manuals, examining how writers and printers marketed them as fiction as well as practical advice for aspiring gardeners. Along with this attention to the delights of reading, it analyzes the strange dignity and pleasure of garden labor and the division of men's and women's roles in creating garden art. The book ends by recounting the heated debate over how much people could do to create marvels in their own gardens. For writers and readers alike, these green desires inspired dreams of power and self-improvement, fantasies of beauty achieved without work, and hopes for order in an unpredictable world--not so different from the dreams of gardeners today.

Into the Garden of Dreams

Author :
Publisher : Brilliant Publications
ISBN 13 : 0857472097
Total Pages : 69 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (574 download)

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Download or read book Into the Garden of Dreams written by and published by Brilliant Publications. This book was released on with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Greater Perfections

Author : John Dixon Hunt
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 9780812235067
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Greater Perfections written by John Dixon Hunt and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greater Perfections explores the meanings of "garden" and its relationship to other interventions into the natural world. But above all, it offers a new and challenging account of the role of representation in garden art.Journal

What Gardens Mean

Author : Stephanie Ross
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226728070
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book What Gardens Mean written by Stephanie Ross and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In What Gardens Mean, Stephanie Ross draws on philosophy as well as the histories of art, gardens, culture, and ideas to explore the magical lure of gardens. Paying special attention to the amazing landscape gardens of eighteenth-century England, she situates gardening among the other fine arts, documenting the complex messages gardens can convey and tracing various connections between gardens and the art of painting. What Gardens Mean offers a distinctive blend of historical and contemporary material, ranging from extensive accounts of famous eighteenth-century gardens to incisive connections with present-day philosophical debates. And while Ross examines aesthetic writings from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, including Joseph Addison’s Spectator essays on the pleasures of imagination, the book’s opening chapter surveys more recent theories about the nature and boundaries of art. She also considers gardens on their own terms, following changes in garden style, analyzing the phenomenal experience of viewing or strolling through a garden, and challenging the claim that the art of gardening is now a dead one. (ed.)

Gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement

Author : Judith B. Tankard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement written by Judith B. Tankard and published by . This book was released on 2004-11 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arts and Crafts Movement, which began in the late 19th century in England and continued into the early 20th century there and in America, brought sweeping changes to the world of art and design. Celebrating simplicity, utility, handcraft, natural materials, and vernacular forms, its advocates produced a wide range of work, including architecture, furniture, ceramics, stained glass, wallpaper, jewelry, and books. Not surprisingly, the gifted architects of the movement also turned their minds to garden design. This beautiful book features the gardens of Edwin Lutyens, C.F.A. Voysey, Gertrude Jekyll, Ellen Shipman, Charles and Henry Greene, and other Arts and Crafts designers, who created some of the loveliest manmade landscapes we have today. Author Judith B. Tankard, a noted garden historian, brings a fresh perspective and a wealth of original research to her subject. Illustrated with period watercolors and drawings, and with new photographs and garden plans made especially for this publication, the book promises to be an important resource for art and design historians, and a delight to all lovers of gardens.