Invisible Gardens

Download Invisible Gardens full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Invisible Gardens ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Invisible Gardens

Author : Peter Walker
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262731164
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (311 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Invisible Gardens by : Peter Walker

Download or read book Invisible Gardens written by Peter Walker and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invisible Gardens is a composite history of the individuals and firms that defined the field of landscape architecture in America from 1925 to 1975, a period that spawned a significant body of work combining social ideas of enduring value with landscapes and gardens that forged a modern aesthetic. The major protagonists include Thomas Church, Roberto Burle Marx, Isamu Noguchi, Luis Barragan, Daniel Urban Kiley, Stanley White, Hideo Sasaki, Ian McHarg, Lawrence Halprin, and Garrett Eckbo. They were the pioneers of a new profession in America, the first to offer alternatives to the historic landscape and the park tradition, as well as to the suburban sprawl and other unplanned developments of twentieth-century cities and institutions. The work is described against the backdrop of the Great Depression, the Second World War, the postwar recovery, American corporate expansion, and the environmental revolution. The authors look at unbuilt schemes as well as actual gardens, ranging from tiny backyards and play spaces to urban plazas and corporate villas. Some of the projects discussed already occupy a canonical position in modern landscape architecture; others deserve a similar place but are less well known. The result is a record of landscape architecture's cultural contribution - as distinctly different in history, intent, and procedure from its sister fields of architecture and planning - during the years when it was acquiring professional status and struggling to define a modernist aesthetic out of the startling changes in postwar America.

Invisible Gardens

Author : Julie Shigekuni
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1466866527
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Invisible Gardens by : Julie Shigekuni

Download or read book Invisible Gardens written by Julie Shigekuni and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this long-awaited follow-up to her acclaimed debut novel, A Bridge Between Us, Julie Shigekuni offers a beautiful and disturbing look at the intimacy and isolation, desire and despair that haunt a young woman's life. Invisible Gardens is the story of Lily Soto, a thirty-five-year-old Japanese-American woman, who, despite two young children, a stable marriage, and a teaching career based on a book she has finally completed, feels her life is falling apart. An extended stay by her aging father brings back painful memories of her dead mother—and amplifies how a family legacy has infiltrated Lily's perfectly constructed, but painfully flawed, life. As Lily struggles to meet the daily needs of her children, her husband, her father, and her career, and in an attempt to avert her attention from what is troubling her, she begins an affair with a male colleague. It's this illicit relationship that challenges Lily either to abandon her most intimate relationships or to approach her life with renewed insight. In lyrical and precise prose, the novel examines the forces that women in their thirties face—forces that for Lily may mean not only the end of her own happiness but, more important, the dissolution of her marriage and her family.

Invisible Marijuana and Psychedelic Mushroom Gardens

Author : Robert Neil Bunch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Invisible Marijuana and Psychedelic Mushroom Gardens by : Robert Neil Bunch

Download or read book Invisible Marijuana and Psychedelic Mushroom Gardens written by Robert Neil Bunch and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Invisible Garden

Author : Dorothy Sucher
Publisher : Counterpoint LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781582431277
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (312 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Invisible Garden by : Dorothy Sucher

Download or read book The Invisible Garden written by Dorothy Sucher and published by Counterpoint LLC. This book was released on 2001-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoir of moving to Vermont & learning to garden.

Reverence, Obedience and the Invisible in the Garden

Author : Alan Chadwick
Publisher : Logosophia, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9780981575735
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (757 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Reverence, Obedience and the Invisible in the Garden by : Alan Chadwick

Download or read book Reverence, Obedience and the Invisible in the Garden written by Alan Chadwick and published by Logosophia, LLC. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chadwick was an early force in the reintroduction of organics into horticulture, creating gardens of exquisite beauty and fertility in the 1960s and 1970s. In these lyrical talks, transcribed from taped lectures given to his students, the practical aspects of gardening, such as composting, irrigation, seeds, raised beds and bloom, are shown to have a spiritual substratum.

Visible, Invisible

Author : Douglas Reed
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781938922138
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (221 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Visible, Invisible by : Douglas Reed

Download or read book Visible, Invisible written by Douglas Reed and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Visible Invisible' presents 40 of the completed landscape designs by the widely recognized firm Reed Hilderbrand. Douglas Reed and Gary Hilderbrand are known for their rigorously conceived and carefully executed projects that merge the particular native qualities of a site with recognizably contemporary design expression.

Deer-Resistant Design

Author : Karen Chapman
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1604698497
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Deer-Resistant Design by : Karen Chapman

Download or read book Deer-Resistant Design written by Karen Chapman and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Fear deer no more! The best source I’ve seen on the topic!” —Tracy DiSabato-Aust, award-winning garden designer and best-selling author Deer are one of the most common problems a gardener can face. These cute but pesky animals can quickly devour hundreds of dollars’ worth of plants. And common solutions include the use of unattractive fencing and chemicals. In Deer-Resistant Design, Karen Chapman offers another option—intentional design choices that result in beautiful gardens that coexist with wildlife. Deer-Resistant Design showcases real home gardens across North America—from a country garden in New Jersey to a hilltop hacienda in Texas—that have successfully managed the presence of deer. Each homeowner also shares their top ten deer-resistant plants, all welcome additions to a deer-challenged gardeners shopping list. A chapter on deer-resistant container gardens provides suggestions for making colorful, captivating, and imaginative containers. Lushly illustrated and filled with practical advice and inspiring design ideas, Deer-Resistant Design is packed with everything you need to confidently tackle this challenging problem.

Invisible Cities

Author : Italo Calvino
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 054413320X
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (441 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Invisible Cities by : Italo Calvino

Download or read book Invisible Cities written by Italo Calvino and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2013-08-12 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Italo Calvino's beloved, intricately crafted novel about an Emperor's travels—a brilliant journey across far-off places and distant memory. “Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else.” In a garden sit the aged Kublai Khan and the young Marco Polo—Mongol emperor and Venetian traveler. Kublai Khan has sensed the end of his empire coming soon. Marco Polo diverts his host with stories of the cities he has seen in his travels around the empire: cities and memory, cities and desire, cities and designs, cities and the dead, cities and the sky, trading cities, hidden cities. As Marco Polo unspools his tales, the emperor detects these fantastic places are more than they appear.

Confabulations : Storytelling in Architecture

Author : Paul Emmons
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317162285
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Confabulations : Storytelling in Architecture by : Paul Emmons

Download or read book Confabulations : Storytelling in Architecture written by Paul Emmons and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-12-19 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Confabulation is a drawing together through storytelling. Fundamental to our perception, memory, and thought is the way we join fractured experiences to construct a narrative. Confabulations: Storytelling in Architecture weaves together poetic ideas, objects, and events and returns you to everyday experiences of life through juxtapositions with dreams, fantasies, and hypotheticals. It follows the intellectual and creative framework of architectural cosmopoesis developed and practiced by the distinguished thinker, architect, and professor Dr. Marco Frascari, who thought deeply about the role of storytelling in architecture. Bringing together a collection of 24 essays from a diverse and respected group of scholars, this book presents the convergence of architecture and storytelling across a broad temporal, geographic, and cultural range. Beginning with an introduction framing the topic, the book is organized along a continuous thread structured around four key areas: architecture of stories, stories of architecture, stories of theory and practice of stories. Beautifully illustrated throughout and including a 64-page full colour section, Confabulations is an insightful investigation into architectural narratives.

Gardens of the Moon

Author : Steven Erikson
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1429926589
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Gardens of the Moon by : Steven Erikson

Download or read book Gardens of the Moon written by Steven Erikson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vast legions of gods, mages, humans, dragons and all manner of creatures play out the fate of the Malazan Empire in this first book in a major epic fantasy series from Steven Erikson. The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations with the formidable Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, ancient and implacable sorcerers. Even the imperial legions, long inured to the bloodshed, yearn for some respite. Yet Empress Laseen's rule remains absolute, enforced by her dread Claw assassins. For Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his squad of Bridgeburners, and for Tattersail, surviving cadre mage of the Second Legion, the aftermath of the siege of Pale should have been a time to mourn the many dead. But Darujhistan, last of the Free Cities of Genabackis, yet holds out. It is to this ancient citadel that Laseen turns her predatory gaze. However, it would appear that the Empire is not alone in this great game. Sinister, shadowbound forces are gathering as the gods themselves prepare to play their hand... Conceived and written on a panoramic scale, Gardens of the Moon is epic fantasy of the highest order--an enthralling adventure by an outstanding new voice. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Michael Van Gessel

Author : Michael van Gessel
Publisher : Nai010 Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789056620387
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (23 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Michael Van Gessel by : Michael van Gessel

Download or read book Michael Van Gessel written by Michael van Gessel and published by Nai010 Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the result of a desire to convey, through a monograph of Michael van Gessel, the strength and significance of contemporary landscape architecture in the past 30 years of Dutch culture. Earlier ideas for such a book became timely around 2006, when the Nora H. Bos Foundation decided to present Van Gessel with the Bijhouwer Award for his contribution to Dutch landscape architecture. It was also the year he was invited to exhibit his work at the first Landscape Architecture Triennial in Apeldoorn in 2008. This publication consists of sections containing texts, photographs, drawn designs and documentation, each forming a distinctive landscape on their own. The essays and interview attempt to analyse and identify aspects of Van Gessel's work and personal vision

Dominion Dental Journal

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Dominion Dental Journal by :

Download or read book Dominion Dental Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Site Matters

Author : Andrea Kahn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429514433
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Site Matters by : Andrea Kahn

Download or read book Site Matters written by Andrea Kahn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-21 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the era of the Anthropocene, site matters are more pressing than ever. Building on the concepts, theories, and multi-disciplinary approaches raised in the first edition, this publication strives to address the changes that have taken place over the last 15 years with new material to complement and re-position the initial volume. Reaching across design disciplines, this highly illustrated anthology assembles essays from architects, landscape architects, urban designers, planners, historians, and artists to explore ways to physically and conceptually engage site. Thoughtful discourse and empirically grounded pieces combine to provide the language and theory to contextualize the meanings of site in the built environment. The increasingly complex hybridity of constructed environments today demands new tools for thinking about and working with site. Drawing contributions from outside and within the traditional design disciplines, this edition will trace important developments in site thinking with new essays on topics such as climate change, landscape as infrastructure, shifts from global to planetary urbanization debates, and the proliferation of participatory site transformation practices. Edited by two leading practitioners and academics, Site Matters juxtaposes timeless contributions from individuals including Elizabeth Meyer, Robert Beauregard, and Robin Dripps with original new writings from Peter Marcuse, Jane Wolff, Neil Brenner, and Thaisa Way, amongst others, to recontextualize and reignite the debate around site. An ideal text for students, academics, and researchers interested in site and design theory.

Something to Do

Author : Henry Turner Bailey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 948 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Something to Do by : Henry Turner Bailey

Download or read book Something to Do written by Henry Turner Bailey and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Site Matters

Author : Carol Burns
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113593116X
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Site Matters by : Carol Burns

Download or read book Site Matters written by Carol Burns and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-08 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, through theoretical essays and empirically grounded pieces on Le Corbusier's designs, contemporary suburbs, and the planning agendas of the World Trade Center site, provides theory on the appreciation of site and context in architecture.

The Writer in the Garden

Author : Jane Garmey
Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 1616202483
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (162 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Writer in the Garden by : Jane Garmey

Download or read book The Writer in the Garden written by Jane Garmey and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Show me a person without any prejudice of any kind on any subject and I'll show you someone who may be admirably virtuous but is surely no gardener.--Allen Lacy. Idiosyncratic, determined, and occasionally obsessed, gardeners have a lot to say about their outdoor passion. THE WRITER IN THE GARDEN brings together a host of writing gardeners and gardening writers reveling in their quirks, confessing their shortcomings, and sharing their experiences. Combing through a hundred years of garden writing, editor Jane Garmey has discovered some great contemporary works and rediscovered many classics: "I am strongly of the opinion," declares Gertrude Jekyll, "that the possession of a quantity of plants, however good the plants may be themselves and however ample their number, does not make a garden." "It isn't that I don't like sweet disorder, but it has to be judiciously arranged," writes Vita Sackville-West. "Gardeners are--let's face it--control freaks," Abby Adams admits. "Who else would willingly spend his leisure hours wrestling weeds out of the ground, blithely making life or death decisions about living beings, moving earth from here to there, changing the course of waterways?" Drawing on the work of more than fifty writers, THE WRITER IN THE GARDEN covers subjects ranging from the beauty of the garden to ornery weeds, the hazards of rare plant collecting, and the tribulations of inclement weather. The collection includes a range of authors from both sides of the Atlantic: from Edith Wharton, who insists that we could all learn a thing or two about design from the Italians, to Stephen Lacey, who reveals that his most exciting gardening moments are spent in the bath. Some of the other writers in the collection are: E. B. White, Beverly Nichols, Ken Druse, Eleanor Perenyi, W. S. Merwin, Mirabel Osler, Henry Mitchell, Jamaica Kincaid, Robert Dash, Sara B. Stein, Michael Pollan, M.F.K. Fisher, Anne Raver, Patti Hagan, Paula Deitz.

Garden History

Author : Tom Turner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134370830
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (343 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Garden History by : Tom Turner

Download or read book Garden History written by Tom Turner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly illustrated to present and explain in a most appealing way, the historic styles of gardens with particular emphasis on the philosophy of garden design. This carefully structured overview makes the large subject of garden history accessible to a wide range of readers. The sections on history and philosophy are written as succinct essays, illustrated with photographs or perspective drawings. The essays deal with the ideas and historical conditions, which led to the making of particular types of gardens. The section on styles will focus on plan analysis and will be illustrated. Diagrams illu.