Main entry:

Imbert, Dorothée.

Title & Author:

The modernist garden in France / Dorothée Imbert.

Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, ©1993.

Description:

xv, 268 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-263) and index.
A return to formalism / Henri Duchêne, Achille Duchêne -- Plants & planning / J.C.N. Forestier -- Gardens at the exposition -- Jardin régulier : jardin d'architecture -- Modernity & tradition / André Vera, Paul Vera, Jean-Charles Moreux -- Garden design as applied art / Pierre-Émile Legrain -- The modern paradise garden / Gabriel Guevrekian -- The landscape vs. the garden / Le Corbusier -- The outdoor ensemble / André Lurçat.

Summary:

Presents a comprehensive study of the modernist garden which flourished in France between the 1910s and the 1930s. Drawing on archives and photo collections in several countries, the book shows how designers used new materials to challenge gravity and traditional notions of time and movement.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0300047169
9780300047165

Subject:

Gardens France Design.
Landscape architecture France.
Architecture France History 20th century.
Modernism (Art) France.
Architecture France 20th century
Architecture du paysage France.
Architecture France Histoire 20e siècle.
Modernisme (Art) France.
Architecture.
Gardens Design.
Landscape architecture.
Modernism (Art)
Tuinarchitectuur.
Arquitetura Paisagistica.
France.
Gardens History

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 86144
Call No.: ID PLS; ID:93-B1804
Status: Available