Main entry:

Kienast, Dieter, 1945-1998.

Title & Author:

Kienast : Gärten = gardens / Dieter Kienast ; photographien von Christian Vogt.

Publication:

Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, ©1997.

Description:

208 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Gardens and Nature -- Diction and Contradiction -- Entering the Autobiographical Garden -- The Smallest -- Variety and Density -- Instead of the Farm -- Zurich Stories -- Illusion and Reality -- Where is Arcadia? -- Outlooks and Insights -- Without context: The Love of Geometry -- New Again -- Borders and Fences -- In Praise of Ambiguity -- The New Garden Space -- Monsieur Hulot in the Garden -- Almost in the Forest -- The Outside Space must be a Sensual Place -- Between Tradition and Innovation -- Mimesis -- Arbitrariness and Context -- New Gardens for the Old Castle -- The Show Piece -- Gardens in Progress -- Additional Garden Projects.
Also issued online.
German text, parallel English translation.

Summary:

Contemporary landscape architecture is seeking a modern and independent language. Dieter Kienast is one of the leading protagonists of this movement. He has won many public competitions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This monograph is the first to present his complete works on private gardens and parks: around 30 designs, 22 of which have been realized, are discussed.

Resources:
Table of contents
Cover

ISBN:

376435609X (acid-free paper)
9783764356095 (acid-free paper)
081765609X (acid-free paper)
9780817656096 (acid-free paper)

Subject:

Kienast, Dieter, 1945-1998.
Kienast, Dieter Landschaftsarchitekt.
Gardens.
Gardens Pictorial works.
Jardins.
Jardins Ouvrages illustrés.
gardens (open spaces)
Gartengestaltung
Gardens Switzerland.
Landscape architects Switzerland 20th century.
tuinen
gardens
ontwerp
design
architectuur
architecture
verzamelde werken
collected papers
Landscape Architecture (General)
Landschapsarchitectuur (algemeen)

Form/genre:

Writings.
Illustrated works

Added entries:

Vogt, Christian, 1946-

Gärten
Gardens

Holdings:

Location: Library main 193381
Call No.: NA44.K472.A35 1997
Status: Available