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'In this book's two great predecessors, Forests and The Dominion of the Dead, Robert Pogue Harrison took two preoccupying images of the human psyche and considered them with a depth and originality that revealed their unlimited and unbroken presence in every assumption and moment of our lives. Gardens he describes modestly as an essay, but it suggests the same kind of(...)
Gardens An essay on the human condition
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'In this book's two great predecessors, Forests and The Dominion of the Dead, Robert Pogue Harrison took two preoccupying images of the human psyche and considered them with a depth and originality that revealed their unlimited and unbroken presence in every assumption and moment of our lives. Gardens he describes modestly as an essay, but it suggests the same kind of pervasive presence of an underlying human impulse in our relation to the world around us. Harrison writes with eloquence, grace, and erudition rooted in the literatures of his four native languages (including Turkish) that informed his earlier books. The range of his perspective on the human myth suggests that he may be our Bachelard.' W.S. Merwin
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"In From Yard to Garden, Christopher Grampp has produced a work of major importance and significant originality. This book will change the way Americans see and understand their homes, yards, and gardens. Grampp provides the first full-length and thoroughly documented history of the American back yard. He takes courageous, new positions that are sure to prompt thinking(...)
From yard to garden: the domestication of America's home grounds (Center for American Places - Center Books on American Places)
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"In From Yard to Garden, Christopher Grampp has produced a work of major importance and significant originality. This book will change the way Americans see and understand their homes, yards, and gardens. Grampp provides the first full-length and thoroughly documented history of the American back yard. He takes courageous, new positions that are sure to prompt thinking for all his readers and to suggest further research by his academic readers. The illustrations and captions are absolutely excellent. "Grampp's writing style is direct, clear, personal, and always approachable. He provides enough detail-and so much original new information-that the specialist, academic reader will be intrigued and satisfied; yet the narrative moves forward quickly enough to engage even the general reader who may be entirely new to the subject. Grampp's writing also sparkles with real humor."-Paul Groth, University of California at Berkeley, and author of Living Downtown: The History of Residential Hotels in the United States (Paul Groth 20070901)
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The complexity and scale of the environmental problems confronting humanity today provoke a wide range of responses, from indifference to anger to creativity. Among a growing number of architects, landscape architects, and planners, however, these problems have inspired a new vision - sustainability - to guide their practices. nbsp; In Nature, Landscape, and Building for(...)
Nature, Landscape, and Building for Sustainability
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The complexity and scale of the environmental problems confronting humanity today provoke a wide range of responses, from indifference to anger to creativity. Among a growing number of architects, landscape architects, and planners, however, these problems have inspired a new vision - sustainability - to guide their practices. nbsp; In Nature, Landscape, and Building for Sustainability,a diverse group of contributors considers the concept of sustainability, both philosophically and practically. Some take a broad view of the divisions between nature and humanity, exploring the incomprehensible scale of human intervention in the natural world, the relationship between how we feelabout nature and what we doabout it, and the commodification of the natural world. Other essays focus on sustainable design practices: sustainability's roots in the American conservation tradition, its utility as a framework for future design practice, and the necessity of moving beyond demonstration projects into the mainstream. Together, these essays suggest that the gap between the promise and reality of sustainable design, although significant, can be bridged through diligence and practice.
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The landscape architect has great responsibility in creating projects that don't undermine the fragile natural balance of arid areas. The understanding of these kinds of landscapes will be of enormous help in preserving our world and the quality of life of the population that inhabits such regions. This book presents numerous examples of oases, gardens and agriculture in(...)
Aridscapes: designing in harsh and fragile lands
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The landscape architect has great responsibility in creating projects that don't undermine the fragile natural balance of arid areas. The understanding of these kinds of landscapes will be of enormous help in preserving our world and the quality of life of the population that inhabits such regions. This book presents numerous examples of oases, gardens and agriculture in the desert. In short, it provides a demonstration of how it is possible to work within a hostile landscape.
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Landscape in America
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Collection of essays on the idea of landscape
Landscape in America
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Collection of essays on the idea of landscape
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April 1995, Austin
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This book examines the multiplicity of environments built on the North American continent over the past 50 years as its inhabitants discover, exploit, protect, restore, and re-enchant their natural world.
The culture of nature : North American landscape from Disney to the Exxon Valdez
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This book examines the multiplicity of environments built on the North American continent over the past 50 years as its inhabitants discover, exploit, protect, restore, and re-enchant their natural world.
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January 1991, Toronto
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Originally published in cloth in 1994.
A sense of place, a sense of time
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Originally published in cloth in 1994.
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March 1996, New Haven
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This book presents a cultural history of the quintessential American obsession with the well-kept lawn.
The lawn : a history of an American obsession
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This book presents a cultural history of the quintessential American obsession with the well-kept lawn.
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May 1994, Washington D.C.
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Le paysage des origines : le voyage en Sicile de Richard Payne Knight
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October 1998, Paris
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Robinson in space
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"Robinson in Space" juxtaposes an annotated narrative of a fictitious journey through Britain with over 200 images of the present-day English landscape. The book is based on the film of the same name.
Robinson in space
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"Robinson in Space" juxtaposes an annotated narrative of a fictitious journey through Britain with over 200 images of the present-day English landscape. The book is based on the film of the same name.
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October 1998, London
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