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Wartime gardens are dramatic examples of what landscape architect Kenneth Helphand calls defiant gardens—gardens created in extreme social, political, economic, or cultural conditions. Illustrated with ninety-five compelling archival photographs and illustrations, some from the Gulf Wars, this remarkable book examines gardens of war in the twentieth century—a period(...)
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Wartime gardens are dramatic examples of what landscape architect Kenneth Helphand calls defiant gardens—gardens created in extreme social, political, economic, or cultural conditions. Illustrated with ninety-five compelling archival photographs and illustrations, some from the Gulf Wars, this remarkable book examines gardens of war in the twentieth century—a period(...)
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Defiant gardens : making gardens in wartime
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Wartime gardens are dramatic examples of what landscape architect Kenneth Helphand calls defiant gardens—gardens created in extreme social, political, economic, or cultural conditions. Illustrated with ninety-five compelling archival photographs and illustrations, some from the Gulf Wars, this remarkable book examines gardens of war in the twentieth century—a period of the deadliest wars in human history—including gardens soldiers built inside and behind the trenches in World War I; gardens built in the Warsaw and other ghettos under the Nazis during World War II; gardens in the POW and civilian internment camps of both world wars; and gardens created by Japanese Americans held at U.S. internment camps during World War II. Proving that gardens are far more than peaceful respites from the outside world, "Defiant gardens" is a thought-provoking analysis of why people build and work in gardens. Helphand portrays the dramatic range of circumstances in which people have created gardens—as a means of nourishment, as a pursuit of beauty, and as an expression of hope. This history of gardens during wartime documents how gardens have humanized landscapes and experience, even under the most dire conditions.
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Wartime gardens are dramatic examples of what landscape architect Kenneth Helphand calls defiant gardens—gardens created in extreme social, political, economic, or cultural conditions. Illustrated with ninety-five compelling archival photographs and illustrations, some from the Gulf Wars, this remarkable book examines gardens of war in the twentieth century—a period of the deadliest wars in human history—including gardens soldiers built inside and behind the trenches in World War I; gardens built in the Warsaw and other ghettos under the Nazis during World War II; gardens in the POW and civilian internment camps of both world wars; and gardens created by Japanese Americans held at U.S. internment camps during World War II. Proving that gardens are far more than peaceful respites from the outside world, "Defiant gardens" is a thought-provoking analysis of why people build and work in gardens. Helphand portrays the dramatic range of circumstances in which people have created gardens—as a means of nourishment, as a pursuit of beauty, and as an expression of hope. This history of gardens during wartime documents how gardens have humanized landscapes and experience, even under the most dire conditions.
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April 2006, San Antonio
April 2006, San Antonio
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Le paysage est aujourd'hui très présent, dans la sphère publique comme dans la sphère privée. Nous l'associons à nos souvenirs les plus intimes grâce à nos photos et à nos films. Nous "paysageons" nos places, nos autoroutes et nos gares TGV. En France, il entre dans les compétences de trois ministères et une Convention européenne du paysage a été adoptée à Florence en(...)
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Le paysage est aujourd'hui très présent, dans la sphère publique comme dans la sphère privée. Nous l'associons à nos souvenirs les plus intimes grâce à nos photos et à nos films. Nous "paysageons" nos places, nos autoroutes et nos gares TGV. En France, il entre dans les compétences de trois ministères et une Convention européenne du paysage a été adoptée à Florence en(...)
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Naissance et renaissance du paysage
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Le paysage est aujourd'hui très présent, dans la sphère publique comme dans la sphère privée. Nous l'associons à nos souvenirs les plus intimes grâce à nos photos et à nos films. Nous "paysageons" nos places, nos autoroutes et nos gares TGV. En France, il entre dans les compétences de trois ministères et une Convention européenne du paysage a été adoptée à Florence en 2002. Pourtant, le mot paysage est un nouveau venu dans les langues de notre continent. Né au XVIe siècle dans les ateliers de peintres, il a mis du temps pour acquérir la place de choix qu'il occupe aujourd'hui. De là une question simple : avant, que se passait-il ? Nos lointains ancêtres étaient-ils insensibles à la vue des paysages ? Pour y répondre, Michel Baridon est remonté à l'Antiquité où il a trouvé de très beaux paysages, parfois à l'état de fragments, comme des tessons sur un champ de fouilles, parfois intacts dans des poèmes, sur les murs de villas ou même finement ciselés dans l'améthyste d'une bague. Suivant le fil du temps, il explique ensuite pourquoi le haut Moyen Age a figé le paysage en le symbolisant, et comment le retour à l'étude de la nature l'a fait renaître, triomphant, dans les écrits de Pétrarque et dans les fresques peintes par Ambrogio Lorenzetti sur les murs du Palazzo pubblico de Sienne.
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Le paysage est aujourd'hui très présent, dans la sphère publique comme dans la sphère privée. Nous l'associons à nos souvenirs les plus intimes grâce à nos photos et à nos films. Nous "paysageons" nos places, nos autoroutes et nos gares TGV. En France, il entre dans les compétences de trois ministères et une Convention européenne du paysage a été adoptée à Florence en 2002. Pourtant, le mot paysage est un nouveau venu dans les langues de notre continent. Né au XVIe siècle dans les ateliers de peintres, il a mis du temps pour acquérir la place de choix qu'il occupe aujourd'hui. De là une question simple : avant, que se passait-il ? Nos lointains ancêtres étaient-ils insensibles à la vue des paysages ? Pour y répondre, Michel Baridon est remonté à l'Antiquité où il a trouvé de très beaux paysages, parfois à l'état de fragments, comme des tessons sur un champ de fouilles, parfois intacts dans des poèmes, sur les murs de villas ou même finement ciselés dans l'améthyste d'une bague. Suivant le fil du temps, il explique ensuite pourquoi le haut Moyen Age a figé le paysage en le symbolisant, et comment le retour à l'étude de la nature l'a fait renaître, triomphant, dans les écrits de Pétrarque et dans les fresques peintes par Ambrogio Lorenzetti sur les murs du Palazzo pubblico de Sienne.
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November 2006, Paris
November 2006, Paris
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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(...)
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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(...)
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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 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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June 2008, Chicago, London
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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(...)
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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(...)
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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)
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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May 2008, Chicago
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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(...)
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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(...)
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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 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(...)
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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(...)
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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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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
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Landscape in America
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April 1995, Austin
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.
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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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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.
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
January 1991, Toronto
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Originally published in cloth in 1994.
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Originally published in cloth in 1994.
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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
March 1996, New Haven
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This book presents a cultural history of the quintessential American obsession with the well-kept lawn.
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This book presents a cultural history of the quintessential American obsession with the well-kept lawn.
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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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