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In many ways the history of civilization is a history of humans’ relationship with nature. Starting from the dual inclination to clear land for cultivation and to enclose space for protection—the forest clearing and the walled garden—there emerges a vital and multifaceted narrative that describes our cultural relationship to, and dependence on, the landscape. Christophe(...)
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In many ways the history of civilization is a history of humans’ relationship with nature. Starting from the dual inclination to clear land for cultivation and to enclose space for protection—the forest clearing and the walled garden—there emerges a vital and multifaceted narrative that describes our cultural relationship to, and dependence on, the landscape. Christophe(...)
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The course of landscape architecture: a history of our designs on the natural world
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In many ways the history of civilization is a history of humans’ relationship with nature. Starting from the dual inclination to clear land for cultivation and to enclose space for protection—the forest clearing and the walled garden—there emerges a vital and multifaceted narrative that describes our cultural relationship to, and dependence on, the landscape. Christophe Girot sets out to chronicle this history, drawing on all aspects of mankind’s creativity and ingenuity. In twelve chapters, he brings together the key stories that have shaped our man-made landscapes. Each chapter consists of a thematic essay that ties together the central developments, as well as a case study illustrated with specially commissioned photographs and meticulously detailed 3D re–creations showing the featured site in its original context.
The course of landscape architecture: a history of our designs on the natural world
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In many ways the history of civilization is a history of humans’ relationship with nature. Starting from the dual inclination to clear land for cultivation and to enclose space for protection—the forest clearing and the walled garden—there emerges a vital and multifaceted narrative that describes our cultural relationship to, and dependence on, the landscape. Christophe Girot sets out to chronicle this history, drawing on all aspects of mankind’s creativity and ingenuity. In twelve chapters, he brings together the key stories that have shaped our man-made landscapes. Each chapter consists of a thematic essay that ties together the central developments, as well as a case study illustrated with specially commissioned photographs and meticulously detailed 3D re–creations showing the featured site in its original context.
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Reprise de l'ouvrage paru en 1965 dans lequel l'ornithologue J. Dorst dénonce les effets de l'activité de l'homme sur la biodiversité, accompagnée d'un essai dans lequel le professeur d'écologie R. Barbault souligne l'actualité des positions de J. Dorst et fait un bilan des actions de protection de la biodiversité menées depuis les années 1970.
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Reprise de l'ouvrage paru en 1965 dans lequel l'ornithologue J. Dorst dénonce les effets de l'activité de l'homme sur la biodiversité, accompagnée d'un essai dans lequel le professeur d'écologie R. Barbault souligne l'actualité des positions de J. Dorst et fait un bilan des actions de protection de la biodiversité menées depuis les années 1970.
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Avant que nature meure: pour que nature vive
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Reprise de l'ouvrage paru en 1965 dans lequel l'ornithologue J. Dorst dénonce les effets de l'activité de l'homme sur la biodiversité, accompagnée d'un essai dans lequel le professeur d'écologie R. Barbault souligne l'actualité des positions de J. Dorst et fait un bilan des actions de protection de la biodiversité menées depuis les années 1970.
Avant que nature meure: pour que nature vive
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Reprise de l'ouvrage paru en 1965 dans lequel l'ornithologue J. Dorst dénonce les effets de l'activité de l'homme sur la biodiversité, accompagnée d'un essai dans lequel le professeur d'écologie R. Barbault souligne l'actualité des positions de J. Dorst et fait un bilan des actions de protection de la biodiversité menées depuis les années 1970.
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June 2012
June 2012
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Un colloque sur l'histoire des paysages s'imposait à une époque où non seulement on glorifie la nature, mais on l'exalte et on milite pour sa protection. De plus, l'engouement, que caractérise les jardins, les forêts, les rivières, le littoral, la montagne, les animaux sauvages et domestiques, est un véritable phénomème de la société. Le colloque sur les paysages à(...)
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Un colloque sur l'histoire des paysages s'imposait à une époque où non seulement on glorifie la nature, mais on l'exalte et on milite pour sa protection. De plus, l'engouement, que caractérise les jardins, les forêts, les rivières, le littoral, la montagne, les animaux sauvages et domestiques, est un véritable phénomème de la société. Le colloque sur les paysages à(...)
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Landscape Theory
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November 2007, Paris
November 2007, Paris
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Les paysages à l'époque moderne
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Un colloque sur l'histoire des paysages s'imposait à une époque où non seulement on glorifie la nature, mais on l'exalte et on milite pour sa protection. De plus, l'engouement, que caractérise les jardins, les forêts, les rivières, le littoral, la montagne, les animaux sauvages et domestiques, est un véritable phénomème de la société. Le colloque sur les paysages à l'époque moderne, qui a eu lieu les 16 et 17 janvier 2004, s'inscrit dans ce courant et s'interroge sur la réalité de ce qu'ils pouvaient représenter dans les périodes anciennes.
Les paysages à l'époque moderne
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Un colloque sur l'histoire des paysages s'imposait à une époque où non seulement on glorifie la nature, mais on l'exalte et on milite pour sa protection. De plus, l'engouement, que caractérise les jardins, les forêts, les rivières, le littoral, la montagne, les animaux sauvages et domestiques, est un véritable phénomème de la société. Le colloque sur les paysages à l'époque moderne, qui a eu lieu les 16 et 17 janvier 2004, s'inscrit dans ce courant et s'interroge sur la réalité de ce qu'ils pouvaient représenter dans les périodes anciennes.
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November 2007, Paris
November 2007, Paris
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Cette anthologie rassemble quelques-unes des contributions que les meilleurs spécialistes français - géographes, agronomes, écologues, sociologues, paysagistes, plasticiens, philosophes, etc. - ont apportées, depuis trente ans, à la théorie du paysage. Elle témoigne de la diversité de leurs préoccupations, de la richesse de leurs propositions, de la virulence, aussi, des(...)
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Cette anthologie rassemble quelques-unes des contributions que les meilleurs spécialistes français - géographes, agronomes, écologues, sociologues, paysagistes, plasticiens, philosophes, etc. - ont apportées, depuis trente ans, à la théorie du paysage. Elle témoigne de la diversité de leurs préoccupations, de la richesse de leurs propositions, de la virulence, aussi, des(...)
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La théorie du paysage ne france (1974-1994)
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Cette anthologie rassemble quelques-unes des contributions que les meilleurs spécialistes français - géographes, agronomes, écologues, sociologues, paysagistes, plasticiens, philosophes, etc. - ont apportées, depuis trente ans, à la théorie du paysage. Elle témoigne de la diversité de leurs préoccupations, de la richesse de leurs propositions, de la virulence, aussi, des polémiques qui les ont parfois divisés, et elle souhaite fournir, à cet égard, un document objectif et vivant à tous ceux pour qui le paysage n'est pas seulement l'objet d'une protection, mais un des lieux privilégiés de l'invention et de la création.
La théorie du paysage ne france (1974-1994)
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Cette anthologie rassemble quelques-unes des contributions que les meilleurs spécialistes français - géographes, agronomes, écologues, sociologues, paysagistes, plasticiens, philosophes, etc. - ont apportées, depuis trente ans, à la théorie du paysage. Elle témoigne de la diversité de leurs préoccupations, de la richesse de leurs propositions, de la virulence, aussi, des polémiques qui les ont parfois divisés, et elle souhaite fournir, à cet égard, un document objectif et vivant à tous ceux pour qui le paysage n'est pas seulement l'objet d'une protection, mais un des lieux privilégiés de l'invention et de la création.
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August 2009
August 2009
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La multiplicité des regards s'impose face à un objet de recherche aussi polymorphe et polysémique que le paysage. C'est à décloisonner les approches théoriques et à rapprocher les champs empiriques que le Groupe de recherche en sociologie de l'art et de la culture (Gresac) de l'université libre de Bruxelles et l'Association universitaire de recherche sur l'action(...)
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La multiplicité des regards s'impose face à un objet de recherche aussi polymorphe et polysémique que le paysage. C'est à décloisonner les approches théoriques et à rapprocher les champs empiriques que le Groupe de recherche en sociologie de l'art et de la culture (Gresac) de l'université libre de Bruxelles et l'Association universitaire de recherche sur l'action(...)
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June 2006, Bruxelles
June 2006, Bruxelles
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Le paysage à la croisée des regards
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La multiplicité des regards s'impose face à un objet de recherche aussi polymorphe et polysémique que le paysage. C'est à décloisonner les approches théoriques et à rapprocher les champs empiriques que le Groupe de recherche en sociologie de l'art et de la culture (Gresac) de l'université libre de Bruxelles et l'Association universitaire de recherche sur l'action publique (Aurap) de l'université catholique de Louvain se sont employés en organisant à Bruxelles, en 2004, un colloque intitulé " Le paysage : définition, protection et gestion " dont ce volume constitue les actes. Cette rencontre a réuni des spécialistes internationaux de différentes disciplines afin de confronter leurs définitions, leurs modes d'interprétation et leurs analyses des enjeux de la gestion du paysage.
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La multiplicité des regards s'impose face à un objet de recherche aussi polymorphe et polysémique que le paysage. C'est à décloisonner les approches théoriques et à rapprocher les champs empiriques que le Groupe de recherche en sociologie de l'art et de la culture (Gresac) de l'université libre de Bruxelles et l'Association universitaire de recherche sur l'action publique (Aurap) de l'université catholique de Louvain se sont employés en organisant à Bruxelles, en 2004, un colloque intitulé " Le paysage : définition, protection et gestion " dont ce volume constitue les actes. Cette rencontre a réuni des spécialistes internationaux de différentes disciplines afin de confronter leurs définitions, leurs modes d'interprétation et leurs analyses des enjeux de la gestion du paysage.
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June 2006, Bruxelles
June 2006, Bruxelles
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For decades Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903) designed parks and park systems across the United States, leaving an enduring legacy of designed public space that is enjoyed, studied, and protected today. His plans and professional correspondence offer a rich source for understanding his remarkable contribution to the quality of urban life in this country and the(...)
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For decades Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903) designed parks and park systems across the United States, leaving an enduring legacy of designed public space that is enjoyed, studied, and protected today. His plans and professional correspondence offer a rich source for understanding his remarkable contribution to the quality of urban life in this country and the(...)
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Landscape Architecture, Monographs
Landscape Architecture, Monographs
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October 2006, Baltimore
October 2006, Baltimore
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The papers of Frederick Law Olmsted : volume VII, parks, politics, and patronage 1874-1882
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For decades Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903) designed parks and park systems across the United States, leaving an enduring legacy of designed public space that is enjoyed, studied, and protected today. His plans and professional correspondence offer a rich source for understanding his remarkable contribution to the quality of urban life in this country and the development of the profession of landscape architecture. Olmsted's writings also provide a unique record of society and politics in post–Civil War America. Historians, landscape architects, conservationists, city planners, and citizens’ groups continue to turn to Olmsted for inspiration in their planning and protection of public open space in our cities. This latest and seventh volume of the Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted presents the record of his last years of residence in New York City. It includes reports on the design of Riverside and Morningside parks and Tompkins Square in Manhattan, as well as his comprehensive plan for the street system and rapid transit routes of the Bronx. It records his continuing work on Central Park and presents his final retrospective statement, “The Spoils of the Park.” In addition, volume seven contains an annotated version of the journal in which Olmsted recorded instances of political maneuvering and patronage politics in the years before his dismissal from the New York parks department in 1878. Later documents chronicle the early stages of his planning of the Boston park system—the Back Bay Fens, Arnold Arboretum, and Riverway. Other major commissions, each with its own political complications, were the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, the completion of the new state capitol in Albany, the designing of a park on Mount Royal in Montreal, and construction of the park system of Buffalo, New York. The volume also presents Olmsted’s commentary on issues of the times including federal Reconstruction policy and civil-service reform. The Olmsted Papers project is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the National Trust for the Humanities, the National Association for Olmsted Parks, as well as private foundations and individuals.
The papers of Frederick Law Olmsted : volume VII, parks, politics, and patronage 1874-1882
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For decades Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903) designed parks and park systems across the United States, leaving an enduring legacy of designed public space that is enjoyed, studied, and protected today. His plans and professional correspondence offer a rich source for understanding his remarkable contribution to the quality of urban life in this country and the development of the profession of landscape architecture. Olmsted's writings also provide a unique record of society and politics in post–Civil War America. Historians, landscape architects, conservationists, city planners, and citizens’ groups continue to turn to Olmsted for inspiration in their planning and protection of public open space in our cities. This latest and seventh volume of the Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted presents the record of his last years of residence in New York City. It includes reports on the design of Riverside and Morningside parks and Tompkins Square in Manhattan, as well as his comprehensive plan for the street system and rapid transit routes of the Bronx. It records his continuing work on Central Park and presents his final retrospective statement, “The Spoils of the Park.” In addition, volume seven contains an annotated version of the journal in which Olmsted recorded instances of political maneuvering and patronage politics in the years before his dismissal from the New York parks department in 1878. Later documents chronicle the early stages of his planning of the Boston park system—the Back Bay Fens, Arnold Arboretum, and Riverway. Other major commissions, each with its own political complications, were the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, the completion of the new state capitol in Albany, the designing of a park on Mount Royal in Montreal, and construction of the park system of Buffalo, New York. The volume also presents Olmsted’s commentary on issues of the times including federal Reconstruction policy and civil-service reform. The Olmsted Papers project is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the National Trust for the Humanities, the National Association for Olmsted Parks, as well as private foundations and individuals.
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October 2006, Baltimore
October 2006, Baltimore
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Landscape Architecture, Monographs
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Le paysage constitue une perspective nouvelle pour la pensée de la ville, dans un contexte qui n'est plus celui de la ville historique mais bien plutôt celui de l'urbanisation générale du monde. Plus encore, le souci du paysage tient aujourd'hui une place décisive dans les préoccupations pour la qualité des cadres de vie offerts aux populations, en relation avec les(...)
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Le paysage constitue une perspective nouvelle pour la pensée de la ville, dans un contexte qui n'est plus celui de la ville historique mais bien plutôt celui de l'urbanisation générale du monde. Plus encore, le souci du paysage tient aujourd'hui une place décisive dans les préoccupations pour la qualité des cadres de vie offerts aux populations, en relation avec les(...)
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January 2009
January 2009
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Le goût du monde: Exercices de paysage
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Le paysage constitue une perspective nouvelle pour la pensée de la ville, dans un contexte qui n'est plus celui de la ville historique mais bien plutôt celui de l'urbanisation générale du monde. Plus encore, le souci du paysage tient aujourd'hui une place décisive dans les préoccupations pour la qualité des cadres de vie offerts aux populations, en relation avec les interrogations sur l'identité des lieux, sur la gouvernance des territoires, ou encore sur la protection des environnements naturels. De façon convergente, on observe qu'un véritable champ de recherche s'est organisé autour de la question du paysage, où se croisent plusieurs disciplines (sciences sociales, histoire et théorie des arts et de la littérature, philosophie, écologie, géographie, architecture et urbanisme, agronomie). Une nouvelle culture du paysage prend son essor, qui correspond sans doute à de nouvelles formes d'expérience de l'espace, de la société et de la nature, et en tout cas à de nouvelles aspirations collectives concernant l'environnement. Mais cette convergence entre le développement de la recherche et un contexte social et politique devenu plus attentif aux enjeux paysagers fait apparaître des horizons inédits, aussi bien pour les pratiques professionnelles des aménageurs et des paysagistes que pour les théories paysagères.
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Le paysage constitue une perspective nouvelle pour la pensée de la ville, dans un contexte qui n'est plus celui de la ville historique mais bien plutôt celui de l'urbanisation générale du monde. Plus encore, le souci du paysage tient aujourd'hui une place décisive dans les préoccupations pour la qualité des cadres de vie offerts aux populations, en relation avec les interrogations sur l'identité des lieux, sur la gouvernance des territoires, ou encore sur la protection des environnements naturels. De façon convergente, on observe qu'un véritable champ de recherche s'est organisé autour de la question du paysage, où se croisent plusieurs disciplines (sciences sociales, histoire et théorie des arts et de la littérature, philosophie, écologie, géographie, architecture et urbanisme, agronomie). Une nouvelle culture du paysage prend son essor, qui correspond sans doute à de nouvelles formes d'expérience de l'espace, de la société et de la nature, et en tout cas à de nouvelles aspirations collectives concernant l'environnement. Mais cette convergence entre le développement de la recherche et un contexte social et politique devenu plus attentif aux enjeux paysagers fait apparaître des horizons inédits, aussi bien pour les pratiques professionnelles des aménageurs et des paysagistes que pour les théories paysagères.
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January 2009
January 2009
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Grading is an important aspect of landscape architecture. The book explains the basics such as contour lines, land forms, earth mass calculation, and introduces the topics of slope protection systems, rainwater management, or grading for roads and parking lots. The 2nd edition is updated with new digital technologies including landscapingSMART, DTM and 3D machine control.(...)
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Grading is an important aspect of landscape architecture. The book explains the basics such as contour lines, land forms, earth mass calculation, and introduces the topics of slope protection systems, rainwater management, or grading for roads and parking lots. The 2nd edition is updated with new digital technologies including landscapingSMART, DTM and 3D machine control.(...)
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Grading: landscapingSmart 3d machine control systems stormwater management
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Grading is an important aspect of landscape architecture. The book explains the basics such as contour lines, land forms, earth mass calculation, and introduces the topics of slope protection systems, rainwater management, or grading for roads and parking lots. The 2nd edition is updated with new digital technologies including landscapingSMART, DTM and 3D machine control. Practical examples and exercises complement the theoretical foundations.
Grading: landscapingSmart 3d machine control systems stormwater management
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Grading is an important aspect of landscape architecture. The book explains the basics such as contour lines, land forms, earth mass calculation, and introduces the topics of slope protection systems, rainwater management, or grading for roads and parking lots. The 2nd edition is updated with new digital technologies including landscapingSMART, DTM and 3D machine control. Practical examples and exercises complement the theoretical foundations.
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July 2014
July 2014
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Gardens
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Chaos and anarchy represent the opposite pole to an ordered life. Nothing works any more, everything is devastated, everything is falling apart. City walls, buildings that once afforded protection, have fallen victim to the excesses of armed conflict. In Ruins, the author delivers a detailed assessment of ruins as a phenomenon in architecture, landscape design, fine(...)
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Chaos and anarchy represent the opposite pole to an ordered life. Nothing works any more, everything is devastated, everything is falling apart. City walls, buildings that once afforded protection, have fallen victim to the excesses of armed conflict. In Ruins, the author delivers a detailed assessment of ruins as a phenomenon in architecture, landscape design, fine(...)
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Ruins: reflexions about violence, chaos and transience
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Chaos and anarchy represent the opposite pole to an ordered life. Nothing works any more, everything is devastated, everything is falling apart. City walls, buildings that once afforded protection, have fallen victim to the excesses of armed conflict. In Ruins, the author delivers a detailed assessment of ruins as a phenomenon in architecture, landscape design, fine art, film and the media. The result is an extraordinarily intense contribution to the theme of transience.
Ruins: reflexions about violence, chaos and transience
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Chaos and anarchy represent the opposite pole to an ordered life. Nothing works any more, everything is devastated, everything is falling apart. City walls, buildings that once afforded protection, have fallen victim to the excesses of armed conflict. In Ruins, the author delivers a detailed assessment of ruins as a phenomenon in architecture, landscape design, fine art, film and the media. The result is an extraordinarily intense contribution to the theme of transience.
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August 2011
August 2011
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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America's national park roads and parkways : drawings from the Historic American Engineering Record
America's national park roads and parkways : drawings from the Historic American Engineering Record
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The roads within America's national park system reveal a wide range of technological, aesthetic, and philosophical concerns. Their design and construction epitomize the central challenge of national park management: how to balance environmental protection with public access. The Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), a division of the National Park Service, has(...)
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The roads within America's national park system reveal a wide range of technological, aesthetic, and philosophical concerns. Their design and construction epitomize the central challenge of national park management: how to balance environmental protection with public access. The Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), a division of the National Park Service, has(...)
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History until 1900
History until 1900
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January 1900, Baltimore, London
January 1900, Baltimore, London
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America's national park roads and parkways : drawings from the Historic American Engineering Record
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The roads within America's national park system reveal a wide range of technological, aesthetic, and philosophical concerns. Their design and construction epitomize the central challenge of national park management: how to balance environmental protection with public access. The Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), a division of the National Park Service, has spent more than a dozen years documenting the history of this vital aspect of the national park experience. America's National Park Roads and Parkways brings together 331 measured and interpretive drawings commissioned by HAER to illustrate the physical characteristics, design strategies, construction practices, and visitor experiences of roads in national parks from Acadia to Zion and parkways from the Blue Ridge to the Natchez Trace. Also included are non–Park Service projects that utilized similar design strategies, including the Bronx River Parkway and the Columbia River Highway. The book documents thirty-one projects, explaining how roads shape visitor perceptions, highlighting key characteristics of individual park road systems, and connecting their design and construction to the broader history of American engineering and landscape architecture. More than a documentary record of historic design and construction practices, this book has practical applications for engineers, landscape architects, and cultural resource specialists in guiding design decisions, interpreting historic sites, and informing contemporary debates on preservation and environmental protection.
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The roads within America's national park system reveal a wide range of technological, aesthetic, and philosophical concerns. Their design and construction epitomize the central challenge of national park management: how to balance environmental protection with public access. The Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), a division of the National Park Service, has spent more than a dozen years documenting the history of this vital aspect of the national park experience. America's National Park Roads and Parkways brings together 331 measured and interpretive drawings commissioned by HAER to illustrate the physical characteristics, design strategies, construction practices, and visitor experiences of roads in national parks from Acadia to Zion and parkways from the Blue Ridge to the Natchez Trace. Also included are non–Park Service projects that utilized similar design strategies, including the Bronx River Parkway and the Columbia River Highway. The book documents thirty-one projects, explaining how roads shape visitor perceptions, highlighting key characteristics of individual park road systems, and connecting their design and construction to the broader history of American engineering and landscape architecture. More than a documentary record of historic design and construction practices, this book has practical applications for engineers, landscape architects, and cultural resource specialists in guiding design decisions, interpreting historic sites, and informing contemporary debates on preservation and environmental protection.
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January 1900, Baltimore, London
January 1900, Baltimore, London
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History until 1900
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