Study for a garden
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Abbas Akhavan's exhibition, ''Study for a garden,'' ran from 30 April to 9 October 2022 at the Mount Stuart in Scotland, with installations in the Crypt and across the garden and grounds. Through his work Abbas Akhavan addresses social, economic and political concerns through the lens of ecology, animal and plant life. The site specific works use natural and ancient(...)
Study for a garden
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Abbas Akhavan's exhibition, ''Study for a garden,'' ran from 30 April to 9 October 2022 at the Mount Stuart in Scotland, with installations in the Crypt and across the garden and grounds. Through his work Abbas Akhavan addresses social, economic and political concerns through the lens of ecology, animal and plant life. The site specific works use natural and ancient materials from the island, interrogating the history of Mount Stuart and its landscape.
Contemporary Art Monographs
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In 2004, Zaha Hadid became the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize. In the past decade, she has completed a plethora of structures including the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, the Phaeno Science Center in Wolfsburg, Germany and the Central Building of the new BMW Assembly Plant in Leipzig. Zaha Hadid is a wildly controversial architect, who for(...)
Zaha Hadid: complete works, 1979-2009
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In 2004, Zaha Hadid became the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize. In the past decade, she has completed a plethora of structures including the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, the Phaeno Science Center in Wolfsburg, Germany and the Central Building of the new BMW Assembly Plant in Leipzig. Zaha Hadid is a wildly controversial architect, who for many years built almost nothing, despite her designs winning prizes and critical acclaim.
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Architecture Monographs
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Drooping lazily over waterways, shading gardens, guarding hedgerows—the willow tree is a poetically formed plant, but also a practical one. For millennia, the wood of the willow has been used for baskets, furniture, fences, and toys, while finding its place in the watercolors of Monet, Shakespearean tragedies, Hans Christian Andersen, and The Lord of the Rings. Telling(...)
Willow
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Drooping lazily over waterways, shading gardens, guarding hedgerows—the willow tree is a poetically formed plant, but also a practical one. For millennia, the wood of the willow has been used for baskets, furniture, fences, and toys, while finding its place in the watercolors of Monet, Shakespearean tragedies, Hans Christian Andersen, and The Lord of the Rings. Telling the willow’s rich and multilayered tale, Alison Syme explores its presence in literature, art, and human history.
Landscape Theory
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The landscape architecture firm Nelson Byrd Woltz is known for projects that frequently trigger positive ecological benefits: depleted landscapes brought back to life by reintroducing native plant species; the resurgence of local animals; and the restoration of damaged ecosystems made possible through unconventional, cross-disciplinary collaborations with scientists,(...)
Landscape Architecture, Monographs
March 2013
Nelson Byrd Woltz : garden, park, community, farm
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The landscape architecture firm Nelson Byrd Woltz is known for projects that frequently trigger positive ecological benefits: depleted landscapes brought back to life by reintroducing native plant species; the resurgence of local animals; and the restoration of damaged ecosystems made possible through unconventional, cross-disciplinary collaborations with scientists, sociologists, artists, biologists, and others who share their dedication to the stewardship of the land. This publication presents twelve examples of the firm's brand of sustainable design.
Landscape Architecture, Monographs
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328 pages frontispiece, plates, plans 19 cm
Cincinnati, Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Co., 1855.
Practical landscape gardening, with reference to the improvement of rural residences, giving the general principles of the art; with full directions for planting shade trees, shrubbery and flowers, and laying out ground. By G.M. Kern.
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Cincinnati, Moore, Wilstach, Keys & Co., 1855.
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296 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 x 20 cm
London : Unicorn Publishing Group, 2022., ©2022
The ornamental wilderness in the English garden / James Bartos.
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296 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 x 20 cm
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London : Unicorn Publishing Group, 2022., ©2022
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263 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map, portraits ; 24 cm
Zürich, Switzerland : Lars Müller Publishers, [2019], ©2019
Diaspora from the Middle East and North Africa : communities, architecture, neighborhoods / edited by Ahmed & Rashid bin Shabib.
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263 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map, portraits ; 24 cm
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Zürich, Switzerland : Lars Müller Publishers, [2019], ©2019
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Berlin : Hatje Cantz, [2018], ©2018
Forest / Yan Wang Preston ; editor, Nadine Barth ; translation, John Wheelwright.
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Berlin : Hatje Cantz, [2018], ©2018
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The green architecture movement is a worldwide phenomenon that addresses sustainability and a parallel awareness of how the built world is enriched by nature. This illustrated book presents the most beautiful and innovative buildings from around the world and explores how they incorporate plants and architecture in both interior design and construction. With inspiring(...)
Botanical buildings: when plants meet architecture
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The green architecture movement is a worldwide phenomenon that addresses sustainability and a parallel awareness of how the built world is enriched by nature. This illustrated book presents the most beautiful and innovative buildings from around the world and explores how they incorporate plants and architecture in both interior design and construction. With inspiring projects and practical tips for both the professional and the enthusiast, the author explores the best of what's green in houses large and small, apartment buildings, and offices.
Gardens
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This is the 2nd volume of 'Deco Room with Plants' by Satoshi Kawamoto. This book shows ways to make plants a part of daily life, accompanied by numerous photographs, especially of Satoshi Kawamoto's house in New York and his sixth Green Fingers shop.
Deco Room with plants in New York
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This is the 2nd volume of 'Deco Room with Plants' by Satoshi Kawamoto. This book shows ways to make plants a part of daily life, accompanied by numerous photographs, especially of Satoshi Kawamoto's house in New York and his sixth Green Fingers shop.
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