Chris van Uffelen
Markus Sebastian Braun (Ed.)
Contemporary Landscape Architecture
Masterpieces around the World
English
Hardcover
24 x 33 cm
432 pages
1.700 pictures
ISBN 978-3-03768-295-1
Content
- Simons Center for Geometry & Physics in Stony Brook, NY, USA (Dirtworks Landscape Architecture)
- Elliott's Row Pocket Park in London, UK (Richard Reynolds)
- Baiyangdian Waterfront Park in Xiong’an, China (TLS Landscape Architecture)
- Green Corridor Gleislinse in Berlin, Germany (Schönherr Landschaftsarchitekten)
- Elio Del Nest in Bangkok Thailand, (Redland-Scape)
Whether around, besides, on top of, or even in buildings, in populated areas or in the countryside, landscape architecture develops and designs outdoor spaces for humans as independent creations. It mediates between nature and architecture and connects the grown and the planned habitat, balancing function and aesthetics. Against the backdrop of climate change, the central task today is the conservation of natural resources and the creation of sustainable, high-quality green spaces.
A reference work and source of inspiration, this compendium provides an overview of the entire spectrum of this discipline based on projects around the world. Their common denominator is the design of ecologically and socially intact living space. Almost exactly ten years after the publishing of the Atlas of World Landscape Architecture, this new publication takes stock of the developments of the last decade.