Relating Architecture to LandscapeJan Birksted These essays make a unique contribution to the documentation of twentieth century landscape architecture. They address key moments in history that have sometimes been overlooked or forgotten, emerging moments, and potential moments of leverage. The essays present contemporary examples in architecture, landscape architecture and garden design that offer new models. Relating Architecture to Landscape will challenge accepted assumptions about the nature of landscape architecture. |
Contents
Section One The Modernist context | 9 |
Section Two Relating architecture to landscape through elements and materials | 35 |
Section Three Relating architecture to landscape through geometry form and scale | 95 |
Section Four Relating Architecture to landscape through collaborations | 165 |
Section Five Contemporary case studies | 221 |
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