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Radical Landscapes: Reinventing Outdo

Presents over 60 projects by forward-looking landscape designers using innovative materials, unusual plants and unexpected forms. The book is organized into seven themes: light and colour, movement, order and objects, interaction, new contexts, urban interventions, and narrative.

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ISBN 9780500284278
Barcode 9780500284278
Published 30 May 2003 by Thames and Hudson (Australia)
Format Paperback, New edition
Author(s) By Amidon, Jane
By Gustafson, Kathryn
Availability Indent title (sourced internationally), usually ships 4-6 weeks post release/order

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ISBN-13 9780500284278
ISBN-10 050028427X
Stock Available
Status Indent title (sourced internationally), usually ships 4-6 weeks post release/order
Publisher Thames and Hudson (Australia)
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publication Date 30 May 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom United Kingdom
Format Paperback, New edition
Edition New edition
Author(s) By Amidon, Jane
By Gustafson, Kathryn
Category Landscape Art & Architecture
Garden Design & Planning
Landscape Gardening
Number of Pages 192
Dimensions Width: 250mm
Height: 270mm
Spine: 13mm
Weight 300g
Interest Age General Audience
Reading Age General Audience
Library of Congress Landscape architecture
NBS Text Architecture
ONIX Text General/trade;Professional and scholarly;College/higher education
Dewey Code 712
Catalogue Code Not specified

Description of this Book

Radical Landscapes presents over 60 projects by forward-looking landscape designers. Their use of innovative materials, unusual plants and unexpected forms offers alternative solutions to garden, backyard or outdoor space design. The book is organized into seven themes: light and colour, movement, order and objects, interaction, new contexts, urban interventions, and narrative. Each chapter is illustrated with works by designers and architects such as Fernando Garuncho, Kathryn Gustafson, Hiroki Hasegawa, Walter Hood and Adriaan Geuze.

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Awards, Reviews & Star Ratings

NZ Review 'A compelling and beautifully written discussion on contemporary landscape design' - Gardens Illustrated 'One of the most vigorous and accessible accounts of contemporary landscape movements I have read' - The Financial Times 'A book to turn to when inspiration is running dry' - Landscape Design

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Author's Bio

Jane Amidon holds a master's degree in landscape architecture from Harvard's Graduate School of Design. She worked closely with Dan Kiley, America's master landscape architect, for over five years and co-authored Dan Kiley in His Own Words.

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