Refining Nature

Scott Jennings Melbourne

Published by Birkhäuser 2020

Refining Nature

The Landscape Architecture of Peter Walker

Scott Jennings Melbourne

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035615838

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Peter Walker is one of the most seminal and prolific figures in contemporary landscape design worldwide – both as a teacher and as practitioner. Among his best-known works are Nasher Garden in Dallas, Novartis Campus in Basel, Switzerland and the World Trade Center Memorial in New York. This academic review of Walker's unique oeuvre look closely at his design work and provides a comparative analysis.

A critical appraisal of one of the most influential landscape architects
The photos, plans and diagrams were specifically prepared for this publication
38 selected works from North America, Europe and Asia are documented

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Scott Melbourne, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Hong Kong

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„Ein deutliches Plädoyer für das ‚analoge, physische‘ Selbsterfahren von gestalteten Landschaften, um daraus für das Neugestalten künftiger, mit nachhaltiger Orientierung, ohne auf den Instagram-Effekt zu spekulieren, zu lernen.“ (in zoll+38, 10.2021)

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Foreword Niall Kirkwood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	6
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
I. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
II. The Career of Peter Walker : A Brief History Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
Landscape components
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
III. Topography: Shaping the Land Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
IV. On-structure: Fabricating Elevated Landscapes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
V. Craft in Detail: Sophisticated Endurance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
VI. Vegetation: Elemental Definition of Space Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
VII. Water: The Dynamic Accent Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
VIII. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
IX. Epilogue: Peter Walker in Conversation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
APPENDIX
Project Chronology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
Index of Names and Places Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
About the Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	174
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
Illustration Credits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175

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Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Pages
- Main content: 176
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 40
- Coloured Illustrations: 180
Keywords: Walker, Peter; Landscape design

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Published: March 23, 2020
ISBN: 9783035615838

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