On Site


Book Description

'On Site' presents projects and strategies in landscape architecture from Berlin to Bordeaux. The projects are supplemented by essays on European cartography, the cultural landscape, the history of ideas in landscape architecture, the role of ideal landscapes, urban policies, and the pioneers from Portugal.







Preserving Cultural Landscapes in America


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Foreword : In search of the American cultural landscape / Dolores Hayden -- Considering nature and culture in historic landscape preservation / Robert Z. Melnick -- Selling heritage landscapes / Richard Francaviglia -- The history and preservation of urban parks and cemeteries / David Schuyler and Patricia M. O'Donnell -- Appropriating place in Puerto Rican barrios : preserving contemporary urban landscapes / Luis Aponte-Parés -- Considering the ordinary : vernacular landscapes in small towns and rural areas / Arnold R. Alanen -- Asian American imprints on the Western landscape / Gail Lee Dubrow -- Ethnographic landscapes : transforming nature into culture / Donald L. Hardesty -- Integrity as a value in cultural landscape preservation / Catherine Howett.










Restoring Women's History Through Historic Preservation


Book Description

This essay collection draws upon work presented at three national conferences on women and historic preservation held at Bryn Mawr College in 1994, Arizona State University in 1997, and at Mount Vernon College in 2000.




Architecture in the Netherlands


Book Description

The essential annual overview of contemporary Dutch architecture For 30 years, Architecture in the Netherlandshas been the international showcase for Dutch architecture. The editors of the newest edition select noteworthy projects from 2019 to 2020 and describe the most significant developments and trends influencing the field.




A Sense of Place


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[This book passes] on at least the basics of the special and unique considerations that undergird excellence of design in Yosemite -- from foreword.




In Touch


Book Description

In Touch' presents the finest European landscape architecture. An independent international committee of leading landscape architects selected more than forty projects out of the 500 submissions. Eleven projects receive special attention in a lavishly illustrated plan analysis. Trends and developments in the field are being examined thoroughly in the essays. Issues that are dealt with are for instance the interaction with nature, the growing importance of design research, the search for the correct form language, and the roots of design traditions in Switzerland and Catalonia.




Contemporary Living Yearbook 2022 Hb


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- 30 new residential projects, in a contemporary style, from all over the world For more than two decades, Beta-Plus has specialized in exclusive coffee table books on architecture, interiors and gardens. For this new edition of the Yearbook, the focus, as last year, is on top quality, traditional craftsmanship and understated class. This volume, in a handy format, contains exclusive new projects from renowned architects, interior designers, garden and landscape architects, and experienced professionals from all over the world. Published to coincide with Contemporary Living Yearbook 2022 is Timeless Living Yearbook 2022, which emphasizes classic and more traditional forms, the integration of antique building materials, wood and natural stone, exclusive fabrics and objects, the restoration of homes and farms. Both Yearbooks complement each other perfectly and together offer a selection of dozens of recently finished villas, country houses, townhouses and apartments. Text in English French and Dutch.