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Balmori, Diana

A landscape manifesto Diana Balmori ; introduction by Michel Conan. - New Haven Yale University Press c2010. - xliii, 236 p. ill. (chiefly col.) 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History and nature/nature and art : a new departure. The present ; History ; Nature and art ; Historical achievements and contemporary failures : the american lawn ; Retrieving past achievements : hedgerows, espaliers, sunken gardens -- Transformations : overcoming the past. The ecological transformation of human-made forms ; From green corridor to thick edge : the linear park ; From roof to fifth façade ; From ditches to rain gardens ; From drainage pipes to stormwater parks ; Inscribing urban forms in the larger geographical context ; Accommodating natural processes in cities ; Making temporary landscapes ; Straddling borders : Jordan River Peace Park ; Conclusion : searching for the present -- Interweaving architecture, landscape, and city. Interface ; Aesthetics ; From thin to thick edge ; Embedding the city in nature.

ISBN: 9780300156584

Subjects--Personal Names:
Balmori, Diana

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Landscape architecture

LC Class. No.: SB472 / .B35 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 712