Balmori, Diana <br/><br/>
A landscape manifesto 
Diana Balmori ; introduction by Michel Conan. 
 - New Haven  Yale University Press  c2010. 
 - xliii, 236 p.  ill. (chiefly col.)  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780300156584 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Balmori, Diana
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Landscape architecture
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SB472  / .B35 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>712