01522nam a2200229Ia 450000100070000000500170000700800410002402000180006504000130008304100080009605000210010408200120012510000190013724500730015626000450022930000470027450400510032150508410037260000260121365000340123970000190127331338920170601142145.0132713s2010    njua     b    001 0 eng    a9780300156584  aPR-PUCPR  aspa00aSB472b.B35 201000a7122221 aBalmori, Diana12aA landscape manifestocDiana Balmori ; introduction by Michel Conan.  aNew HavenbYale University Presscc2010.  axliii, 236 p.bill. (chiefly col.)c29 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aHistory 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.10aBalmori, Diana2Local 0aLandscape architecture2Local1 aConan, Michel.