Picturesque Gardens
When he became Vicar of Bouldre in 1778, Gilpin became fascinated by the surrounding forest. In 1791 he published his Remarks on Forest Scenery, in which he wrote about the picturesque appeal of twisted trees, exposed roots and irregular land ... [... more]
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Fragments: Architecture and the Unfinished: Essays ...
 Reflections on fragments, the unfinished, and the provisional in architecture from 1700 to 2005, published in honor of Robin Middleton. From the first treatise on architecture in antiquity, wholeness and finality were among the chief aspirations of ... [... more]
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The Sun in My Eyes: Two-Wheeling East
Armed with only her bike and a great sense of humor, Josie Dew returns to Japan for a second dose of its eccentric and mysterious culture. Japan is a land of contradictions, where snow-capped mountains and picturesque gardens are but a stone's throw away ... [... more]
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Theatergarden Bestiarium: The Garden as Theater as ...
The pruned seventeenth-century playground of Louis XIV's Versailles, the "theater garden," was a backdrop for fantasy and diversion, a central forum for public art. In this sense it was the historical precedent for nineteenth-century exposition ... [... more]
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New Zealand, Singapore
Opened in 1973 to create a space of beauty in an increasingly crowded Singapore, this 32-acre Japanese-style garden is larger than any on the island of Japan. These picturesque gardens were constructed in the style ... [... more]
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The Gardenesque Style
John Claudius Loudon (1783 - 1843) embraced all three approaches during his 40 year career as a garden designer and writer. He began as a passionate champion of picturesque gardens. He almost seemed to feel that gardens should be designed by ... [... more]
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Fragmentation in Modern Architecture
From the first treatise on architecture in antiquity, wholeness and finality were among the chief aspirations of architects, both in individual designs and in formulating a theory of architecture. But this ideal, honed and debated from the Renaissance, ... [... more]
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The Sun in My Eyes: Two-Wheeling East
Armed with only her bike and a great sense of humor, Josie Dew returns to Japan for a second dose of its eccentric and mysterious culture. Japan is a land of contradictions, where snow-capped mountains and picturesque gardens are but a stone''s throw ... [... more]
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