Présentation de l'éditeur :
Greater sensitivity to climate change has already made this century one
of the most productive periods in landscape and garden design. Designers
and clients are increasingly committed to innovative outdoor spaces:
in cities, the country and private gardens.
Like its successful predecessor Avant Gardeners,
this lively volume contains inspiration for everyone from amateur
gardeners to urban policy-makers, from plant enthusiasts to hardscape
designers. The
fifty innovative design firms presented offer a fresh and
highly informed overview of today’s leading practitioners, profiling
each studio’s work through texts, up-to-date projects, plans and
photographs.
The selection spans well-established names, such as
Patrick Blanc (France), Fernando Caruncho (Spain), Dan Pearson (UK) and
Stephen Stimson (US), to smaller, lesser-known studios, such as Ossart
& Maurières (France), Wette + Künecke (Germany) and Landscape India
(India).
Thematic essays identify the preoccupations and
practices of today’s designers – ranging from creating new landforms to
the trend towards landscape urbanism.