Lexicon of garden and landscape architecture

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Title:

Author:

Vroom, M. J.

ISBN:

9783764375256

Personal Author:

Vroom, M. J.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

351 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, plans (some color) ; 25 cm

Abstract:

"In the lexicon of garden and landscape architecture, Professor Meto J. Vroom gets to the heart of over 250 key landscape concepts. Through definition, illustration and reference to the essential literature, he delineates and expands the theoretical framework of his discipline, thereby opening a fascinating gateway towards understanding change in our urban and rural landscapes. This work will prove an indispensable point of reference for all those involved in landscape architecture - practitioners and amateurs alike."--Jacket.

Subject Term:

Landscape architecture -- Encyclopedias.

Arquitectura del paisaje.

Estética.

Architecture du paysage -- Encyclopédies.

Landscape architecture. (OCoLC)fst00991814

Gartenkunst. (DE-588)4125179-9

Landschaftsplanung. (DE-588)4034354-6

Landschaftsplanung -- Wörterbuch.

Gartenkunst -- Wörterbuch.

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Summary

A Landscape Architecture Lexicon with definitions of terms and critical essays

Abstraction and hedge, interaction and landmark, labyrinth and synthesis, pond and utopia -- the reader is confronted with a tremendous variety of terms, from the description of the various elements of a garden all the way to theoretical, historical, symbolic, and iconographic aspects of landscape design. Meto J. Vroom, a former professor of landscape architecture at Universität Wageningen, defines and analyzes more than 250 terms, concepts, and objects. While the definitions convey the universally recognized meaning of the headwords, each essay briefly outlines a subject with a critical commentary and numerous commendations for further reading.

Thus the lexicon serves to clarify important terms and expressions that designers use on a daily basis. More than that, however, it also constitutes a general introduction to the major themes of landscape design.