Invisible Gardens

by Peter Walker, Melanie Simo, Melanie Louise Simo, et al.

Book Overview

This work is a composite history of the individuals and firms that defined the field of landscape architecture in America from 1925 to 1975, a period that spawned a significant body of work combining social ideas of enduring value with landscapes and gardens that forged a modern aesthetic. The major protagonists include Thomas Church, Roberto Burle Marx, Isamu Noguchi, Luis Barrdgan, Daniel Urban Kiley, Stanley White, Hideo Sasaki, Ian McHarg, Lawrence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262231778
• ISBN13: 9780262231770
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 365 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.4" x 10.3"