World Landscape Design II: History of Culture and Architecture

Author: Elizabeth Barlow Rogers (USA)
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Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The history of world landscape design is inevitably a history of human culture, examining the landscape history based on the concept of time and space. More precisely, it is an inquiry into the history of art that attempts to argue the philosophical ideas of art and aesthetic thought. Through art, nature is expressed and shaped. A history of landscape design is another approach to the history of human thought. Therefore, when seeking to showcase special scene designs, the book also incorporates extensive textual descriptions. It interprets landscape as an attitude toward the universe, nature, and humanity, demonstrating how landscape shares artistic forms with other closely related art disciplines. These forms include painting, sculpture, architecture, and other decorative arts, as well as the expression of literature and other forms of thought. It narrates the relationship between humans and the world, clarifies the order and meaning bestowed upon humanity by nature, and showcases the forms of landscape design created by humans to enhance the significance of different places. From prehistoric fences to the Versailles Royal Gardens, from the Nazca Lines in Peru to the Forbidden City in Beijing, from the Egyptian pyramids to Central Park in New York, humans have been building landscapes since the dawn of civilization. This beautiful and comprehensive masterpiece provides a thorough review of the history of world landscape design, revealing what drives societal development in the process of human and natural evolution. It embodies and creates the cultural value of cities, parks, and landscape effects, and explores the intellectual roots of creating grand landscapes and earthworks from a cultural and historical perspective. The book is richly illustrated, featuring hundreds of design drawings, paintings, and photographs, along with extensive textual descriptions. It holds immeasurable value for architects, landscape designers, earthwork creators, artists, and cultural historians, and can also serve as an effective reference for professional teachers and students in related fields.