Lexicon of Garden and Landscape Architecture

出版者:Springer Verlag

作者:Vroom, Meto J.

页数:351

出版时间:2006-3

价格:$ 56.50

装帧:HRD

isbn号码:9783764375256

图书标签:landscape-theory

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 Universitat 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 recommendations 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.