{"product_id":"the-venetian-city-garden-9783764389437","title":"The Venetian City Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003eKey issues in garden design today\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \n    \n    \n        \u003cdiv class=\"metadataInfoFont\"\u003e\n            \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo city has played a more seminal role in the \ndevelopment of \"landscape\" as a concept than has Venice. In a city where\n the land and gardens are reclaimed from a lagoon environment whose \necology is in jeopardy today, they are the very basis of life, dwelling,\n and culture. This book develops a typology of gardens distinguished by \ntheir predominantly small scale, all of which work with essential \ndimensions of landscape architecture: private and public space, \nusefulness and beauty, and open space in a densely built environment \nthat is permeated with history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom nearly one hundred city \ngardens, squares, and courtyards, public parks and temporary gardens, \nthis book identifies garden layout and design elements that involve both\n material factors – spatial and design-related features – as well as the\n social circumstances of their use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe areas presented include \nthe Arsenale, where the Paradise Garden was created for the 2008 \nBiennale by Gustafson Porter, and the giardini and public gardens that –\n since their creation two hundred years ago – have served as a \nlaboratory for making Venice into a modern city with a strong appeal to \nthe \"natural\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \n    \n        \n            \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe city garden in a densely built, historical environment – a type of garden presented through one of its paradigmatic examples\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\n\nAnalyzes history, typology, and topography as essential elements of landscape design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\n\nBy one of the world’s leading experts on garden history and landscape design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Hunt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48278914433275,"sku":"9783764389437","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9783764389437.jpg?v=1772490404","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-venetian-city-garden-9783764389437","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}