Items related to Overgrown: Practices between Landscape Architecture...

Overgrown: Practices between Landscape Architecture and Gardening - Softcover

  • 4.19 out of 5 stars
    21 ratings by Goodreads
 
9780262547123: Overgrown: Practices between Landscape Architecture and Gardening

Synopsis

A call for landscape architects to leave the office and return to the garden.

Addressing one of the most repressed subjects in landscape architecture, this book could only have been written by someone who is both an experienced gardener and a landscape architect. With Overgrown, Julian Raxworthy offers a watershed work in the tradition of Ian McHarg, Anne Whiston Spirn, Kevin Lynch, and J. B. Jackson.

As a discipline, landscape architecture has distanced itself from gardening, and landscape architects take pains to distinguish themselves from gardeners or landscapers. Landscape architects tend to imagine gardens from the office, representing plants with drawings or other simulations, whereas gardeners work in the dirt, in real time, planting, pruning, and maintaining. In Overgrown, Raxworthy calls for the integration of landscape architecture and gardening. Each has something to offer the other: Landscape architecture can design beautiful spaces, and gardening can enhance and deepen the beauty of garden environments over time. Growth, says Raxworthy, is the medium of garden development; landscape architects should leave the office and go into the garden in order to know growth in an organic, nonsimulated way.

Raxworthy proposes a new practice for working with plant material that he terms “the viridic” (after “the tectonic” in architecture), from the Latin word for green, with its associations of spring and growth. He builds his argument for the viridic through six generously illustrated case studies of gardens that range from “formal” to “informal” approaches—from a sixteenth-century French Renaissance water garden to a Scottish poet-scientist's “marginal” garden, barely differentiated from nature. Raxworthy argues that landscape architectural practice itself needs to be “gardened,” brought back into the field. He offers a “Manifesto for the Viridic” that casts designers and plants as vegetal partners in a renewed practice of landscape gardening.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Julian Raxworthy is an Australian landscape architect and horticulturalist. He is Associate Professor at the University of Canberra and Honorary Principal Fellow at the University of Queensland.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherThe MIT Press
  • Publication date2023
  • ISBN 10 0262547120
  • ISBN 13 9780262547123
  • BindingPaperback
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Number of pages392
  • Rating
    • 4.19 out of 5 stars
      21 ratings by Goodreads

Buy Used

Condition: Very Good
View this item

US$ 3.99 shipping within U.S.A.

Destination, rates & speeds

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780262038539: Overgrown: Practices between Landscape Architecture and Gardening

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  0262038536 ISBN 13:  9780262038539
Publisher: The MIT Press, 2018
Hardcover

Search results for Overgrown: Practices between Landscape Architecture...

Stock Image

Raxworthy, Julian
Published by The MIT Press, 2023
ISBN 10: 0262547120 ISBN 13: 9780262547123
Used paperback

Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.

Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars 4-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # mon0003762518

Contact seller

Buy Used

US$ 29.29
Convert currency
Shipping: US$ 3.99
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: 16 available

Add to basket

Seller Image

Raxworthy, Julian; Harrisson, Fiona (FRW)
Published by The MIT Press, 2023
ISBN 10: 0262547120 ISBN 13: 9780262547123
Used Softcover

Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 45094330

Contact seller

Buy Used

US$ 47.48
Convert currency
Shipping: US$ 2.64
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: 15 available

Add to basket

Stock Image

Harrisson,Fiona
Published by Penguin Random House
ISBN 10: 0262547120 ISBN 13: 9780262547123
Used

Seller: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition. Seller Inventory # RH9780262547123

Contact seller

Buy Used

US$ 50.13
Convert currency
Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: Over 20 available

Add to basket

Seller Image

Raxworthy, Julian; Harrisson, Fiona (FRW)
Published by The MIT Press, 2023
ISBN 10: 0262547120 ISBN 13: 9780262547123
New Softcover

Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 45094330-n

Contact seller

Buy New

US$ 47.54
Convert currency
Shipping: US$ 2.64
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: 15 available

Add to basket

Stock Image

Julian Raxworthy
Published by Penguin Random House
ISBN 10: 0262547120 ISBN 13: 9780262547123
New

Seller: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 9780262547123

Contact seller

Buy New

US$ 50.19
Convert currency
Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: Over 20 available

Add to basket

Stock Image

Julian Raxworthy
Published by MIT Press, 2023
ISBN 10: 0262547120 ISBN 13: 9780262547123
New PAP

Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # GB-9780262547123

Contact seller

Buy New

US$ 55.85
Convert currency
Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: 3 available

Add to basket

Stock Image

Julian Raxworthy
Published by MIT Press Ltd, 2023
ISBN 10: 0262547120 ISBN 13: 9780262547123
New Paperback

Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Fairfield, OH, U.S.A.

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Addressing one of the most repressed subjects in landscape architecture, this book could only have been written by someone who is both an experienced gardener and a landscape architect. With Overgrown, Julian Raxworthy offers a watershed work in the tradition of Ian McHarg, Anne Whiston Spirn, Kevin Lynch, and J. B. Jackson.As a discipline, landscape architecture has distanced itself from gardening, and landscape architects take pains to distinguish themselves from gardeners or landscapers. Landscape architects tend to imagine gardens from the office, representing plants with drawings or other simulations, whereas gardeners work in the dirt, in real time, planting, pruning, and maintaining. In Overgrown, Raxworthy calls for the integration of landscape architecture and gardening. Each has something to offer the other- Landscape architecture can design beautiful spaces, and gardening can enhance and deepen the beauty of garden environments over time. Growth, says Raxworthy, is the medium of garden development; landscape architects should leave the office and go into the garden in order to know growth in an organic, nonsimulated way.Raxworthy proposes a new practice for working with plant material that he terms "the viridic" (after "the tectonic" in architecture), from the Latin word for green, with its associations of spring and growth. He builds his argument for the viridic through six generously illustrated case studies of gardens that range from "formal" to "informal" approaches-from a sixteenth-century French Renaissance water garden to a Scottish poet-scientist's "marginal" garden, barely differentiated from nature. Raxworthy argues that landscape architectural practice itself needs to be "gardened," brought back into the field. He offers a "Manifesto for the Viridic" that casts designers and plants as vegetal partners in a renewed practice of landscape gardening.A call for landscape architects to leave the office and return to the garden.Addressing one of the most repressed subjects in landscape architecture, this book could only have been written by someone who is both an experienced gardener and a landscape architect. With Overgrown, Julian Raxworthy offers a watershed work in the tradition of Ian McHarg, Anne Whiston Spirn, Kevin Lynch, and J. B. Jackson.As a discipline, landscape architecture has distanced itself from gardening, and landscape architects take pains to distinguish themselves from gardeners or landscapers. Landscape architects tend to imagine gardens from the office, representing plants with drawings or other simulations, whereas gardeners work in the dirt, in real time, planting, pruning, and maintaining. In Overgrown, Raxworthy calls for the integration of landscape architecture and gardening. Each has something to offer the other- Landscape architecture can design beautiful spaces, and gardening can enhance and deepen the beauty of garden environments over time. Growth, says Raxworthy, is the medium of garden development; landscape architects should leave the office and go into the garden in order to know growth in an organic, nonsimulated way.Raxworthy proposes a new practice for working with plant material that he terms "the viridic" (after "the tectonic" in architecture), from the Latin word for green, with its associations of spring and growth. He builds his argument for the viridic through six generously illustrated case studies of gardens that range from "formal" to "informal" approaches-from a sixteenth-century French Renaissance water garden to a Scottish poet-scientist's "marginal" garden, barely differentiated from nature. Raxworthy argues that landscape architectural practice itself needs to be "gardened," brought back into the field. He offers a "Manifesto for the Viridic" that casts designers and plants as vegetal partners in a renewed practice of landscape gardening. "A call for l Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780262547123

Contact seller

Buy New

US$ 57.84
Convert currency
Shipping: FREE
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: 1 available

Add to basket

Stock Image

Julian Raxworthy
Published by MIT Press, 2023
ISBN 10: 0262547120 ISBN 13: 9780262547123
New PAP

Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom

Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars 4-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # GB-9780262547123

Contact seller

Buy New

US$ 50.77
Convert currency
Shipping: US$ 10.31
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: 3 available

Add to basket

Seller Image

Raxworthy, Julian; Harrisson, Fiona (FRW)
Published by The MIT Press, 2023
ISBN 10: 0262547120 ISBN 13: 9780262547123
New Softcover

Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 45094330-n

Contact seller

Buy New

US$ 41.24
Convert currency
Shipping: US$ 20.27
From United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: 4 available

Add to basket

Stock Image

Julian Raxworthy
Published by MIT Press Ltd, 2023
ISBN 10: 0262547120 ISBN 13: 9780262547123
New Softcover

Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Condition: New. 2023. Paperback. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780262547123

Contact seller

Buy New

US$ 49.91
Convert currency
Shipping: US$ 11.90
From Ireland to U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: 15 available

Add to basket

There are 10 more copies of this book

View all search results for this book