Ten Landscapes: Raymond Jungles (10 Landscapes) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1564966135 ISBN 13: 9781564966131

Publisher: Rockport Pub, 1999

Synopsis

The lush tropical gardens of landscape architect Raymond Jungles are, in part, inspired by the great Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx. Working closely with his wife, artist Deborah Yates, Jungles’s landscapes feature colorful mosaics, custom-designed water fountains, and dramatic swimming pools set among exotic plans native to southern Florida and the Florida Keys.

About this title

About the Author:

James Grayson Trulove is the Publisher of Spacemaker Press.

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The owners of a Florida Keys property site (a musician and an inventor) decided to build an addition to their house to function as a creative center for their work. To complement the addition, the landscape architect was called upon to design a garden which would feature a ceramic mural by the artist Debra Yates. His challenge was to enliven the small, potentially static space and to create a variety of visual experiences. He collaborated with the architect in designing the studio addition to create the feeling of an open pavilion. The mural wall in the distance is high enough to add drama but low enough to allow a good view of the bay...Because the garden is sunken, the wall is eight feet high on the interior side. This "outdoor painting", poised above the reflecting pool, brings the sky to ground, creating a stunning visual experience from the master bedroom.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rockport Pub
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1564966135
• ISBN 13: 9781564966131
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120
• Editor: James Grayson Truelove