Garrett Eckbo — (November 28, 1910 – May 14, 2000) was an American landscape architect notable for his seminal 1950 book Landscape for Living .YouthHe was born in Cooperstown, New York to Axel Eckbo, a businessman, and Theodora Munn Eckbo. In 1912, the family… … Wikipedia
Christopher Tunnard — (1910, Victoria, British Columbia 1979) was an Canadian born landscape architect, garden designer, city planner, and author of Gardens in the Modern Landscape (1938). He was the cousin of the British surrealist artist John Tunnard (1900–1971).… … Wikipedia
Robert Royston — Robert N. Royston (1918 September 19, 2008) is one of America’s most distinguished landscape architects. His design work and university teaching in the years following World War Two helped define and establish California modernism in the post war … Wikipedia
Space in landscape design — refers to a set of theories that address the meaning and nature of space as a volume and as an element of design.The concept of space as the fundamental medium of landscape design grew from debates tied to modernism, contemporary art,… … Wikipedia
garden and landscape design — Introduction the development and decorative planting of gardens, yards, grounds, parks, and other types of areas. Gardening and landscape design is used to enhance the settings for buildings and public areas and in recreational areas and… … Universalium
Mike Davis (scholar) — Mike Davis Born 1946 (age 64–65) Fontana, California, USA Occupation Writer, Professor Mike Davis (born 1946) is an American social commentator, urban theorist, historian, and political activist. He is best known for his investigations of… … Wikipedia
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Fletcher Steele — (June 7, 1885 July 1971) was an American landscape architect credited with designing and creating over 700 gardens from 1915 to the time of his death.Steele was born John Fletcher Steele in Rochester, New York, United States to a lawyer father… … Wikipedia
List of landscape architects — A landscape architect is educated, to a high standard whether academic or practical, in landscape architecture and whose professional work conforms to the practice of the same name. The term landscape architect is used differently because… … Wikipedia
History of gardening — See also: Category:Landscape design history The history of ornamental gardening may be considered as aesthetic expressions of beauty through art and nature, a display of taste or style in civilized life, an expression of an individual s or… … Wikipedia
