![]() ![]() Though conceived as a textbook, it will have immense appeal to anyone with an intellectual curiousity about history, culture, ideas and design. Sullivan and Boults have produced a one-of-a-kind achievement with this remarkable volume. ![]() This guide includes: * Storyboards, case studies, and visual narratives to portray spaces * Plan, section, and elevation drawings of key spaces * Summaries of design concepts, principles, and vocabularies * Historic and contemporary works of art that illuminate a specific era * Descriptions of how the landscape has been shaped over time in response to human need Directing both students and practitioners along a visually stimulating timeline, Illustrated History of Landscape Design is a valuable educational tool as well as an endless source ofinspiration. Organized by century and geographic region, this highly visual reference uses hundreds of masterful pen-and-ink drawings to show how historical context and cultural connections can illuminate today's design possibilities. Illustrated History of Landscape Design takes an optical sweep of the iconic landscapes constructed throughout the ages. As an art form, these architectural landscape creations are stamped with societal imprints unique to their environment and place in time. A visual journey through the history of landscape design For thousands of years, people have altered the meaning of space by reshaping nature. ![]()
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