- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson; New edition edition (21 July 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 050028427X
- ISBN-13: 978-0500284278
- Product Dimensions: 26.7 x 24.9 x 1.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 569,829 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A compelling and beautifully written discussion on contemporary landscape design' - Gardens Illustrated 'One of the most vigorous and accessible accounts of contemporary landscape movements I have read' - The Financial Times 'A book to turn to when inspiration is running dry' - Landscape Design
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"Radical Landscapes" presents over 60 projects by forward-looking landscape designers. Their use of innovative materials, unusual plants and unexpected forms offers alternative solutions to garden, backyard or outdoor space design. The book is organized into seven themes: light and colour, movement, order and objects, interaction, new contexts, urban interventions, and narrative. Each chapter is illustrated with works by designers and architects such as Fernando Garuncho, Kathryn Gustafson, Hiroki Hasegawa, Walter Hood and Adriaan Geuze.
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37 of 44 people found the following review helpful
a hodge podge pictorial
10 Jan 2002
Format:Hardcover
There is nothing 'radical' about any of the projects here. Nice they are, I'll give you that. But only nice. Nothing a professional in the field could not come up with. The picture quality is less than tops, and there are even teeny-weeny unreadable B&W photos that are attached to supposedly famous names. It kind of gives you the impression that the author was either running out of material to fill the book with or had too many friends who wanted a piece of the action.
If the only thing in common that is supposed to hold all the projects under one roof is that they are all 'radical', well, the author ought to choose another word, even if a more etymological meaning was intended by it (Radix, Latin, root).
I bought it at full retail price and feel I've been jipped, but at half the price, I suppose it's worth having...It's a CATALOGUE, basically.
If the only thing in common that is supposed to hold all the projects under one roof is that they are all 'radical', well, the author ought to choose another word, even if a more etymological meaning was intended by it (Radix, Latin, root).
I bought it at full retail price and feel I've been jipped, but at half the price, I suppose it's worth having...It's a CATALOGUE, basically.
Good Picture Book
25 Mar 2008
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
There are some good landscape work. Nothing really extraordinary or really radical as you would expect from the title, but still a book with good ideas to inspire.
6 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Gardens Illustrated Review
30 April 2002
Format:Hardcover
From the Feb. 2002 issue of Gardens Illustrated magazine:
"...the book is a compelling and beautifully written discussion on contemporary landscape design. A book about any other field of design would probably not include the rather self-conscious word "radical" in the title, but its use here is indicative of the generally reactionary nature of most open space design... there are a few valient souls out there trying to change this state of affairs, and this book chronicles some of the best...Amidon writes, 'Among the creators of radical landscapes it is difficult to find common threads,' but her strategy is broadly successful in organizing this diverse selection of landscape designers and their work."
"...the book is a compelling and beautifully written discussion on contemporary landscape design. A book about any other field of design would probably not include the rather self-conscious word "radical" in the title, but its use here is indicative of the generally reactionary nature of most open space design... there are a few valient souls out there trying to change this state of affairs, and this book chronicles some of the best...Amidon writes, 'Among the creators of radical landscapes it is difficult to find common threads,' but her strategy is broadly successful in organizing this diverse selection of landscape designers and their work."
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