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Visionary Landscapes: Japanese Garden Design In North America, The Work Of Five Contemporary Masters,Used
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Japanese gardens are found throughout the world todaytheir unique forms now considered a universal art form. This stunning Japanese gardening book examines the work of five leading landscape architects in North America who are exploring the extraordinary power of Japanesestyle garden design to create an immersive experience promoting personal and social wellbeing.Master garden designers Hoichi Kurisu, Takeo Uesugi, David Slawson, Shin Abe and Marc Keane have each interpreted the style and meaning of the Japanese garden in unique ways in their innovative designs for private, commercial and public spaces. Several recent Japanesestyle gardens by each designer are featured in this book with detailed descriptions and sumptuous color photos.Hoichi Kurisutransformative spaces for spiritual and physical equilibrium. Takeo Uesugibright, flowing gardens that evoke joyful living. David Slawsonevocations of native place that fuse with the surrounding landscape. Shin Abedynamically balanced 'visual stories' that produce meaning and comfort. Marc Keanereflections on human connections with nature through the art of gardens.Also included are essays on the designers and miniessays by them about gardens in Japan which have most inspired their work, as well as commentaries by patrons and visitors to their North American gardens.The book focuses on recentlycreated gardens to suggest how the art form is currently evolving, and to understand how Japanese garden design principles and practices are being adapted to suit the needs and ways of people living and working outside Japan today.
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