100 20th-Century Gardens & Landscapes - by Twentieth Century Society (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>These stunning examples of English gardens and landscapes range from Arts and Crafts gardens to landscapes created for mid-century housing, to recent trends for community and wildlife gardens. An introduction covers the development of garden and landscape design in the last century, while short essays discuss the influence of key C20 English gardens, pioneers of new plants and planting styles, and landscapes in housing developments, new towns, and public spaces.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Discover 100 of the most beautiful English gardens and landscapes designed since 1914, courtesy of the Twentieth Century Society.</b> <p/> See how English gardens and landscapes have evolved over the last century, and how they complement buildings of the period. These stunning examples, chosen by the Twentieth Century Society, move from the Arts and Crafts garden and the garden city, through landscapes created for mid-century housing, to the low-maintenance gardens of the 1980s and recent trends for community and wildlife gardens. An introduction covers the development of garden and landscape design in the last 100 years, while short essays discuss the influence of key C20 English gardens, like Sissinghurst and Great Dixter; those who pioneered new plants and planting styles (such as Margery Fish, Beth Chatto, and Piet Oudolf); and landscapes in housing developments, new towns, and public spaces. <br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>'A catalogue of private and public gardens that well illustrates how garden design and landscape architecture emerged together during that century.'</p>--<b>George Plumptre</b>, <i><b>Daily Telegraph</b></i><br><br><p>'A shorthand way to appreciate the way garden designers, town planners, landscape architects and others help shape the world around us. And that is certainly worth celebrating.'</p>--<i><b>The Garden</b></i><br><br><p>'An absorbing history of a much-loved but much overlooked part of our lives'</p>--<i><b>Reclaim Magazine</b></i><br><br><p>'Casts a much needed light on why it is so important now to discuss, protect and preserve these spaces'</p>--<i><b>Rakesprogress magazine</b></i><br><br><p>'Refreshingly wide in scope ... intelligent and thought-provoking'</p>--<b>The Times</b><br><br><p>'This enjoyable and colourful guided tour through landscapes from the Arts and Crafts via the Barbican to Derek Jarman's Dungeness cottage might make an enticing gazetteer for a summer spent closer to home than usual.'</p>--<i><b>Financial Times</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>The Twentieth Century Society is a British charity that campaigns for the preservation of architectural heritage from 1914 onwards. They provide support and advice to architects and planning authorities to protect the best twentieth-century architecture and design, whether through listing or sympathetic development and management.
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