Mirei shigemori - rebel in the garden : modern Japanese landscape architecture /

Die erste profunde Darstellung des Erneuerers der japanischen Gartenkunst im 20. Jahrhundert

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tschumi, Christian.
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Published: Birkh user,
Publisher Address: Basel :
Publication Dates: [2012]
©2007
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783034609425
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Summary: Die erste profunde Darstellung des Erneuerers der japanischen Gartenkunst im 20. Jahrhundert
Mirei Shigemori decisively shaped the development of Japanese landscape architecture in the 20th century. The first part of the book deals with his life and influences, including his interest in ikebana and tea ceremonies. The second part offers detailed presentations of some seventeen different gardens.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(223pages)
ISBN: 9783034609425
Index Number: SB470
CLC: TU986.631.3
Contents: Frontmatter --
Contents --
Acknowledgements --
Prefaces --
The Spirit of the rocks --
Concept Gardens --
Mirei Shigemori and Modern Japanese Artistic Creation --
Rebel With a Cause --
Life and influences --
Strategy for Renewal --
Gardens --
The Beginning --
Points of Stone --
Lines in Concrete --
Planes of Gravel and Sand --
Mounds and Mountains --
Traditional, but new --
Appendix --
Backmatter