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Visionary
Visionary
Gardens and landscapes both private and public that explore sustainability and planting for a changing climate.
In Visionary: Gardens and Landscapes for Our Future, photographer Claire Takacs and landscape architect Giacomo Guzzon introduce stunning private and public gardens from around the world that have addressed both sustainability and climate change with outstanding results.
Be inspired by the new ways garden and landscape designers are thinking about planting and garden design in the face of climate change.
Featuring more than 80 gardens from across the globe, including the USA, UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, this beautiful book is guaranteed to inspire you with exciting gardens and innovative design solutions that look to the future.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781743797624
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 April 2024
Country: Australia
Imprint: Hardie Grant Books
Illustration: Full-colour Photography
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 255.0mm
Height: 305.0mm
Weight: 2132g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Claire Takacs is a freelance photographer who has specialised in capturing gardens and landscapes around the world for the past twenty years. Her work features regularly in international magazines, including Gardens Illustrated. She has contributed to many books, and this is her fifth title, which she has photographed exclusively. Previous books include: the highly acclaimed and successful Dreamscapes (Hardie Grant), which she also authored, Australian Dreamscapes (Hardie Grant), Windcliff; A Story of People, Plants, and Gardens by Dan Hinkley (Timber Press) and Wild: The Naturalistic Garden, with text by Noel Kingsbury (Phaidon).
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Giacomo Guzzon is a landscape architect and expert in planting design. He has taught planting design at several schools and universities, such as Sheffield, Greenwich and KLC, and currently serves as Head of Planting Design at the international landscape architecture firm Gillespies in London. He contributes to conferences and publications and has spoken in Hong Kong, the US, and throughout Europe. He is currently pursuing a PhD in plant science at the Technical University of Berlin.
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