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Hargreaves : the alchemy of landscape architecture /​ contributions by George Hargreaves ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Thames and Hudson 2009.Description: 293 p. : col. ill., maps, plans ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780500514993 (hbk.)
  • 0500514992 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 712.0922 22
Review: Summary: "This book is a superbly illustrated survey of one of the foremost landscape design companies in the world today." "Hargreaves are creators of the London 2012 Olympic Park, which aims to combine centuries of British park design with ground-breaking green technology." "Hargreaves Associates has been at the forefront of landscape architectural practice since its founding in 1983. This stunning book presents projects from throughout the firm's history, showing the development of its work from the early days to its current direction advancing the reoccupation of industrial sites, reclaiming waterfronts and creating new visions for public space." "Whether reductive or rich, highly programmed or passive, culturally interpretive or teeming with the phenomena of nature's own systems, the built landscapes of Hargreaves Associates seek the power of connection to our day-to-day lives."--BOOK JACKET.
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Open Collection Open Collection FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Open Collection FCUC Library 712.0922 GEO 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00021600
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Summary: "This book is a superbly illustrated survey of one of the foremost landscape design companies in the world today." "Hargreaves are creators of the London 2012 Olympic Park, which aims to combine centuries of British park design with ground-breaking green technology." "Hargreaves Associates has been at the forefront of landscape architectural practice since its founding in 1983. This stunning book presents projects from throughout the firm's history, showing the development of its work from the early days to its current direction advancing the reoccupation of industrial sites, reclaiming waterfronts and creating new visions for public space." "Whether reductive or rich, highly programmed or passive, culturally interpretive or teeming with the phenomena of nature's own systems, the built landscapes of Hargreaves Associates seek the power of connection to our day-to-day lives."--BOOK JACKET.