Why Is Landscape Beautiful

Author : Lucius Burckhardt
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-19
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783035604139

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Why is Landscape Beautiful? by Lucius Burckhardt Pdf

Lucius Burckhardt (1925-2003) taught architectural theory at Kassel University and, in the 1980s, coined the term "Promenadology"or the science of Strollology and developed this into a complex and far-sighted planning and design discipline. Given that "the landscape" as an idea only exists in our heads, Burckhardt's writings (and drawings) are not so much concerned with beautiful vistas, but focus instead on the multi-faceted interaction a simple walk-taker has with his environment. To those who observe the environment with their eyes wide open, interesting questions will arise again and again; for example, why "city" and "country" can no longer be separated so easily in the face of progressive urbanization. Or why we consider a viaduct to be beautiful, but a nuclear power station an intrusion. And also, why gardens are works of art and should therefore be appraised as such. This book contains 28 texts by the design and planning critic, for the first time in English, with the focus on landscapes, gardens as an art form and the science of strollology.

Author : Lucius Burckhardt
Publisher : Birkhauser
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 3035604150

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Why is Landscape Beautiful? by Lucius Burckhardt Pdf

Lucius Burckhardt (1925-2003) taught architectural theory at Kassel University and, in the 1980s, coined the term "Promenadology"or the science of Strollology and developed this into a complex and far-sighted planning and design discipline. Given that "the landscape" as an idea only exists in our heads, Burckhardt's writings (and drawings) are not so much concerned with beautiful vistas, but focus instead on the multi-faceted interaction a simple walk-taker has with his environment. To those who observe the environment with their eyes wide open, interesting questions will arise again and again; for example, why "city" and "country" can no longer be separated so easily in the face of progressive urbanization. Or why we consider a viaduct to be beautiful, but a nuclear power station an intrusion. And also, why gardens are works of art and should therefore be appraised as such. This book contains 28 texts by the design and planning critic, for the first time in English, with the focus on landscapes, gardens as an art form and the science of strollology.

Author : William Neill
Publisher : Rocky Nook, Inc.
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-22
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781681985763

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Light on the Landscape by William Neill Pdf

See the images and read the stories behind the creative process of one of America’s most respected landscape photographers, William Neill.

For more than two decades, William Neill has been offering his thoughts and insights about photography and the beauty of nature in essays that cover the techniques, business, and spirit of his photographic life. Curated and collected here for the first time, these essays are both pragmatic and profound, offering readers an intimate look behind the scenes at Neill’s creative process behind individual photographs as well as a discussion of the larger and more foundational topics that are key to his philosophy and approach to work.

Drawing from the tradition of behind-the-scenes books like Ansel Adams’ Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs and Galen Rowell’s Mountain Light: In Search of the Dynamic Landscape, Light on the Landscape covers in detail the core photographic fundamentals such as light, composition, camera angle, and exposure choices, but it also deftly considers those subjects that are less frequently examined: portfolio development, marketing, printmaking, nature stewardship, inspiration, preparation, self-improvement, and more. The result is a profound and wide-ranging exploration of that magical convergence of light, land, and camera.

Filled with beautiful and inspiring photographs, Light on the Landscape is also full of the kind of wisdom that only comes from a deeply thoughtful photographer who has spent a lifetime communicating with a camera. Incorporating the lessons within the book, you too can learn to achieve not only technically excellent and beautiful images, but photographs that truly rise above your best and reveal your deeply personal and creative perspective—your vision, your voice.

Author : Michael Chesley Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Art
ISBN : 1684620457

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Beautiful Landscape Painting Outdoors by Michael Chesley Johnson Pdf

"Many painters enjoy working outdoors when the weather is good (and they need to know how to deal with it when the weather changes)! This book includes the best instruction on the special challenges of painting landscapes outdoors from a variety of the best plein-air artists working today in all major media-oil, pastel, watercolor, acrylic and gouache. - Materials, site selection and practical tips - Values, shapes, composition, color and elements of landscape painting - Bringing outdoor studies back into the studio - Complete start-to-finish demonstrations - Hundreds of gorgeous images"--

Author : Rick Darke,Douglas W. Tallamy
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604694086

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The Living Landscape by Rick Darke,Douglas W. Tallamy Pdf

Many gardeners today want a home landscape that nourishes and fosters wildlife. But they also want beauty, a space for the kids to play, privacy, and maybe even a vegetable patch. Sure, it’s a tall order, but The Living Landscape shows how to do it. By combining the insights of two outstanding authors, it offers a model that anyone can follow. Inspired by its examples, you’ll learn the strategies for making and maintaining a diverse, layered landscape—one that offers beauty on many levels, provides outdoor rooms and turf areas for children and pets, incorporates fragrance and edible plants, and provides cover, shelter, and sustenance for wildlife. Richly illustrated with superb photographs and informed by both a keen eye for design and an understanding of how healthy ecologies work, The Living Landscape will enable you to create a garden that is full of life and that fulfills both human needs and the needs of wildlife communities.

Author : Salim Kemal,Ivan Gaskell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0521558549

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Landscape, Natural Beauty and the Arts by Salim Kemal,Ivan Gaskell Pdf

Landscape, Natural Beauty and the Arts offers probing studies of the complex structure of aesthetic responses to nature. Each chapter refines and expands the terms of discussion, and together they enrich the debate with insights from art history, literary criticism, geography and philosophy. To explore the interrelation between our conceptions of nature, beauty and art, the contributors consider the social construction of nature, the determination of our appreciation by artistic media, and the duality of nature's determining in gardening. Showing that natural beauty is impregnated with concepts derived from the arts and from particular accounts of nature, the volume occasions questions of the distinction and relation between art and nature generally, and culminates in a set of philosophical studies of the role of scientific understanding, engagement and emotion in the aesthetic appreciation of nature.

Author : Frank Albert Waugh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Gardens
ISBN : WISC:89038473617

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The Landscape Beautiful by Frank Albert Waugh Pdf

Author : Frank Albert Waugh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Landscape architecture
ISBN : OCLC:1047506595

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The Landscape Beautiful by Frank Albert Waugh Pdf

Author : John F. Carlson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780486317458

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Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting by John F. Carlson Pdf

The whys and hows of the various aspects of landscape painting: angles and consequent values, perspective, painting of trees, more. 34 black-and-white reproductions of paintings by Carlson. 58 explanatory diagrams.

Author : Sir Uvedale Price
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1810
Category : Aesthetics
ISBN : WISC:89046889424

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Essays on the Picturesque, as Compared with the Sublime and the Beautiful by Sir Uvedale Price Pdf

Author : Annie Griffiths
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781426217265

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National Geographic Simply Beautiful Photographs by Annie Griffiths Pdf

Includes photographs by Annie Griffiths and other National Geographic photographers.

Author : Robert Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Photography
ISBN : UOM:39015016936182

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Beauty in Photography by Robert Adams Pdf

Now in its third printing, Beauty In Photography is updated on the occasion of a major retrospective exhibition. Illustrated.

Author : Richard J. Weller,Tatum L. Hands
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1943532818

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Beautiful China by Richard J. Weller,Tatum L. Hands Pdf

Beautiful China is the title of the Chinese government's broad policy to ensure the traditions and esthetics of Chinese culture not only survive as heritage but apply to contemporary society and to the future. Beautiful China is also nested within the larger policy concept of creating an "ecological civilization." Applied to a nation of over 1.3 billion people and the second most powerful economy in the world, these policies are arguably the most fascinating socio-political experiment taking place anywhere in the world today. This book is the first serious consideration of this policy and what it means for the design professions in contemporary China.

Author : Emily Tepe
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-19
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780760341391

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The Edible Landscape by Emily Tepe Pdf

"A guide to designing and planting gardens comprising vegetables, fruits, edible flowers, and ornamentals. Illustrated with color photography"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Alexander Wilson
Publisher : Between The Lines
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Human beings
ISBN : 9780921284529

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The Culture of Nature by Alexander Wilson Pdf

In this celebrated work, Alexander Wilson examines environments built over the past fifty years, as humans have continued to discover, exploit, protect, restore, and sometimes re-enchant a natural world in convulsion. Extensively illustrated.