Böcker av Thaisa Way

Garden as Art illuminates the stewardship of the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, one of the most beautiful gardens on earth. Essays consider its archival significance and its influence on landscape architecture. New photographs by Sahar Coston-Hardy and archival images invite contemplation of the art of garden design and how gardens evolve as works of art.

Women have practiced as landscape architects, since the founding of the practice as a profession in the United States in the 1890s. They came to landscape architecture as gardeners, garden designers, horticulturalists, and fine artists. This book describes design practice in landscape architecture by women in the first half of the 20th century.

Gustafson Guthrie Nichol (GGN) is renowned for their ground-breaking, contemporary designs. This is the first monograph from this prominent landscape architecture firm and its founding principal, Kathryn Gustafson.