John Dixon Hunt , Peter Walker , Jane Brown Gillette

Site, Sight, Insight (Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture)

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ISBN 13:
9780812248005
author:
John Dixon Hunt , Peter Walker , Jane Brown Gillette
format:
HardBack
publisher:
University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
language:
English
Publication Year:
2016
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
16 x 2 x 23.1 cm
Genre:
Art, Architecture & Photography, Architecture, Types of Architecture, John Dixon Hunt, Peter Walker, Jane Brown Gillette,Site, Sight, Insight (Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture),University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.,0812248007,Architecture,Hist
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Site, Sight, Insight presents twelve essays by John Dixon Hunt, a leading theorist and historian of landscape architecture. This collection explores how we experience and understand sites, from the simplest landscapes to complex designed environments.

Hunt argues that gaining insight into a site requires an awareness of both our own perception of it and its inherent qualities. He examines how gardens and landscapes are perceived through all senses, over time, and across space, and how their meaning can be understood and appreciated.

The essays draw on Hunt's extensive knowledge of key sites and writings, including the gardens of Rousham and the designs by Bernard Lassus and Ian Hamilton Finlay. By exploring these topics, Hunt sheds light on the role of garden-making in landscape architecture and the ways in which we experience and understand places.

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