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Led by the Land: Landscapes by Kim Wilkie (English) Hardcover Book
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN-13
- 9781910258521
- Type
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9781910258521
- Book Title
- Led by the Land
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Pimpernel Press
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Gardening
- Topic
- Landscape, Agriculture / General, Garden Design
- Item Width
- 6.8in
- Item Weight
- 28.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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Leading landscape architect Kim Wilkie is revered for his unusual vision and his acute grasp of how people have moulded their environment over the centuries. This updated version of his classic book, Led by the Land, has been expanded to include fresh thoughts on farming and settlement and new projects, both huge and intimate, from the designs for new cities in Oman and England to the Swansea Maggie's Centre, and from plans for London's Natural History Museum grounds to the sculptural setting of a furniture factory in Leamington Spa. Wilkie has taken his genius to many parts of the world--including the United States, Chile, Russia, Transylvania, Italy, the Middle East, the very edge of the Arctic Circle, as well as the British Isles--but to each undertaking he brings the same approach of reverence for the land and the creatures that inhabit it. He does not impose his inspiration on it but interacts with it. He allows the land to lead him. The carelessness and profligacy with which we generally treat our planet has degraded and despoiled much of it. It is reassuring to know there are people like Kim Wilkie, he cherishes the land, cooperates with it and seeks sustainable ways of regenerating it through his imaginative treatments. He agrees with Alexander Pope, the poet who inspired the English Landscape Movement, that "the Beauties should] not be] forced into a place], but resulting from it." Wilkie holds that "landscape architecture is not art, though it should be artful" but it is hard to see his magnificent Orpheus pool at Boughton House or his folds and zigzags of land at The Holt in Hampshire or his quilted we meadows at Shawford and not to think of gigantic works of abstract art. Led by the Land ruminates on our species' place in the environment, the way past masters have fashioned it and the hopes for our future fruitful connections. With some 200 photographs and drawings, including many plans and specially commissioned aerial photography of several major works, this book offers not only a rich account of an unusual talent, but also an optimistic vision for our future.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pimpernel Press
ISBN-10
1910258520
ISBN-13
9781910258521
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6038503154
Product Key Features
Book Title
Led by the Land
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Landscape, Agriculture / General, Garden Design
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Gardening
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.8in
Item Weight
28.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Sb470
Copyright Date
2019
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2019-458809
Dewey Decimal
712.092
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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