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UNINA9910479858703321 |
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Cheetham Mark A (Mark Arthur), <1954-> |
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Landscape into eco art : articulations of nature since the '60s / / Mark A. Cheetham |
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University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2018] |
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©2018 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Earthworks (Art) |
Ecology in art |
Landscape painting |
Electronic books. |
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Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-234) and index. |
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Manipulated landscapes -- Beyond suspicion : why (not) landscape? -- Remote control : siting land art and eco art -- Contracted fields : "nature" in the art museum -- Bordering the ubiquitous : the art of local and global ecologies. |
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"Explores the practices of ecological art, a genre addressing the widespread public concern with rapid climate change and related environmental issues. Examines connections and divergences between contemporary eco art, land art of the 1960s and '70s, and the historical genre of landscape painting"--Provided by publisher. |
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UNINA9910559391903321 |
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Sharma Archana |
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Mandala urbanism, landscape, and ecology : interpreting classic Indian texts and Vaastupurusha Mandala as a framework for organizing towns / / Archana Sharma |
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Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
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©2022 |
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9783030872854 |
9783030872847 |
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1 online resource (118 pages) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Intro -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Methodology -- Chapter 2: Ancient Indian Design and Town Planning Principles as a Frame for Case Studies -- Vaastupurusha Mandala -- Site Plan and Layout -- Site Suitability -- Shape and Slope -- Urbanism -- Landscape -- Soil Suitability -- Soil Type -- Water -- Vegetation -- Recreational Gardens, Parks, and Amusement -- Ecology -- Chapter 3: Other Interpretive Frameworks -- Nomenclature -- Typology -- Design Syntax -- Chapter 4: Shiva Temples -- Kedarnath -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Kashi Vishwanath -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Baijnath -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Somnath -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Nageshwar -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Mahaa-Kaleshwar or Mahakaal -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Bhimashankar -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Omkareshwar -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Triambakeshwar -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Ghrishneshwar -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Mallikarjuna Srisailam -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Rameswaram -- The Legend -- Period of Temple Inception -- Chapter 5: Temple Town Urbanism, Landscape, and Ecology -- Design Syntax: |
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Mandir and Prakara -- Layout Mandala of Temple Towns -- Access and Processional Pathways -- Congregation -- Landscape and Ecology -- Water Features -- Chapter 6: Reflection and Projection -- Urbanism and Ecology -- Landscape and Ecology -- The Projective Landscape Typology -- Mandala Around the World -- Chapter 7: Mandala Urbanism and Questions for Further Research -- Mandala Urbanism Approach and Principles -- New Compound Mandala -- Mathematical Denomination of Mandalas. |
Algorithms for Mandala Permutations and Combinations, Developed by the Author -- Appendices -- Appendix I. List of Site Planning Mandalas Showing Number of Grid Components (Acharya 1927a, b, 1934a, b, c) -- Appendix II. Site Planning and Town Layout Mandalas (Acharya 1927a, b, 1934a, b, c) -- Appendix III. Figure-Ground Abstraction of Temple to Read for Auspiciousness of Sites and Plot Shapes (Not to Scale) -- Appendix IV. Internet References for Anecdotal History -- References -- Index. |
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