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Record Nr.

UNINA9910765823903321

Titolo

Contemporary landscapes of contemplation / / edited by Rebecca Krinke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2017

©2005

ISBN

1-135-99471-4

1-135-99472-2

1-280-24420-8

9786610244201

0-203-46208-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Disciplina

712

Soggetti

Sanctuary gardens

Spiritual retreats

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : Contemplation, landscapes of contemplation, contemporary / Rebecca Krinke -- Attending / Marc Treib -- On the transcendent in landscapes of contemplation / Heinrich Hermann -- Map of memory, an interview / Michael Singer with Rebecca Krinke -- Contemplative landscapes, restorative landscapes / Rebecca Krinke -- Berlin : typology of contemplation / Lance Neckar -- Filling a void : creating contemporary spaces for contemplation / John Beardsley.

Sommario/riassunto

Contemplative landscape and contemplative space are familiar terms in the areas of design, landscape architecture and architecture. Krinke and her highly regarded contributors set out to explore definitions, theories, and case studies of contemplative landscapes. The contributors, Marc Treib, John Beardsley, Michael Singer, Lance Neckar, Heinrich Hermann and Rebecca Krinke have spent their careers researching, critiquing, and making landscapes. Here they investigate the role of contemplative space in a post-modern world and examine the impact of nature and culture on the design or interpret