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Record Nr.

UNINA9911009343403321

Autore

Peng Yigang

Titolo

Analysis of the Traditional Chinese Garden / / by Yigang Peng

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

981-9771-31-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (165 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

KouHuaiyun

HendersonRon

Disciplina

712.60951

Soggetti

Architecture - History

Landscape architecture

Aesthetics

Architectural History and Theory

Landscape Architecture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

The History of Chinese Gardens -- The Distribution of Chinese Gardens -- Two Philosophies and Two Approaches -- The Architectural Characteristics of Gardens -- The Quest for Yijing Aesthetic Conception -- The Needs for Indoor and Outdoor Activities -- From Courtyards to Imperial Gardens -- The Inward and Outward -- To View and Be Viewed -- Composition of the Dominant and Subordinate -- The Contrast Between Different Spaces -- Concealment and Revelation -- Leads and Hints -- Density and Spacing -- Undulation and Layering for Depth -- The Tangible and the Intangible -- Twists and Turns -- Staggered Levels of Scenery -- Look Upwards and Look Downwards -- The Interaction and Layers of Space -- Spatial Sequences -- The Planning of Rockeries -- The Treatment of Water -- The Arrangement of Plants -- Garden South and North Stylistic Difference.

Sommario/riassunto

Analysis of the Traditional Chinese Garden is a seminal resource for the spatial principles and techniques that shape traditional Chinese gardens. It is a richly illustrated resource for historians, theorists, garden designers, landscape architects, architects and anyone interested in the design of these world renowned gardens with 106 pages of hand-drawn sketches by the author that vividly portray the



intricacies and subtleties of traditional Chinese gardens. The book is widely known in China as a primary text for analysis of the gardens and was recognized with the inaugural National Excellent Architectural Book Award in 1990 and, since its debut in China in 1986, has garnered immense popularity and acclaim with 50 reprints and a total print run of 150,000 copies.