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Vertical Garden : In Nature and the City by Patrick Blanc (2008, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393732592
ISBN-139780393732597
eBay Product ID (ePID)63877857
Product Key Features
Book TitleVertical Garden : in Nature and the City
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLandscape, General, Ornamental Plants
Publication Year2008
IllustratorYes
GenreGardening
AuthorPatrick Blanc
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight75 Oz
Item Length13.4 in
Item Width10.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-010996
Dewey Edition22
Reviews[D]eserves a place on the gardeners bookshelf....[T]he ideas and techniques for installation are applicable anywhere., His creations reflect natural habitats around the world from waterfalls to river banks, rocky outcrops and forest understoreys....Stunning photography., Will have wide appeal both to amateur gardeners who are interested in innovat[ion]...and to students and practitioners of garden design..., [E]xquisite....filled with gorgeous photos and plenty of practical insights, and is recommended both for general-interest libraries strong in home and garden design and for college-level art collections strong in architecture., "[D]ream-like constructions of a modern-day Henri Rousseau, whose single-minded botanical pursuit has become an art form." "[O]f equal value and interest to the serious horticulturist and botanist, artist, landscape and garden designer, architect and engineer…beautifully produced." "[A] must for anyone who wants to create a magnificent arrangement of plant life…" "This book is fascinating….[T]here should be a vertical garden on every block of every city in the world." "[B]eautifully conveys and illustrates the fruits of Blanc's lifelong passion." "Besides charm, Blanc infuses with generosity. He reveals his methods for creating vertical gardens, from building the armature…to his selection and arrangement of plant species….Blanc attempts a critical eye, elucidating the poetry of his work and his oeuvre's prospects for changing architectural vocabulary." "[E]xquisite….filled with gorgeous photos and plenty of practical insights, and is recommended both for general-interest libraries strong in home and garden design and for college-level art collections strong in architecture." "Will have wide appeal both to amateur gardeners who are interested in innovat[ion]...and to students and practitioners of garden design…" "[C]omprehensively illustrated….thorough and fascinating." "[D]eserves a place on the gardeners bookshelf….[T]he ideas and techniques for installation are applicable anywhere." "His creations reflect natural habitats around the world from waterfalls to river banks, rocky outcrops and forest understoreys….Stunning photography.", [O]f equal value and interest to the serious horticulturist and botanist, artist, landscape and garden designer, architect and engineer...beautifully produced., This book is fascinating....[T]here should be a vertical garden on every block of every city in the world., Besides charm, Blanc infuses The Vertical Garden with generosity. He reveals his methods for creating vertical gardens, from building the armature...to his selection and arrangement of plant species....Blanc attempts a critical eye, elucidating the poetry of his work and his oeuvre's prospects for changing architectural vocabulary., [D]ream-like constructions of a modern-day Henri Rousseau, whose single-minded botanical pursuit has become an art form.
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Photographed byLalot, Véronique
Dewey Decimal684.1/8
SynopsisPatrick Blanc, an artist with a green thumb, has created dozens of his admired botanical tapestries in public and private spaces around the world, including the Marith & Fran ois Girbaud boutique in Manhattan; the Jean Nouvel-designed Quai Branly Museum in Paris; the aquarium in Genoa; the Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok; and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan. In this luscious, oversize, all-color book, he explains how to create plant walls using more than one thousand plants, drawing on his observation of natural milieus, his technique of growing on vertical surfaces, his savoir faire, and his passion for plants., Patrick Blanc, an artist with a green thumb, has created dozens of his admired botanical tapestries in public and private spaces around the world, including the Marithé & François Girbaud boutique in Manhattan; the Jean Nouvel-designed Quai Branly Museum in Paris; the aquarium in Genoa; the Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok; and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan. In this luscious, oversize, all-color book, he explains how to create plant walls using more than one thousand plants, drawing on his observation of natural milieus, his technique of growing on vertical surfaces, his savoir faire, and his passion for plants.
LC Classification NumberSB463.5.B53 2008
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- Aug 31, 2021
Inspiring, Patrick Blanc is a plant and design genius. Stubby book with excellent photos beautiful prose.
Inspiring, Patrick Blanc is a plant and design genius. Stubby book with excellent photos beautiful prose.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
