http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog News and debate from Gardenvisit.com Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:12:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Christian Tschumi has written a very useful book on Mirei Shigemori - Rebel in the Garden - Modern Landscape Architecture (Birkhauser 2007) though it puzzles me why he does not see it as a book on garden design. Mirei Shigemori (1896–1975) wanted Japanese gardens to be modern but he did not ... http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2008/11/18/mirei-shigemori-and-modern-japanese-garden-design/ "The bronze of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens is one of the most popular statues in London. He stands in a leafy glade about half way along the west bank of the Long Water. This site has a special importance for Peter Pan and was chosen for the statue by ... http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2008/11/16/peter-pan-statue-in-kensington-gardens/ Sound Sculpture Source:  picasaweb.google.com/.../iF_6Zl5e9zEheng_JrD1rQ There is considerable ambiguity around the idea of just what sculpture really is. There is not a clear distinction between Physical sculpture (http://www.dexigner.com/design_news/4241.html) embedded with debates about function and form/simple and complex relationships and Sound sculpture (http://www.rainerlinz.net/NMA/repr/Brassil.html) which is based on the ephemeral partitioning of otherwise boundless ... http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2008/11/16/what-is-sculpture/ Bougainvillaes taking over the Stupas Originally uploaded by Tüshar I came across this attractive photo and wise caption on Flickr. The Archaeological Survey of India (AIS) was set up by the British in 1871 and it looks as though their gardening staff still do apprenticeships in Britain's parks departments. Great Indian ... http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2008/11/16/bougainvillaes-taking-over-the-stupas/ my first post for gardenvisit, so i thought i'd pose a question thats been on my mind for a while. also it ties in neatly with Toms post below. Is there too much public art in the landscape? reports say that there has been a massive boom in public art commisions ... http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2008/11/15/branding-the-landscape/ Henry Moore said that "I would rather have a piece of sculpture put in a landscape, almost any landscape, than in or on the most beautiful building I know." He made a good point and when traveling by train I often think of his remark that one should not waste ... http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2008/11/14/henry-moores-sculpture-in-landscape-and-garden/ Multi-objective design being more characteristic of traditional societies than modern 'scientific' societies, India has the best record in the design of structures related to water conservation. This step well, in Abhaneri, is a temple and a place of resort in hot weather - as well as a water tank ... http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2008/11/09/multi-objective-water-conservation-in-india/ Christine wonders if I am anti-architect and I thought, after a little introspection, that a public reply would be worthwhile. I would like this blog to be an interface between architecture, landscape architecture, garden design and planning - and regret it if I come over as more ... http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2008/11/08/anti-architecture-and-anti-landscape-architecture/ City visualisation by concept artist: markgoerner The visualisation shown is by conceptual artist Mark Goerner. It would be interesting to surmise what premises might underlie this vision of a possible 'future' city? Although Mark is neither an architect or a landscape architect he has produced a vision ... http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2008/11/08/sparking-the-imagination/ Where should we look to find a welcome future direction for the art of garden design? Chelsea? Kyoto? California? Australia? Saudi Arabia? Wales? A candidate list is, please don't laugh, in Wales. It was made by the Centre for Alternative Technology CAT. [caption id="attachment_495" align="alignleft" width="370" caption="Local slate and a local ... http://www.gardenvisit.com/blog/2008/11/04/what-is-the-future-direction-of-garden-design/