100 20th-Century Gardens and Landscapes by Twentieth Century Society

100 20th-Century Gardens and Landscapes by Twentieth Century Society

Following on from 100 Buildings 100 Years, 100 Houses 100 Years, and 100 Churches 100 Years, this book features 100 remarkable gardens and landscapes designed since 1914.

'Refreshingly wide in scope … intelligent and thought-provoking'

-- The Times

'This enjoyable and colourful guided tour through landscapes from the Arts and Crafts via the Barbican to Derek Jarman’s Dungeness cottage might make an enticing gazetteer for a summer spent closer to home than usual'

* Financial Times *

'A catalogue of private and public gardens that well illustrates how garden design and landscape architecture emerged together during that century.'

-- George Plumptre * Daily Telegraph *

'A shorthand way to appreciate the way garden designers, town planners, landscape architects and others help shape the world around us. And that is certainly worth celebrating.'

* The Garden *

'Casts a much needed light on why it is so important now to discuss, protect and preserve these spaces'

* Rakesprogress magazine *

'An absorbing history of a much-loved but much overlooked part of our lives'

* Reclaim Magazine *

The Twentieth Century Society is a British charity that campaigns for the preservation of architectural heritage from 1914 onwards. They provide support and advice to architects and planning authorities to protect the best twentieth-century architecture and design, whether through listing or sympathetic development and management.

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ISBN 13	9781849945295
ISBN 10	1849945292
Title	100 20th-Century Gardens and Landscapes
Author	Twentieth Century Society
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Batsford Ltd
Year published	2020-03-05
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.