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SURFACEDESIGN - Material Landscapes

English · Hardback

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The first book to present the work of Surfacedesign, an innovative San Francisco landscape architecture and urban design firm with major public and private projects throughout the Bay Area and in Hawaii, Mexico, and New Zealand. This monograph explores the design philosophy of the three partners of Surfacedesign, who are committed to solutions that emerge from the site itself and challenge conventional approaches to landscape. The work is informed by the vast openness and frontier spirit of the West, expressed in rugged materials and sustainable planting. Surfacedesign focuses on cultivating a sense of connection to the built and natural world, pushing people to engage with the landscape in new ways. The design approach emphasizes and celebrates the unique context and imaginative potential of each project. The studio's process is rooted in asking novel questions and listening to a site and its users, a process that has led to engaging and inspiring landscapes that are rugged, contemporary, and crafted. Twenty-five projects are presented, ranging in scale from the landscape approach to Auckland International Airport in New Zealand to intimate residential gardens in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Featured are Anaha, a Honolulu residential complex overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Land's End Lookout in the Golden Gate National Recreation area, Barnacles, a community gathering space on the Embarcadero, restoration of the Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma, the first commercial winery in California, and the landscape for the Museum of Steel in Monterrey, Mexico, a repurposed foundry that now incorporates the largest green roof in Central America.

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Authors Anita Berrizbeitia, Geo di Giralomo, Geoff di Giralomo, Geoff di Girolamo, James Lord, James A Lord, James A. Lord, Alan Maskin, Roderick Wyllie
Publisher Monacelli Press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 31.10.2019
 
EAN 9781580935500
ISBN 978-1-58093-550-0
No. of pages 304
Dimensions 218 mm x 264 mm x 24 mm
Series THE MONACELLI P
Subject Humanities, art, music > Art

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