MediterraneanLandscapeDesign

HumanbeingshavebeentransformingMediterraneanlandscapesintoartforatleastthirtythousandyears.Todaysartists,sculptors,designers,architectsandgardenersexploreage-oldvernacularmaterials,skillsandsitestoproduceextraordinarylandscapeartthataffirmsanidealofpartnershipwithnaturewhilecelebratinglayersoflivinginthismultifacetedregion.Eachworkobservesthelogicofplaceasdeterminedbyclimate,geology,floraandfauna,architectureandlanduse.Illustratedwithhundredsofexceptionalphotographsbyaward-winningphotographerCliveNichols,anddrawingonnearlyfortyyearsofexplorationbyLouisaJones,thisbookoffersafreshvisionoftheMediterranean,pastandfuture,linkingculturaldiversityandnaturalbalanceasdiscoveredinitsgardens,landscapedesign,literature,artandarchitecture.