LANDSCAPE ALCHEMY: THE WORK OF HARGREAVES ASSOCIATES

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Product DescriptionHargreaves Associates has been on the forefront of landscape architectural practice since its founding in 1983, creating a narrative approach to landscape architecture that layers history, ecology, and environmental phenomena. The built work of Hargreaves Associates privileges the cultural construction of meaning through dynamic, interactive and exultant landscape. Whether reductive or rich, highly programmed or passive, culturally interpretive or teeming with the phenomena of nature’s own systems, the built landscapes of Hargreaves Associates seek the power of connection to our day-to-day lives. This volume will present projects from throughout the 25 year history of the firm, showing the development of work from early days in practice to its current direction creating new visions for public space. The book will show Hargreaves Associates’ role in advancing the re-occupation of post-industrial sites, reclaiming waterfronts across the US, with additional examples in Europe and Australia, as well as their work developing the significance of cultural landscapes over time, their contributions to urban parks, smaller plazas and gardens, and their innovative entries to recent landscape architectural competitions. ILLUSTRATIONS: 400 colour & 100 b/w photographs & 5 illustrationsFrom the Inside FlapHargreaves Associates has been at the forefront of landscape architectural practice since its founding in 1983, creating a narrative approach to landscape architecture that layers history, ecology, and environmental phenomena. Whether reductive or rich, highly programmed or passive, culturally interpretive or teeming with the phenomena of nature’s own systems, the built landscapes of Hargreaves Associates emphasize the power of connection to day-to-day life. This volume presents projects from throughout the 25-year history of the firm and highlights the firm’s role in advancing the reoccupation of postindustrial sites, including the reclamation of waterfronts within the United States, Europe, and Australia. The book also shows how the firm works with cultural landscapes, urban parks, smaller plazas, and gardens. Included are details on Hargreaves’ innovative entries in recent landscape architectural competitions, including its stunning design of a 270-acre Victorian-style pleasure garden for the 2012 London Olympics.From the Back CoverHargreaves Associates has been at the forefront of landscape architectural practice since its founding in 1983, creating a narrative approach to landscape architecture that layers history, ecology, and environmental phenomena. Whether reductive or rich, highly programmed or passive, culturally interpretive or teeming with the phenomena of nature’s own systems, the built landscapes of Hargreaves Associates emphasize the power of connection to day-to-day life. This volume presents projects from throughout the 25-year history of the firm and highlights the firm’s role in advancing the reoccupation of postindustrial sites, including the reclamation of waterfronts within the United States, Europe, and Australia. The book also shows how the firm works with cultural landscapes, urban parks, smaller plazas, and gardens. Included are details on Hargreaves’ innovative entries in recent landscape architectural competitions, including its stunning design of a 270-acre Victorian-style pleasure garden for the 2012 London Olympics.About the AuthorGeorge Hargreaves is Design Director and Senior Principal of Hargreaves Associates. Under his leadership, Hargreaves Associates has received 34 national awards from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), six from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), five from the Waterfront Center, and three from Progressive Architecture. Anita Berrizbeitia is Associate Chair and Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. She was the recipient of a Rome Prize Fellowship in 2006.Julia Czerniak is a