John Brookes - Barbara Simms
Garden and Landscape Designer
KORTE INHOUD
After a foreword by John Brookes himself and a brief introduction, "The Story of John Brookes" reveals all the influences that have come to bear on John's work plotting the major stages of his career. The first chapter plots his growth as a garden designer, from his apprenticeship with the Nottingham Corporation Parks Department in 1954, through his work with Brenda Colvin and Sylvia Crowe in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and his setting up of his own garden and landscape design practice. His first successes in London town gardens in the 1960s are charted, as well as his key designs and educational achievements around the globe throughout his career, right up to his current position as the doyen of contemporary garden designers. The second chapter provides a fascinating insight into John Brookes' garden and landscape design work, by analysing 18 of his most significant designs and their execution. Written after extensive research, Barbara Simms summarises the history of each commission, the challenges John ...
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2007Uitgever: Conrad Octopus208 paginasTaal: EngelsGrootte: 277x270ISBN-10: 1840914483ISBN-13: 9781840914481Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Original blue boards, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous photographs (mainly in colour), 4to. [Auteur: Simms, Barbara] [Pagina's: 208] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: London : Conran Octopus Limited] [Jaar: 2007] [Titel: John Brookes: Garden and Landscape Designer]
