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020 ^a9780300156584 (cloth : alk. paper)
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050 00 ^aSB4720^b.B35 2010
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100 1 ^aBalmori, Diana.
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245 12 ^aA landscape manifesto /^cDiana Balmori ; introduction by Michel Conan.
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260 ^aNew Haven :^bYale University Press,^cc2010
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300 ^axliii, 236 p. :^bill. (chiefly col.) ;^c29 cm
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504 ^aIncludes bibliographical references and index
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505 0 ^aHistory and nature/nature and art : a new departure. Thepresent ; History ; Nature and art ; Historical achievements and contemporary failures : the american lawn; Retrieving past achievements : hedgerows, espaliers, sunken gardens -- Transformations : overcoming the past. The ecological transformation of human-made forms ; From green corridor to thick edge : the linear park ; From roofto fifth fa็ade ; From ditches to rain gardens ; From drainage pipes to stormwater parks ; Inscribing urban forms in the larger geographical context ; Accommodating natural processes in cities ; Making temporary landscapes ; Straddling borders : Jordan River Peace Park ; Conclusion : searching for the present -- Interweaving architecture, landscape, and city. Interface ; Aesthetics ; From thin to thick edge ; Embedding the city in nature
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600 10 ^aBalmori, Diana
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650 0 ^aLandscape architecture
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700 1 ^aConan, Michel
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999 ^apaveena
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