The Granite Garden: Urban Nature And Human Design
by Anne W. Spirn
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Author: Anne W. SpirnEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1985-09-10
ISBN: 0465027067
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Basic Books
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Book Review: The Granite Garden
Summary: 4 Stars
I am somewhat new to reading books such as this for pleasure, but I read what I think will interest me. I was thrown at first by the title thinking that the book was going to be about hard scaping. Instead this book was a real eye opener to a lot of things we take for granted every day. Chapters titled soil, water, and air open up the reader to understand all that is envolved in making a city before you get to the buildings and people. I initally borrowed the book from the library while reading it but had to purchase a copy of my own for future reference. I give this book a high recommendation to anyone in the architecture or landscape fields.
Summary of The Granite Garden: Urban Nature And Human Design
This award-winning book by a Harvard landscape architect proves how important it is to understand the natural settings of cities?their air, water, geology, plant, and animal life?to create better, more habitable urban environments.
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