audiobook Contemporary Landscapes of Contemplation by From Routledge in Arts-Photography

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Contemplative landscape and contemplative space are familiar terms in the areas of design; landscape architecture and architecture. Krinke and her highly regarded contributors set out to explore definitions; theories; and case studies of contemplative landscapes. The contributors; Marc Treib; John Beardsley; Michael Singer; Lance Neckar; Heinrich Hermann and Rebecca Krinke have spent their careers researching; critiquing; and making landscapes. Here they investigate the role of contemplative space in a post-modern world and examine the impact of nature and culture on the design or interpretation of contemplative landscapes.The essays; drawn from both scholarship and personal experience explore the links between spaces designed to provide health benefits and contemplative space.