Reflections of Paradise: The Gardens of Fernando Caruncho
Gordon Taylor
The much-anticipated first comprehensive survey of one of the worlds most acclaimed landscape garden designers, Fernando Caruncho. Famous for his deep sensibility, extraordinary sophistication and use of light and geometry in nature, seamlessly merging architecture with landscapes. Featuring his most prolific projects from private residencies to large agricultural estates and public spaces across the globe, many of which have graced the covers of Architectural Digest.
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Spanish landscape designer Fernando Caruncho has spent over four decades impressing the world with his breathtaking garden designs, which create a perfect union of architectural design within nature. The sources of inspiration of Fernando Caruncho are as diverse as Islam, Zen to European Classicism, and his attention to the control of light, geometrical scale and use of local materials are key principals of his design approach. In this book Caruncho personally curates a selection of his favorite international garden projects, including: a vineyard in Italy, a private garden in Biarritz, France, and an expansive agricultural estate in New Jersey. Caruncho gives readers a glimpse at his creative thought process through inspirational images, ephemera and sketchbooks. Guaranteed to be must-have for the coffee tables of inspired garden lovers.
Details:
- ISBN:
- 9780847868988
- Format:
- Hardback
- Page Count:
- 304
- Dimensions:
- 28.50cm x 23.52cm
- Weight:
- 1848.4g
- Publisher:
- Rizzoli International
- Genre:
- Gardening