Invisible Gardens: The Search for Modernism in the American Landscape

Invisible Gardens: The Search for Modernism in the American Landscape by Peter Walker. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780262231770.

An in-depth exploration of landscape architecture during its defining era from 1925 to 1975, when the field began distinguishing itself from architecture and planning. During those years it encompassed a wide variety of approaches that nevertheless were united by a commitment to move beyond the historic traditions and past the unplanned sprawl of suburbia. Among the significant landscape architects profiled are Thomas Church, Roberto Burle Marx, Luis Barragan, Isamu Noguchi, and Lawrence Halprin. Includes color and b&w photos. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.