Reflections of Paradise: The Gardens of Fernando Caruncho

About this book

The much-anticipated comprehensive survey of one of the worlds most acclaimed landscape garden designers famous for his extraordinarily sophisticated use of light and geometry in nature. 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. His sources of inspiration are as diverse as Islamic design Zen Buddhism and European Classicism and the control of light geometrical scale and use of local materials are key principles of his design approach. In this book Caruncho personally curates a selection of twenty-six of his international garden projects ranging from private residences to large agricultural estates and public spaces including a vineyard in Italy a private garden in Biarritz France and an expansive estate in New Jersey. Caruncho gives readers a glimpse at his creative thought process through inspirational images ephemera and selections from his sketches.