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Title: Ten Landscapes Topher Delaney (Ten Landscapes) by Topher Delaney, James Grayson Truelove, James Trulove, Maggie Peng ISBN: 1-56496-648-8 Publisher: Rockport Publishers Pub. Date: June, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: spiritual?
Comment: very interesting the way Topher Delaney passes her work off as spiritual. in what feels like a sell-out to the new-age craze, the designs feel contrived. the drawings and text suggest some sublime meaning in the works, look closer and the message is a one liner. the designs seem too similar to be real narratives. unless, all of the clients were one and the same.
Rating: 4
Summary: Evocative after a pompous beginning
Comment: This book gave me a true taste of the original vision of Topher Delaney. I found the photographs and narrative fascinating and inspirational for the budding landscape architect, and probably of interest to any student of the creative process. However, I also was truly offended by the foreword written by Maggie Peng (whoever she might be) which sounded like a parody of all the pomposity and bombast associated with art criticism. Also, though the book has been designed in a clear and easy on the eyes format, it suffers from the annoying characteristic many of its tabletop/art book ilk share: a preoccupation with showing only 'details' and skewed points of view that make each photograph an evocative masterpiece but prevent the reader from getting a complete visualization of how each garden example was actually setup. A single pedestrian long view shot or just a simple blueprint would have sufficed to give me the big picture concept unfiltered by the book photographer's sensibility. Otherwise, Topher Delaney and her multiple visions do come through on the page and I enjoyed the book.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Wonderful Narrative of Beautiful Gardens
Comment: Having seen Topher Delaney's work first hand on the West Coast and having heard her speak, I was anxious to read her book, Ten Landscapes. Delaney is an artist, architect, landscape designer, gardener and contractor rolled into one very passionate, humorous, spiritual being. She is a unique designer whose work is considered " cutting edge," This book will challenge your perceptions of what a garden can be. Ten Landscapes is a wonderful narrative with fabulous photographs. A must read for those who are into landscape architecture or who just enjoy beautiful gardens.
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Title: Ten Landscapes: Stephen Stimson Associates by James Grayson Trulove, Michael Van Valkenburgh, Jane Amidon, Charles Mayer ISBN: 1564968588 Publisher: Rockport Publishers Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Ten Landscapes: Raymond Jungles by James Grayson Trulove, Lanny Provo, Raymond Jungles ISBN: 1564966135 Publisher: Rockport Publishers Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Ten Landscapes: Mario Schjetnan by James Trulove, John Beardsley ISBN: 156496857X Publisher: Rockport Publishers Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Ten Landscapes: Shunmyo Masuno by Jim Grayson Trulove, Shunmyo Masuno ISBN: 1564966143 Publisher: Rockport Publishers Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: 40: Landscapes by James Grayson Trulove ISBN: 1592230962 Publisher: Thunder Bay Press Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.98 |
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