Contemporary color in the landscape : top designers, inspiring ideas, new combinations / Andrew Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Andrew, 1959-

Contributor:

Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Color in gardening.

Gardens--Design.

Gardens.

Physical Description:

280 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2011.

Summary:

This is a well-organized and abundantly illustrated survey prepared by garden and landscape designer Wilson (he's based in England and active in London and Surrey). Individual chapters discuss how color affects people, personality and color choices, color interactions, contrast, intensity, the restricted palette, breaking the rules, and drawing inspiration from nature. The fully captioned photos offer a wide range of examples illustrating the principles. A list of references shows that the author has delved into the subject through works pertaining exclusively to color as well as those that apply color ideas to the planning and design of gardens. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

What is color?

The qualities of color

Color as a design tool

Opposing forces

Depth and intensity

The restricted palette

Sensational color

Nature and inspiration.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

ISBN:

0881929964

9780881929966

OCLC:

666223941

Publisher Number:

99947457142