FUTURESCAPES. DESIGNERS FOR TOMORROW S OUTDOOR SPACES

Greater sensitivity to climate change has already made this century one of the most productive periods in landscape and garden design. Designers and clients are increasingly committed to innovative outdoor spaces: in cities, the country and private gardens.Like its successful predecessor Avant Gardeners, this lively volume contains inspiration for everyone from amateur gardeners to urban policy-makers, from plant enthusiasts to hardscape designers. The fifty innovative design firms presented offer a fresh and highly informed overview of today's leading practitioners, profiling each studio's work through texts, up-to-date projects, plans and photographs. The selection spans well-established names, such as Patrick Blanc (France), Fernando Caruncho (Spain), Dan Pearson (UK) and Stephen Stimson (US), to smaller, lesser-known studios, such as Ossart & Maurières (France), Wette + Künecke (Germany) and Landscape India (India). Thematic essays identify the preoccupations and practices of today's designers - ranging from creating new landforms to the trend towards landscape urbanism.