Designing a Garden: Monk’s Garden at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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Designing a Garden by Michael Van Valkenburgh offers an intimate look into the creation of the Monk’s Garden at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, showcasing the evolution of a dreamlike, meandering woodland through sketches, models, and seasonal photographs. Interwoven with reflections on his rural upbringing and design philosophy, the book reveals the challenges and rewards of crafting a small, contemplative garden within a historic context.
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by Michael Van Valkenburgh (Author), Laurie Olin (Contributor)
208 Pages | Published by The Monacelli Press | Published on October 15, 2019 | Dimensions: 7.8 x 1.13 x 9.95 inches
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