Zen Gardens: The Complete Works of Shunmyo Masuno, Japan's Leading Garden Designer
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (698 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00AHFJC6Q |
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| Number of Pages | : | 429 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Zen Personified Japanese gardening is a wonderful art form that celebrates simplicity, creativity and nature. The work of Shunmyo Masuno, perhaps Japan's leading garden designer, is superbly showcased in this beautiful work. The photographs are both inspiring and gorgeously presented. Importantly, the text adds detail about the highlighted gardens that is enlightening and thoughful. As a Japanese garden enthusiast, this book has a special spot in my book collection. I highly recommend purchasing it.. Five Stars Photos and text give great introduction to Shunmyo Masuno's design practice, and elements to consider for your own designs. Vladimir said Fabulous book about an ancient art practiced by a modern master. A must have/read for those interested in Japanese Gardens. Masuno creates both traditional and contemporary gardens of great beauty and peace.I only wish the book was much longer and there were more interviews of and quotes by this master.
In each project, his work as a designer of landscape architecture is inseparable from his Buddhist practice. Masuno achieved fame for his work in Japan, but he is becoming increasingly known internationally, and in 2011 completed his first commission in the United States which is shown here.Zen Gardens, divided into three chapters, covers: "Traditional Zen Gardens," "Contemporary Zen Gardens" and "Zen Gardens outside Japan." Illustrated with photographs and architectural plans or sketches, each Zen garden design is described and analyzed by author Mira Locher, herself an architect and a scholar well versed in Japanese culture.Celebrating the accomplishments of a major, world-class designer, Zen Gardens also serves as something
His gardens bring comfort to people who tire of dry city life by cleansing their souls." —Toyo Ito, internationally acclaimed award-winning architect and founder of Toyo"This stunning book illustrates many (but probably not all) of Shunmyo Masuno's oeuvre. Seeing such tranquil spaces in our generally chaotic world offers an escape to an oasis of sereni"Shunmyo Masuno has chosen the most determinate and primal material of all to work with: rock, a substance that ages but does not wither. … With 320 color photos and designs, Locher captur"This showcase of the work of Japanese garden designer Shunmyo Masuno marries clear exposition of the designer's philosophy with drop-dead gorgeous color art." —Publishers Weekly, 2012 Best Book, Gardening"Zen Gardens endorses a spiritual approach to the process of garden design, whereby the desi
She is an Associate Professor at the College of Architecture & Planning at the University of Utah. She worked for Team Zoo Atelier Mobile in Japan for seven years before setting up an architectural practice, Kajika Architecture, in partnership with Takayuki Murakami in the U.S. She is the author of Traditional Japanese Architecture: An Exploration of Elements and Forms