LARC 1950 Study Guide - Final Guide: Keller Fountain Park, Des Plaines River, Urban Open Space

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Landscape Architecture
• Course: LARC 1950
• Professor: Ben O' Hara

Document Summary

1. villa d"este grid plan offered a choice of paths and a variety of experiences subtle allusions were suggested by the placement of statuary. 2. villa lante: superb expression of renaissance design principles, axial composition juxtaposed against an untamed woodland, central axis of water, control of nature. 5. rousham: narrative circuit garden, series of landscape pictures, series of sequential visual events, eyecatcher a fake gothic ruin, outdoor ornaments, specimen plants, statues, structures, beyond being decoration in themselves. 6. versailles: landscape extended to infinity, theme of the sun king, everything oriented towards the king. 7. vaux-le-vitcomte: first time a landscape architect was given full reign of a project, subtle illusions, exploring perspective and sightlines. 8. mount auburn cemetery: weeping lawns, lakes, native trees, and exotic flowers, vocabulary of park design, a need for urban open space. 13. naumkeag: composed a series of garden rooms including the rose garden, the afternoon.