Andrea Cochran: Landscapes
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.87 (513 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1568988125 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"An informative monograph" according to David Akiyama. In terms of content, this is what a monograph should be.The eleven projects are less than ten years old, ranging from 2000 to 2007, and only one project, the Portland Art Museum, is located outside of California. Most of the projects are private residences, but all feature an unmistakable sense of intimacy in scale and composition.To those familiar with Andrea Cochran'. PERIKALI said Exceptional stuff. First off I would like to say that the Author has done a fine job of attempting to let us feel the work of Andrea Cochran in this book.No long essays and unctuous stuff is there in the 19"Exceptional stuff" according to PERIKALI. First off I would like to say that the Author has done a fine job of attempting to let us feel the work of Andrea Cochran in this book.No long essays and unctuous stuff is there in the 192 pages of this book.A brief but flowing introduction gives way to the 11 selected works by sequences of photos.The layout is as good as it can get and there are several superbly shot . pages of this book.A brief but flowing introduction gives way to the 11 selected works by sequences of photos.The layout is as good as it can get and there are several superbly shot . Exquisite Book Debbie Even if you are not a landscape architect on the level of Andrea, you will be in awe of the work she and her company have done and perhaps open up your mind for your own artistic creations not only in landscaping but by in the use of other materials and of lighting.
A stacked plane of planters, each housing a different variety of succulent, mimics the compression found in hills banked against each other in the distance. Drawing on an encyclopedic knowledge of plant species, Cochran uses vegetation to blur edges, and porous and permeable materials to create grade changes that enlighten and disappear. In her hands, polished black concrete becomes both a quiet reflection of the sky and an instrument to amplify the sound of falling rain; locally quarried stone walls reflect the border walls between valley farms; twisted forms of olive respond to the spreading California oaks dotting distant hills. Her work is distinguished by its careful consideration of site, climate, and existing architecture. Featuring stunning photography, drawings, plans, and an essay by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art curator Henry Urbach, Andrea Cochran: Landscapes celebrates the first twenty-five years of a highly intuitive and reflective creative process.. Poetic language suits these functional and often lyrical works of art. They are sensuous, captivating oases that absorb the eye in a totality of spatial composition. Andrea Cochran seeks to put her clients' individual narratives in conversation with the land. "Studies in repetition and order, orchestrations of movement in the landscape, and elements placed in geometric conversation,
(*****)" --City of Sound . An appendix descries each project giving the plants used and the architectural materials along with a schematic." -- Shannon Hendrickson --Book News"Some landscape architects delight in loading their projects with hidden symbolism, creating gardens that can feel a bit like inscrutable films requiring lots of explanation. And yet, the result is always restful." -- Zahid Sardar --The San Francisco Chronicle"As curator Henry Urbach explains in the forward to Andrea Cochran: Landscapes (Princeton Architectural Press, $50), 'to inhabit one of Cochran's gardens is to be transported into anot