between landscape architecture and land art

Contemporary landscape architecture is progressing towards an appropiate and independent language of its own. drawing on the potentials of art and architecture, the ever changing relationship between man and nature is given new expression. ecological concerns and aesthetic aspirations interact in a fruitful dialogue. particularly land art and related art movements become sources of inspiration and innovation. the ground-breakting works of the landscape artists and architects presented in this book reveal the diverse current trends in international landscape design.