Intermediate Natures: The Landscapes of Michel Desvigne

by Gilles A. Tiberghien (Contributor), James Corner, Michel Desvigne

Michel Desvigne is no doubt the most high-profile French landscape architect working today. This thematic monograph documents the key elements of Desvigne s work in individual chapters: processes of transformation, geography, territory, urban structures, and public squares."

199 pages, Hardcover

First published November 19, 2004

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

michel desvigne is one of the world's leading landscape architects. he works with many leading architects including herzog and de meuron, zaha hadid, norman foster etc on large scale projects. desvigne is not an ornamental landscape architect he is concerned with the transformation of landscapes over time through strategies which evolve from understanding of places on many different levels. as a consequence the propositions - whilst not without formal dimension - appear as natural developments of landscapes. the text of this book is rather poorly translated from french so requires further interpretation and translation but is adequate for the understanding of the essential concepts behind the works presented. the illustrations are compelling, although one is left wanting more detailed information about both desvign and his office and their methodology and the process behind the formulation of the projects.

[Fredrika · Rating 4 out of 5]

cray cray natural urban interventions on a wide range of scale