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ZEN Gardens
Mira Locher
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Description for ZEN Gardens
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 320 Colour Photographs and 110 Illustrations of 37 Master Gardens in Japan and Abroad. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; AMV; HREZ; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 261 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1312.
Shunmyo Masuno, Japan's leading garden designer, is at once Japan's most highly acclaimed landscape architect and an 18th-generation Zen Buddhist priest, presiding over daily ceremonies at the Kenkoji Temple in Yokohama. He is celebrated for his unique ability to blend strikingly contemporary elements with the traditional design vernacular. He has worked in ultramodern urban hotels and some of Japan's most famous classic gardens. In each project, his work as a designer of landscape architecture is inseparable from his Buddhist practice. Each becomes a Zen garden, "a special spiritual place where the mind dwells."
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Shunmyo Masuno, Japan's leading garden designer, is at once Japan's most highly acclaimed landscape architect and an 18th-generation Zen Buddhist priest, presiding over daily ceremonies at the Kenkoji Temple in Yokohama. He is celebrated for his unique ability to blend strikingly contemporary elements with the traditional design vernacular. He has worked in ultramodern urban hotels and some of Japan's most famous classic gardens. In each project, his work as a designer of landscape architecture is inseparable from his Buddhist practice. Each becomes a Zen garden, "a special spiritual place where the mind dwells."
This beautiful book, illustrated with more ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
1351g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Boston, United States
ISBN
9784805311943
SKU
V9784805311943
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Ref
99-37
About Mira Locher
Mira Locher is an architect and professor who works in the U.S. and Japan. She studied at Smith College before receiving her Master of Architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania. After working for Team Zoo Atelier Mobile in Japan for seven years, she set up an architectural practice in the U.S. with Takayuki Murakami. Mira Locher is Dean of ... Read more
Reviews for ZEN Gardens
"Locher's stunning presentation highlights 37 master gardens in Japan and abroad (including in the U.S.) that embody a transcendent marriage between the primal elements of nature and metaphysics. […] With 320 color photos and designs, Locher captures the mystery and mastery of Masuno's work."
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "This showcase of the work of Japanese garden designer Shunmyo Masuno marries ... Read more
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "This showcase of the work of Japanese garden designer Shunmyo Masuno marries ... Read more