Publication

2001-05-01 - University of Illinois Press

Language

English

Word Count

10,250 words, Guess

Page Count

41 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780252026959
  • Open LibraryOL10227622M

Classifications

  • LCCSB466.U65 C568 2001
  • LCCSB466.U65C568 2001

Description

In the shadow of the Art Institute of Chicago, a new garden is growing. Constructed Ground documents the international design competition for the new Millennium Garden that is being constructed just north of the Art Institute in Grant Park. Lavishly illustrated, the book presents drawings, models, photographs, and written descriptions of the ten entries, two finalists, and the commission-winning design. The winning project, selected by a jury of eminent design professionals, is the Shoulder Garden, designed by landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson, Dutch plant expert Piet Oudolf, and theatrical designer Robert Israel. The garden plays on the formal grid structure of Grant Park and the strong forms of Chicago's machines and architecture. A combination of sculpted hedges, constructed pavilions, colorful interior gardens, and enclosed groves, the Shoulder Garden creates a canopied refuge and meeting place in the midst of the city. The Millennium Park will include not only the Shoulder Garden but also Frank Gehry's Music Pavilion and Renzo Piano's addition to the Art Institute. Chicago's lakefront boldly into the new century with an innovative landscape unlike anything built in North America to date.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Constructed Ground: The Millennium Garden Design CompetitionHardcoverUniversity of Illinois Press2001-05-01

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