HORT 115 HISTORY OF LANDSCAPE DESIGN

One purpose of this course is to expose learners to different garden styles as well as appraise the evolution of landscape design from 2000 B.C. to the present. Learners will be able to identify and analyze design trends to identify and analyze design trends in ancient and modern landscape architecture.

 

To help you learn and understand the events and landscape features, you can link to the following sites for information.

Week 1
Ancient Gardens
Garden Plants
Mesopotamia
Ancient Landscapes
Old Garden Themes
Islamic Gardens
Iran Isfahan
Cities of Persia

India Gardens

Week 2
Medieval Gardens
Pliny the Elder

European Gardens

Week 3
Spanish and Renaissance Italian Gardens
Old Spanish Gardens
Spain Cordoba

Italian Gardens
Francesco Petrarch
Cosimo I de Medici
Palazzo Vecchio
Villa La Petraia
Medici Family

Week 4
Renaissance French Gardens

French Gardens

Renaissance French Gardens

Week 5
Germanic and English Gardens
Germanic Gardens


Renaissance English Gardens
18th Century English Gardens
Garden at Winterbourne
Gertrude Jekyll
More Jekyll

Week 6
North American Gardens
Colonial Gardens
California
New California Garden Chris Jacobson
Balboa Park
Midwest American Garden Design

Canada

General Garden Links
Japanese Gardens

Europe and Asia

Field Locations (Map Quest)

Huntington Library and Gardens

J. Paul Getty Museum

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