Today it is fashionable to grapple with the idea of collective meaning and memory in landscapes. Conferences are held, books written, different styles of garden analysed, all debating how far deliberate messages and associations can be conveyed through designed landscapes. My favourite article on the topic is Marc Treib’s wry “Must Landscapes Mean?” which examines [...]
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Parc de La Villette
Posted in History, Modern design, Paris, Parks, tagged Bernard Tschumi, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Marc Treib, memory, parc de la Villette, Paris, park on November 30, 2010 | 4 Comments »
A gay old (s)park
Posted in Paris, Parks, Secret Paris, tagged henri IV, Paris, park, triangular parks, vert galant on August 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tucked away in the heart of Paris, the Square du Vert Galant sits on the western tip of the Ile de la Cité. Its name – which my dictionary amusingly translates as ‘gay old spark’ – is a reference to the raffish king Henri IV, who used to cavort on this spot with some of [...]
Parc Monceau
Posted in History, Paris, Parks, tagged duc d'Orléans, grotto, Haussmann, history, Ledoux, naumachia, parc Monceau, Paris, park, rotunda on June 6, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Parc Monceau in the 8th arrondissement of Paris is our local park, a five minute walk from our apartment. Our daughter’s school is based in one of the access roads, and she plays there every day. At weekends, we often walk there as a family for picnics on the undulating lawns, or for a stroll [...]
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