Talking about the italian garden almost always means to quote our history; by being distinguished as one of the countries most prolific in terms of stylistic inventions and tastes, Italy has written memorable pages of garden art, but what about…
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The Japanese garden is really peaceful and in every corner you can experience the balance between the man and the nature. How come? Who makes a distinction between the garden and the asceticism, it cannot be said that he found…
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Trees in parking lots help decreasing pollutants and also reduce temperature on the ground line. Let’s discover its advantages and how to design a shady parking lot. Has anyone, coming back to a car left under the sun, ever been…
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The exotic plants introduced in Italy by man’s intervention, over the history, have deeply affected our perception of what we are used to consider the “natural” landscape. NATURAL LANDSCAPE: ARE YOU SURE? By looking at certain places in Tuscany, but…
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In garden design practice, it is important to start with the right spirit since the beginning: a valid concept guarantees good quality of finished works. The first phases in garden design are a key moment for the entire design process.…
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Small gardens between buildings may seem a design problem but, if it is taken with the right approach, it can also be an opportunity to use materials, furnitures, and plants that wouldn’t be usable otherwise. “Limitations imply possibilities. A problem…
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Let’s enter the tea garden, a particular type of japanese garden which features the pavilion used for the tea ceremony. This space is used to perform a purifying journey in order to reach our guest with the right spirit. THE…
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Considerations on material reuse, and regarding its renewed expressive potential in different settings from their original one. Our case of study is on railroad ties. Since disposals of end product of industrial production have become expensive from an economical and…
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Vegetables in the garden could be very effective, as in Castel Ruggero in the surroundings of Florence, which opened to visitors in the Tomato Day. VEGETABLES IN THE GARDEN OF CASTEL RUGGERO A vegetable garden that is both beautiful and…
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Two days of thoughts and practice exercises at the Design and Energy Festival, focusing on children’s gardens design, thanks to the workshop Firenze en plein air, 30 October – 1 November 2015. Florence’s Design and Energy Festival (FED), at the…
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