Der Garten als Raum

Duffield’s Lincoln Mercury Showroom Killingsworth, Brady and Smith architects, Long Beach, Los Angeles, 1963, Foto: Julius Shulman

Track Crossing New York, 2000, Foto: Joel Sternfeld

Peach Blossom Spring, detail Qui Ying, 1494-1552

Japanischer Pavillon auf der Biennale Junya Ishigami, Venedig, 2008

Villa Savoye Roof Garden Le Corbusier, Poissy, Frankreich, 1928-31

Bibliothèque National de France Dominique Perrault, Paris, 1996

Bibliothèque National de France Dominique Perrault, Paris, 1996, Foto: Thomas Fadrus

Haus Cristo Louis Barragán, Guadalajara, 1929, Foto: Ignazio Gomez Galado

In the Peristyle John William Waterhouse, 1849-1917

Die Eigenart des Waldes besteht darin, zur gleichen Zeit geschlossen und allseitig geöffnet zu sein.

André Pieyre de Mandiargues

Fallen Billboard New York, 2000, Foto: Joel Sternfeld

Unité d'habitation Le Corbusier, Marseille, Frankreich, 1952

Dachterasse eines Hofhauses in Fes. In der Mitte der Ausschnitt des Innenhofes

The indistinction of inside and outside leads to the discovery of another dimension.

Deleuze & Guattari

Outside my work the thing I care about is gardening, especially vegetable gardening.

George Orwell

Looking East on 30th Street on a Late September Morning New York, 2000, Foto: Joel Sternfeld

Tudor badges in a hortus conclusus of the Tudor dynasty 1516

Aquino House Augusto Fernandesz Mas, Cuernavas, Morelos, Mexico, 2006

Le Jardin Sauvage du Palais de Tokyo Atelier Le Balto, Paris, Frankreich, 2002

The Garden of Count Johann of Nassau-Idstein, 1650-70 Johann Walter, 1653-61

Kenroku-en Garden Kanazawa, Japan, 1620-1840

Peter Zumthor in his studio

Track Crossing, Snow Joel Sternfeld, New York, 2000

Moriyama House Sanaa, Ohta-ku, Tokio, Japan, 2002

Silvertop John Lautner, Los Angeles, 1980, Foto: Julius Shulman

Hartwell House, Axial view of the canal from the south, showing Gibbs's temple at the end of the canal, the house and topiary alleys on the west side Balthasar Nebot, 1738

Atelier Bisque Doll UID Architects, Osaka, Japan, Foto: 2010

House A Sanaa, Tokio, Japan, 2006

Okurayama Apartments Sanaa, Yokohama, Japan, 2008

"He's gotten away from the soft pornography of the flower," said Charles Waldheim, the director of the landscape architecture program at the University of Toronto. "He's interested in the life cycle, how plant material ages over the course of the year," and how it relates to the plants around it. Like a good marriage, his compositions must work well together as its members age.

Seijo Town Houses Sanaa, Tokio, Japan, 2007

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