Recovering Landscape:
Essays in Contemporary Landscape Theory
James Corner

The past decade has been witness to a remarkable resurgence of interest in landscape. While this recovery invokes a return of past traditions and ideas, it also implies renewal, invention, and transformation. Recovering Landscape collects a number of essays that discuss why landscape is gaining increased attention today, and what new possibilities might emerge from this situation. Themes such as reclamation, urbanism, infrastructure, geometry, representation, and temporality are explored in discussions drawn from recent developments not only in the United States but also in the Netherlands, France, India, and Southeast Asia. The contributors to this collection, all leading figures in the field of landscape architecture, include Alan Balfour, Denis Cosgrove, Georges Descombes, Christophe Girot, Steen Hoyer, David Leatherbarrow, Bart Lootsma, Sebastien Marot, Anuradha Mathur, Marc Treib, and Alex Wall.

James Corner is an associate professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. He is co-author of the award-winning title Taking Measures Across the American Landscape.


James Corner is an associate professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. He is co-author of the award-winning title Taking Measures Across the American Landscape.
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Editorial Reviews

Architects Journal :
". . . a valuable collection of essays."

Garden History:
"RECOVERING LANDSCAPE is one of the most important books of critical essays to be published in the field of landscape architecture in over a decade." (May 2, 2002)

Globe and Mail:
"An invigorating tale of the time in Cuba when architecture and politics conspired to reinvent society." (July 2000)

Land Forum Magazine:
". . . coming across a book like this is a welcome oasis. . . . a thought provoking volume for any landscape architect who wants to practice significantly in the modern world." (May 2000)

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