Intangible Heritage compiles nine of Roberto Burle Marx's most seminal lectures, tracing how botanical expeditions, ancestral landscape traditions, and environmental ethics shaped the thinking of the twentieth century's most influential tropical garden designer.
About This Book
Roberto Burle Marx transformed landscape architecture by insisting that the designed garden was inseparable from ecology, art, and social responsibility. This volume gathers his lectures written between 1962 and 1983 — primary texts rarely accessible in this form — and organises them into three thematic sections: the role of field expeditions (including his journey to the Amazonas) in shaping urban landscape thinking; the ancestral origins of landscape architecture and the place of subjectivity within the discipline; and society's obligation to protect natural environments. Illustrated with images of his mosaics and detailed maps, the book also includes essays and conversations from collaborators and critics, making it an essential document in the history of landscape design.
Key Features
- 360 pages of lectures, illustrated with mosaic imagery and detailed landscape maps
- Essay by José Tabacow, partner of Burle Marx in his final projects, and conversations with art critic Jacques Leenhardt
- Nine lectures spanning 1962 to 1983, organised into three thematic sections
- Published by Arquine, 2024
What You'll Discover
- How Burle Marx's botanical expeditions — including a journey through the Amazonas — directly informed his approach to designing urban landscapes
- His argument that landscape architecture has deep ancestral roots, and his thinking on the legitimate role of subjectivity in professional practice
- A sustained ethical position on environmental stewardship and society's collective responsibility to protect natural systems
- Perspectives from within Burle Marx's own studio, through the reflections of collaborators who worked alongside him on his late projects
About the Author
Roberto Burle Marx (1909–94) was a Brazilian landscape architect, artist, and botanist who revolutionised tropical garden aesthetics in the twentieth century. His designs for parks and gardens are recognised worldwide, and his integration of native Brazilian flora into modernist landscape composition remains foundational to the discipline.
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 360
- Dimensions: 241 x 171 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9786078880096
- Publisher: Arquine
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Landscape architects, garden historians, and design practitioners with an interest in the ecological and philosophical foundations of modernist landscape design.