Roberto Burle Marx
December 15, 2008
On this cold, snowy, winters day we thought it would be nice to visit a warmer, more tropical climate. What better place than Brazil!? The following works were created by Landscape Architect Roberto Burle Marx. Burle Marx was born in 1909 in São Paulo Brazil and died June 4, 1994, in Rio de Janeiro. He was known as a modern nature artist and a public urban space designer. Burle Marx was fascinated with the natural world and was said to have spent a great deal of time within Brazil’s rain-forests studying the plant communities and structures to inform his design decisions. It is said that all of his time spent in the rain forest let to the discovery new rocks and plants; at least 30 plants bear his name.
plant from Roberto Burle Marx’s estate
Roberto Burle Marx’s estate
Roberto Burle Marx’s estate
museum of modern art, Brazil
Roberto Burle Marx’s design of the Copacabana boardwalk in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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National Congress of Brazil, Brasilia
museum of modern art, Brazil
Landscape architecture/architecture that we love…
October 20, 2008
As we’ve posted previously we are always looking at past works of architecture and landscape architecture to both learn and gain inspiration from. Here is a small sampling of projects that we love in geometry, elevations, shadow & lighting… amongst other features. They’re just lovely. Hope you enjoy!
Carlo Scarpa – Italy
Carlo Scarpa – Italy
Dan Kiley – Washington DC
Dan Kiley – Chicago
Dan Kiley – Vermont
Enric Miralles and Carme Pinós – Spain
Enric Miralles and Carme Pinós – Spain
Luis Barragán Morfin - Guadalajara, Mexico
There are so many great landscape architects/architects that inspire us that these posts barely scratch the surface. Still, at the same time, it’s always great to take another look at these works.
classic gardens that inspire…
September 4, 2008
We are always studying successful landscapes to inform our design decisions from hard-edge, modern design, to ecological design, to softer, more organic aesthetics.
Here are just a few of the older, more classic gardens that we rediscovered this summer while looking around, they are so magical in their use of materials, geometry, water, runnel systems, colors, vistas, meticulous detail…; Ryoan-ji (Japan), Katsura (Japan), Nishat-Bagh (Kashmir), The Alhambra (Spain)
