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CONTEMPORARY GARDEN [1 record]

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Record 1 1992-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

Traditional gardens, classic in the arrangement of borders and beds, are often contrasted with contemporary gardens, in which design elements are usually conspicuous and exhibit clearly the influence of man.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

Le jardin contemporain, répondant essentiellement à un besoin de nature et de détente, n'adopte qu'à titre exceptionnel une végétation qui présenterait un caractère artificiel affirmé.

CONT

Le jardin contemporain, même s'il est soumis à de lourdes servitudes économiques, n'a fait que continuer, en l'assagissant, le style paysager que le jeu multiple des influences est parvenu à créer.

Spanish

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