Fountain Safari by James Garland (Paperback) | Arts Book

Fountain Safari places on the shelf the most sharply focused, comprehensive, useful, entertaining, and long-lasting survey of fountains written to date, aimed to provide a panoramic portrait of the fountain class of artistic endeavour Fountain Safari is the best documented, researched, and most comprehensive guide to the subject ever written We build fountains — those vibrant symbols of life and physical embodiments of beauty — to mark and celebrate our

• Author: James Garland
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English

Keywords: arts, travel, design

Book details

• Publisher: ORO EDITIONS
• Format: Trade Paperback
• Pages: 416
• Publication date: 1/21/2025
• ISBN: 9781961856196

Synopsis

Fountain Safari by James Garland (Paperback) | Arts Book is a trade paperback book from ORO EDITIONS. • Fountain Safari is written for design professionals, architects, landscape architects, urban designers, planners, students of the arts or built environment—and everyone else interested in the engaging, one-of-a-kind subject of fountains. • It is the best documented, researched, and most comprehensive guide to the subject ever written. • Fountain Safari places on the shelf the most sharply focused, comprehensive, useful, entertaining, and hopefully lasting survey written to date, aimed to provide a panoramic portrait of the fountain class of artistic endeavor. We build fountains—those vibrant symbols of life and physical embodiments of beauty—to mark and celebrate our favored places. This act is an honor to all, and like listening to music, it is understood on an intuitive level. We also build fountains to commemorate life. Water is the basis for, and the symbol of, life. Many fountains are articulated to recognize some person, institution, or idea. Those