Place-making

Lancelot 'Capability' Brown (1716-1783) is the iconic figure at the head of the English landscape style, a tradition that has dominated landscape design in the western world. He was widely acclaimed for his genius in his own day and his influence on the culture of England has arguably been as great as that of Turner, Telford and Wordsworth. This book for the first time looks at the motivation behind Brown's landscapes and questions their value and structure whilst at the same time placing him within the English landscape tradition. It aims primarily to make landscape legible, to show people where to stand, what to look at and how to see.

Lancelot „Capability” Brown (1716-1783) este figura iconica in fruntea stilului peisaj englezesc, o traditie care a dominat designul peisajului in lumea occidentala. In epoca sa a fost foarte apreciat pentru geniul sau, iar influenta sa asupra culturii Angliei a fost, fara indoiala, la fel de mare ca si cea a lui Turner, Telford si Wordsworth.