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Landscape for Learning, A: A History of the Grounds of the University of Western Australia

George Seddon and Gillian Lilleyman

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ARCHITECTURE AUSTRALIAN FLORA West Australiana Landscape Architecture

SCARCE The University of Western Australia campus is one of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful, of university campuses in Australia. This book documents the history of the university grounds, and its design, management, and landscape evolution. A Landscape for Learning is a reminder of the very rich educational resource the grounds can offer in botany, ecology, landscape design, and social history. The book also looks at the changes in landscape design over the decades and the driving forces behind them. Changing physical resources including fluctuations in water availability, the story of individuals involved in the development of the grounds, and the varying demands of a growing institution are covered. The University of Western Australia has been a major focus of civic pride …
x, 196 : ill. (some col.), maps, ports., facsims. ; 25 x 30 cm. #280222/050724

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AuthorGeorge Seddon and Gillian Lilleyman
Number of pages196
PublisherUniversity of Western Australia Press
Year Published2006
Binding Type

Hardcover in Dustjacket

Book Condition

Fine

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