From Rural to Urban Nature:Delving into the"Seclusion"Ideology in Western Gardens and Its Implications
In the context of park city construction,this study seeks to provide a more profound insight into the cultural psychology underlying the pursuit of"nature and countryside"in Western urban park construction during the modern and contemporary periods.It also aims to develop a historical perspective to examine the internal dominant clues of Western landscape architecture.This study traces the developmental trajectory of the"seclusion"ideology within Western landscape architecture,spanning from the idyllic"Golden Age of the Countryside"envisioned in ancient Greek literature"Erga kai Hmerai"to the cultivation of vegetable gardens and herb gardens within medieval Western monasteries,and further to the 19th-century American national park and urban park movement.This examination meticulously outlines the development of the"seclusion"ideology in Western landscape architecture,encompassing the pastoral"arcadia"concept,the manorial"sanctuary"philosophy,and the park-like"oasis"ideology.It is postulated that the enduring pursuit of"nature and countryside"in Western landscape architecture throughout various epochs can be attributed to the continuous evolution and timely externalization of the"seclusion"ideology.In light of these findings,this study advocates for the contemporary development of urban parks in China to prioritize a return to nature and the inheritance of Chinese traditional garden.
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