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Les influences de Le Nôtre au 20e siècle by Jean-Pierre LE DANTEC – Château de Bénouville
Le Nôtre’s influence in the 20th century
Jean-Pierre Le Dantec
Jean-Pierre le Dantec studied at the Ecole Centrale in Paris where he obtained an Engineering degree in 1966. After several positions as a mathematics teacher, Jean-Pierre Le Dantec studied at the Paris – la Villette School of Architecture from 2001 to 2006. In 1995, he contributed towards the creation of the DEA (postgraduate diploma) entitled “Gardens, landscapes, territories”. In 2013, he took over from Michel Baridon as administrator of the Fondation des Parcs et Jardins de France (French Foundation of Parks and Gardens). Amidst his prolific literary and scientific works, the art of gardens and landscapes has always played a leading role.
Further reading :
Roman des jardins de France : leur histoire, Plon, 1987
Jardins et paysages. Textes critiques de l’Antiquité à nos jours, Larousse, 1996
Le sauvage et le régulier. Art des jardins et paysagisme en France au XXe siècle, Le Moniteur, 2002
Jardins et Paysages, une anthologie, Editions de la Villette, 2003
Poétique des jardins, Actes Sud, 2011
Dix jardiniers, Actes Sud, 2012