Landscape stonework

Reference articles are in English.

View down stone terraces and cascades toward rectangular reflecting pools, patterned paths and planted lawns.

Stone terraces and pools in the Aga Khan Garden, Alberta. Source

Description

Landscape stonework brings paths, walls, terraces, boulders and water features into a garden or wider setting. Their placement affects routes, views, planting and changes of level. A landscape architect or designer may establish the overall plan, with wallers, masons and other specialists making particular elements.

History

Stone has long been used to organise cultivated land and gardens. Contemporary projects can adapt established traditions: the Aga Khan Garden in Alberta, for example, draws on Islamic garden design within a Canadian landscape.

Commissioning

The brief should describe how the space will be used and its relationship to surrounding buildings and land. Levels, access, drainage, water and maintenance should be considered with the stone palette. Responsibilities for design and construction should be clear.

In the Atlas

A stone arch surrounding the Rainbow Warrior ship propeller at the memorial above Matauri Bay.
Rainbow Warrior Memorial

A broad arch of stacked stones surrounds the ship’s propeller, with a central stone column and two open rings rising above it. Its materials include Natural stone. Its disciplines include Sculpture, Memorials, and Landscape stonework. Related services include Memorials and Public monuments.

Sculpture by Chris Booth.

1988–1990 | Matauri Bay, Northland

Source & credits

Sculpture: Chris Booth. Photograph: Kiwi Flickr from Auckland, New Zealand. Photo source | CC BY 2.0 | Commons thumbnail; proportionally resized, no crop.

Rainbow Warrior Memorial

Grey rectangular granite paving beside colourful flowering borders, formal lawns and low stone garden walls.
Aga Khan Garden — patterned paths and planting

Patterned granite paths connect formal lawns and flowering borders, edged by low stone walls. Its materials include Limestone. Its disciplines include Landscape stonework, Architecture, and Masonry. Related services include Garden walls and Stone walkways.

Landscape design by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects. Garden architecture and engineering by DIALOG. Stonework by Scorpio Masonry. Stone supplied by A. Lacroix Granit.

2018 | University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Parkland County, Alberta

48,000 m² garden area

Source & credits

Landscape design: Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects. Garden architecture and engineering: DIALOG. Fountains: CMS Collaborative Inc. Civil engineering: ISL Engineering and Land Services. Masonry fabrication and installation: Scorpio Masonry. Stone supply: A. Lacroix Granit. Photograph: Jason Woodhead, “University of Alberta botanical garden near Devon Alberta”. Photo source | CC BY 2.0 | Resized proportionally; full frame retained. | Project team — Nelson Byrd Woltz

Aga Khan Garden — patterned paths and planting

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