Reading Room — Sarita Jaccard Design

The Reading room

A compilation of favorite books related to plants, landscape, systems, agriculture, art, space, construction, and design.

Tending the Wild by Kat Anderson

Tending the Wild by Kat Anderson

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Design Like you Give a Damn edited by Architecture for Humanity

Design Like you Give a Damn edited by Architecture for Humanity

Towards a Non-intentional Space vol. 1, essays by Hu Fang

Towards a Non-intentional Space vol. 1, essays by Hu Fang

1000x Landscape Architecture by Chris van Uffelen

1000x Landscape Architecture by Chris van Uffelen

The Soul of a Tree by George Nakashima

The Soul of a Tree by George Nakashima

Ana Mendieta: En búsqueda del origen by Vincent Honoré and Rahmouna Boutayeb

Ana Mendieta: En búsqueda del origen by Vincent Honoré and Rahmouna Boutayeb

Do It Yourself: Damian Ortega by Damian Ortega, Jessica Morgan, and Gabriel Kuri

Do It Yourself: Damian Ortega by Damian Ortega, Jessica Morgan, and Gabriel Kuri

Site Design and Construction Detailing by Theodore D. Walker

Site Design and Construction Detailing by Theodore D. Walker

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Japanese Joinery by Dorian Bracht

Japanese Joinery by Dorian Bracht

The Gardens of Roberto Burle Marx by Sima Eliovson

The Gardens of Roberto Burle Marx by Sima Eliovson

Early Uses of California Plants by Edward K. Balls

Early Uses of California Plants by Edward K. Balls

Atmosphere Anatomies: On Design, Weather, and Sensation by Silvia Benedito

Atmosphere Anatomies: On Design, Weather, and Sensation by Silvia Benedito

Rain Gardens: Managing water sustainably in the garden and designed landscape by Nigel Dunnett and Andy Clayden

Rain Gardens: Managing water sustainably in the garden and designed landscape by Nigel Dunnett and Andy Clayden

How to Construct Rietveld Furniture by Peter Drijver and Johannes Niemeijer

How to Construct Rietveld Furniture by Peter Drijver and Johannes Niemeijer

Discovering Nature by Robert P. Weller

Discovering Nature by Robert P. Weller

The Tarot Garden by Niki de Saint Phalle

The Tarot Garden by Niki de Saint Phalle

Furniture Designed by Architects by Marian Page

Furniture Designed by Architects by Marian Page

Designing California Native Gardens by Alrie Middlebrook and Glenn Keator

Designing California Native Gardens by Alrie Middlebrook and Glenn Keator

Casa Mexico: At home in Mérida and the Yucatán by Annie Kelly

Casa Mexico: At home in Mérida and the Yucatán by Annie Kelly

Japanese Residences and Gardens by Michio Fujioka

Japanese Residences and Gardens by Michio Fujioka

Vienna 1900: Art, Architecture & Design by Franco Borsi and Kirk Varnedoe

Vienna 1900: Art, Architecture & Design by Franco Borsi and Kirk Varnedoe

Trading Between Architecture and Art by Wouter Davidts, Susan Holden and Ashley Paine

Trading Between Architecture and Art by Wouter Davidts, Susan Holden and Ashley Paine

The Farm at Black Mountain College by Ananda Pellerin and David Silver

The Farm at Black Mountain College by Ananda Pellerin and David Silver

Jardines, Paisaje y Genio Natural by Gilles Clement

Jardines, Paisaje y Genio Natural by Gilles Clement

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Wild Concrete by Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze

Wild Concrete by Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze

Río LA: Tales from the Los Angeles River by Patt Morrison

Río LA: Tales from the Los Angeles River by Patt Morrison

Bunker Hill Los Angeles by Nathan Marsak

Bunker Hill Los Angeles by Nathan Marsak

The Gardener’s Garden by Phaidon Editors

The Gardener’s Garden by Phaidon Editors

Frida Kahlo’s Garden by Adriana Zavala

Frida Kahlo’s Garden by Adriana Zavala

Argentina: Parques y Jardines by Angélica Thays

Argentina: Parques y Jardines by Angélica Thays

Noguchi’s Imaginary Landscapes by Martin Friedman

Noguchi’s Imaginary Landscapes by Martin Friedman

Death by Landscape by Elvia Wilk

Death by Landscape by Elvia Wilk

Easy Things to Make with Concrete & Masonry by Richard Day

Easy Things to Make with Concrete & Masonry by Richard Day

The Way we Eat by Peter Singer and Jim Mason

The Way we Eat by Peter Singer and Jim Mason

Taylor’s Guide to Trees by Susan A. Roth

Taylor’s Guide to Trees by Susan A. Roth

Una Breve Historia del Jardín by Gilles Clément

Una Breve Historia del Jardín by Gilles Clément

Landscape Plants for California Gardens by Bob Perry

Landscape Plants for California Gardens by Bob Perry

The California Native Landscape by Greg Rubin and Lucy Warren

The California Native Landscape by Greg Rubin and Lucy Warren

On the Necesity of Gardening by Laurie Cluitmans

On the Necesity of Gardening by Laurie Cluitmans

Techniques of Staircase Construction by Willibald Mannes

Techniques of Staircase Construction by Willibald Mannes

Japanese Stone Gardens by Stephen Mansfield

Japanese Stone Gardens by Stephen Mansfield

Inside your Japanese Garden by Sadao Yasumoro and Joseph Cali

Inside your Japanese Garden by Sadao Yasumoro and Joseph Cali

The Japanese Garden by Sophie Walker

The Japanese Garden by Sophie Walker

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Landscape Works with Piet Oudolf and Lola

Landscape Works with Piet Oudolf and Lola

Pampa - Some of a Yesterday Life by Sabina Tuscany

Pampa - Some of a Yesterday Life by Sabina Tuscany

Desert Gardens of Steve Martino by Caren Yglesias

Desert Gardens of Steve Martino by Caren Yglesias

Landscapes of Modern Architecture by Marc Treib

Landscapes of Modern Architecture by Marc Treib

The Gardens at Giverny: a View of Monet’s World by Stephen Shore

The Gardens at Giverny: a View of Monet’s World by Stephen Shore

Le Corbusier, Designer: Furniture, 1929 by Renato de Fusco

Le Corbusier, Designer: Furniture, 1929 by Renato de Fusco

Sensitive Chaos by Theodor Schwenk

Sensitive Chaos by Theodor Schwenk

Nichola L.: Life and Art by Nichola L.

Nichola L.: Life and Art by Nichola L.

Los Angeles Standars by Caroline and Cyril Desroche

Los Angeles Standars by Caroline and Cyril Desroche

Roberto Burle Marx Lectures: Landscape as Art and Urbanism by Gareth Doherty

Roberto Burle Marx Lectures: Landscape as Art and Urbanism by Gareth Doherty

Wild Flowers of the Pacific Coast by Leslie Loren Haskin and Lilian G. Haskin

Wild Flowers of the Pacific Coast by Leslie Loren Haskin and Lilian G. Haskin

The International Book of Trees by Hugh Johnson

The International Book of Trees by Hugh Johnson

Gaudí. The Complete Works by Rainer Zerbst

Gaudí. The Complete Works by Rainer Zerbst

American Eden by Victoria Johnson

American Eden by Victoria Johnson

Trees: An Illustrated Identifier and Encyclopedia by Tony Russell and Catherine Cutler

Trees: An Illustrated Identifier and Encyclopedia by Tony Russell and Catherine Cutler

Adventures in Eden by Carolyn Mullet

Adventures in Eden by Carolyn Mullet

Desert Gardens by Gary Lyons

Desert Gardens by Gary Lyons

Wild: The Naturalistic Garden by Noel Kingsbury and Claire Takacs

Wild: The Naturalistic Garden by Noel Kingsbury and Claire Takacs

Under Western Skies by Jennfier Jewell

Under Western Skies by Jennfier Jewell

Lives of the Great Gardeners by Stephen Anderton

Lives of the Great Gardeners by Stephen Anderton

Gaia´s Garden by Toby Hemenway

Gaia´s Garden by Toby Hemenway

Japanese Gardens Revisited by Gisei Takakuwa

Japanese Gardens Revisited by Gisei Takakuwa

Forgotten Architecture: An Archive of Overshadowed Projects by Bianca Felicori

Forgotten Architecture: An Archive of Overshadowed Projects by Bianca Felicori

Living in Nature by Phaidon Editors

Living in Nature by Phaidon Editors

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Alvar Aalto Houses by Jari Jetsonen and Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen

Alvar Aalto Houses by Jari Jetsonen and Sirkkaliisa Jetsonen

Richard Neutra: The Story of the Berlin Houses 1920–1924 by Harriet Roth

Richard Neutra: The Story of the Berlin Houses 1920–1924 by Harriet Roth

Iwígara: American Indian Ethnobotanical Traditions and Science by Enrique Salmón

Iwígara: American Indian Ethnobotanical Traditions and Science by Enrique Salmón

Overgrown: Practices between Landscape Architecture and Gardening by Julian Raxworthy

Overgrown: Practices between Landscape Architecture and Gardening by Julian Raxworthy

(Nothing but) Flowers by Hilton Als, David Rimanelli and Helen Molesworth

(Nothing but) Flowers by Hilton Als, David Rimanelli and Helen Molesworth

The Photographer in the Garden by Jamie M. Allen and Sarah Anne McNear

The Photographer in the Garden by Jamie M. Allen and Sarah Anne McNear

Tomorrow´s Garden by Stephen Orr

Tomorrow´s Garden by Stephen Orr

Landscaoe Construction by M. F. Downing

Landscaoe Construction by M. F. Downing

The Unnatural Art of the Garden by Roberto Burle Marx

The Unnatural Art of the Garden by Roberto Burle Marx

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Planetary Gardener: Life First by Gilles Clément and Coloco - Nicolas Bonnenfant, Miguel Georgieff, Pablo Georgieff

Planetary Gardener: Life First by Gilles Clément and Coloco - Nicolas Bonnenfant, Miguel Georgieff, Pablo Georgieff

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