Landscapism has today fully earned the right to be considered an art form: like architecture or painting it can evoke its own tradition as it is renewed and adapts to new social necessities, exploiting the opportunities offered by recently discovered materials. The influence of different cultures and the deep respect with which historical or naturally beautiful sites are worked on are two features common to all the projects in this book. However, the artist's individuality has been applied to different cases to produce the broad range of styles and approaches included. In these pages examples of the most surprising ideas, projects by designers committed to social change, and even highly conceptual projects can be found.