In this paper, the gardens of seventeenth and eighteenth century country houses of Java and Suriname will be compared to the gardens of country houses in the Netherlands. This paper forms a part of...Show moreIn this paper, the gardens of seventeenth and eighteenth century country houses of Java and Suriname will be compared to the gardens of country houses in the Netherlands. This paper forms a part of a broader research on the imperial cohesion of the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth and eighteenth century.Show less
To study the Japanese-style garden as a place of psychological restoration, a survey has been conducted at the Hamarikyū Gardens and at Koishikawa Kōrakuen in Tokyo, Japan. The purpose of the...Show moreTo study the Japanese-style garden as a place of psychological restoration, a survey has been conducted at the Hamarikyū Gardens and at Koishikawa Kōrakuen in Tokyo, Japan. The purpose of the survey was, first, to understand whether visitors conceive looking at a garden view as a healing experience and, second, to explore the reasons why it is so. The results confirmed that contemplating a garden is perceived as a relaxing activity that inspires positive feelings - as supported by previous research in environmental psychology. The elements of the garden view that inspired these feelings were examined and grouped into three categories: nature, aesthetics and space-time.Show less
