This sculpture garden was created by Charles Jencks, a renowned landscape architect and theorist, and Maggie Keswick, his late wife. They chose their home, Portrack House, to be the location for their dream. Located near Dumfries, South-west Scotland, the sculpture garden covers 30 acres and has an unusual design, which was inspired by contemporary cosmology, just like much of Charles Jencks’ works. The masterpiece, that they created features landscape and sculptures based on the Big Bang, geometric fractals, twisting DNA helixes, and black holes. The couple planned the garden carefully. They met with scientists and horticulturists, in order to come […]

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

The 12 ha (30 acre) sculpture garden created by landscape architect Charles Jencks at Portrack House, his home located near Dumfries in south-west Scotland has become famous due to its unusual design. Inspired by modern cosmology, Jencks called his masterpiece the Garden of Cosmic Speculation. Sculp

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

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The Garden of Cosmic Speculation by Charles Jencks, Dumfries, Scotland.

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Charles Jencks ist ein amerikanischer Architekt mit einer Vorliebe für Mathematik und Philosophie, der den Begriff der Postmoderne auf die Architektur übertrug. Zusammen mit seiner Frau Maggie Kesw…

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

The Garden of Cosmic Speculation

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Forty major areas, gardens, bridges, landforms, sculpture, terraces, fences and architectural works. Covering 30 acres, The Garden of Cosmic Speculation, design ...

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The Garden of Cosmic Speculation near Dumfries opens to the public once a year

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A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

The Garden of Cosmic Speculation is a private garden just outside of Dumfries that only opens on the 30th April every year

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

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Photograph by PAULUS MAXIMUS Once a year in May, the Garden of Cosmic Speculation by Charles Jencks is open to the public. The garden is located on a private residence known as the Po…

From gigantic rippling mounds of grass inspired by space to thrilling modern henge-scapes, we celebrate the visions of the great landscape artist

Charles Alexander Jencks is an American architectural theorist, landscape architect and designer. His books on the history and criticism of Modernism and Postmodernism were widely read in architectural circles and beyond.