Ideals Represented in Gardens - Focused on Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village and Monticello -

Thomas Jefferson's gardens at Monticello and the University of Virginia serve as spatial representations of his ideals, blending national values such as freedom and democracy with personal aspirations for rural life and higher education. These designed landscapes—Monticello, Academical Village, and Poplar Forest—metaphorically express symbolic meanings through their spatial organization, allowing visitors to engage with and share Jefferson's vision. The study highlights how gardens function as practical stages for revealing ideals, demonstrating the interplay between cultural values and natural influences.

Sung, J.-S. (2012). Ideals Represented in Gardens - Focused on Thomas Jefferson’s Academical Village and Monticello -. Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture, 40(1), 69–80. https://doi.org/10.9715/kila.2012.40.1.069