Jean-Pierre Le Dantec is a professor at the National School of Architecture in Paris-La-Villette, where he heads the research team « Architecture, Environments, Landscapes. » As a writer, he has published numerous works dedicated to the art of gardens, including « Le Sauvage et le Régulier. Art des jardins et paysagisme en France au vingtième siècle » (Le Moniteur, 2002), « Splendeur des jardins de Paris » (Flammarion, 1991), « Le Roman des jardins de France » (Plon, 1987 and Bartillat, 2001), and « Enfin l’architecture » (Autrement, 1984). Jean-Pierre Le Dantec has also authored several radio and television programs dedicated to various aspects of garden and landscape creation.