Architectural Digest: Wander through the impressive history of Conservatories

Palm House at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Occasionally in history, there is a fortuitous confluence that brings together the potent and energetic streams of capability, creativity, opportunity, fashion, and desire. Fueled by the fluid forces of ambition and aspiration, the projects in this book represent exactly such a confluence.

~ Richard Barley
Director of Horticulture, Learning & Operations
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Have you seen the latest from Architectural Digest?

“Lose Yourself Inside the World’s Most Beautiful Conservatories” is how Architectural Digest features our latest book, The Conservatory: Gardens Under Glass, and it is captivating design professionals around the world!

As Architectural Digest describes:

“In the new book The Conservatory: Gardens Under Glass (Princeton Architectural Press, $60), authors Alan Stein and Nancy Virts, founders of design firm Tanglewood Conservatories, examine the development of conservatories from their humble roots to their global expansion as awe-inspiring glass palaces to the avant-garde structures crafted by top architects today.”

See some of Architectural Digest’s favorite historic conservatories featured in the book!