These karesansui, translated to dry landscape or dry mountain water in Japanese, gardens are commonly known as Zen gardens ..

Zen rock gardens ... "While there are other similar gardens of great beauty," says James Ulak, curator of Japanese art at Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler galleries, "Ryoan-ji remains the ur ...

The studio challenges the traditional VIP lounge with an abstract echo of nature, inspired by Japanese zen gardens. The entrance is designed as a serene, sculptural public garden which leads into ...