Elements of Visual Design in the Landscape
2nd Edition
Published on 1. April 2004
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-0-415-32517-2 (ISBN)
Description
What makes a visually appealing landscape? How can the design and use of a landscape be harmonised? These are just some of the questions tackled in this refreshing approach to the subject. In Elements of Visual Design in the Landscape the author explains a range of design principles.
This new edition includes revised and updated text that will link to other areas of research and disciplines such as aesthetic philosophy and psychology. A third of the photographs have been replaced with new photographs showing better and more recent examples and also reflecting landscape in a wider range of countries.
This new edition includes revised and updated text that will link to other areas of research and disciplines such as aesthetic philosophy and psychology. A third of the photographs have been replaced with new photographs showing better and more recent examples and also reflecting landscape in a wider range of countries.
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Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
62 s/w Abbildungen, 176 s/w Zeichnungen
176 Line drawings, black and white; 62 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
744 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-32517-2 (9780415325172)
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Elements of Visual Design in the Landscape
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Elements of Visual Design in the Landscape
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Person
Simon Bell is a Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, UK. He is a forester and landscape architect and has been responsible for design, design advice and training in landscape design for the forestry industry around the world.
Content
Acknowledgements. Preface. Foreword. Introduction. Part 1. Basic Elements 1. Point 2. Line 3. Plane 4. Solid Volume 5. Open Volume 6. Combination of Elements. Part 2. Variables 7. Number 8. Position 9. Direction 10. Orientation 11. Size 12. Shape (form) 13. Interval 14. Texture 15.Density 16. Colour 17. Time 18. Light 19. Visual Force 20. Visual Inertia. Part 3. Organization 21. Objectives of Design 22. Spatial Cues 23. Structural Elements 24. Ordering Part 4. Case Studies 25. The Canadian Museum of Civilization 26. Powerscourt 27. Strathyre Forest. Glossary. References and further reading. Index.