Case Studies in Architecture and Landscape

Reviews / Votes

'Case studies are surely useful, but they are not lessons that should be copied. Each is unique. However, important lessons can be learned, especially if a case includes failure. They can provide important guidance on the questions which must be asked but designers should hesitate when considering the responses embedded in the designs of the case studies. Accurate? Yes. Truthful? Possibly. Useful? Perhaps. Worthwhile? Yes. Are case studies essential to broaden education and experience? YES!'

Carl Steinitz, Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University

'This compelling collection of case studies brings the spatial narrative to the forefront, echoing the experiential richness of the promenade architecturale. A vital resource for anyone seeking to understand how architecture and landscape have an active role in choreographing place, perception, and memory.'

Flora Samuel, The Professor of Architecture and Head of Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge

'This volume of case studies is a welcome and timely contribution to our understanding of how we shape our environments, and they shape us. Its embrace of a range of geographies, including non-Western cultures, contributes important insights in a world of climate crisis and global change. Its critical lens, particularly on reimagining places, emphasises the value of in-depth and rigorous case studies to examine human-environment interactions and the implications of how places are created and cared for, as we face an uncertain future.'

Catharine Ward Thompson, Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Edinburgh