Constructing Landscape is a systematic introduction to technical and constructional open space planning, with all the relevant topics, from the most common materials and surfaces to the construction of open space elements and the use of plants. For landscape architects and architects it is an indispensable guide to correct and professional execution planning as well as to preparing solid and well-thought-out requests for proposal. Constructing Landscape is divided into two sections, Materials and Surfaces and Building Construction and Building Elements. The first section provides an overview of the various building materials of landscape architecture and their specific characteristics. It also explains the qualities of surfaces and the different approaches to treating them. The second section begins with an introductory chapter explaining the principles of statics, the connections of load-bearing elements, and the various approaches to anchoring building compo-nents and supporting structures. The subsequent chapters use drawings and text to present the constructional principles and techniques associated with the various building elements. Each chapter concludes with a collection of sample projects, illustrated with photographs and technical drawings.
Reviews / Votes
"Dus hoe saai het ook mag lijken, een boek over het ontwerpen van landschap, dat vooral gaat over materialen, technieken en structurele componenten, vergis je niet - dit is een onuitputtelijke bron van inspiratie voor landschapsarchitecten en iedereen die het wil worden, en een genot om te lezen en door te bladeren voor iedereen die ook maar een beetje geïnteresseerd is in hoe zijn omgeving er uit ziet."
In: moors magazine,
https://www.moorsmagazine.com/kunst/architectuur/constructing-landscape-materialen-technieken-structurele-onderdelen/
Edition
Language
Place of publication
Basel/Berlin/Boston
Switzerland
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Illustrations
850 s/w Abbildungen, 300 farbige Abbildungen
850 b/w and 300 col. ill.
Dimensions
Height: 29.7 cm
Width: 23 cm
Weight
ISBN-13
978-3-0356-0465-8 (9783035604658)
Schweitzer Classification
Astrid Zimmermann ist selbstständige Landschaftsarchitektin mit eigenem Büro in Berlin, Lehraufträge an TU Berlin
Introduction Essay 1 Material 1.1 Soil 1.2 Plants 1.3 Lawns and other seeded areas 1.4 Wood 1.5 Natural stone 1.6 Bricks and clinker 1.7 Concrete 1.8 Metal, steel in particular 1.9 Other building materials 2 General principles for loadbearing structures 2.1 Loadbearing structures 2.2 Connecting loadbearing elements 2.3 Foundations and retaining structures 3 Building elements and building methods 3.1 Earth structures and ground relief 3.2 Paths and squares 3.3 Steps and ramps 3.4 Handrails, banisters and fences 3.5 Walls 3.6 Small buildings and pergolas 3.7 Walkway structures and wooden platforms 3.8 Small bridges 3.9 Plantations and planting techniques 3.10 Lawns and other seeded areas 3.11 Drainage plant and systems 3.12 Water features 3.13 Vertical planting 3.14 Roof planting 3.15 Standard and non-standard Appendix
