Detailing for Landscape Architects
Aesthetics, Function, Constructibility
Published on 25. February 2011
272 pages
978-0-470-90462-6 (ISBN)
Description
The new industry standard on landscape architecturaldetailing
Detailing for Landscape Architects takes the reader on aneducational journey across three major areas of landscapearchitectural detailing--aesthetics, function, andconstructibility--to demonstrate how powerful design patternscan transform thematic ideas into awe-inspiring built realities.Richly illustrated examples accompany concise discussions of avaried blend of landscape design/detailing issues such as watermovement, soil environments, articulating structures andconstruction assemblies, life cycle costing, sustainability, healthand safety, and more. This book approaches the subject of detailingin a systematic manner, and provides a balanced framework fordesign and workmanship that conveys the essence of the builtlandscape.
Detailing for Landscape Architects shows how details can:
* Reinforce design ideas through the continuity and discontinuityof patterns
* Actively contribute to the overall form or geometry of thedesign
* Be designed to be durable and flexible while enhancing theentire design
* Gracefully accommodate the natural growth and change of plantmaterials
* Anticipate maintenance needs to minimize future disruptions
* Maximize their cost effectiveness through understanding theirfunction while designing to meet those functions
Including chapters that apply detail patterns to the design ofan urban plaza, a roof deck, and a residence, Detailing forLandscape Architects offers guidance on solving specific technicalrequirements, while preserving and enhancing the visual qualitiesthat celebrate innovation, and carry forth a timeless quality ofbuilding.
Reviews / Votes
"This eminently readable, profusely illustrated book is obviously designed as a professional reference, but its effect is more like consulting with a passionate expert than merely receiving a listing of standard recommendations. This pattern-based approach, in lieu of a mechanical categorization based on materials (wood, metal, stone) or application (paving, walls, canopies), focuses on conveying general principles, as well as specific details, across a range of conditions, which is impressive. This emphasis on aesthetics -- and not just visual, but aesthetics that appreciate elegance, simplicity, and timeless details -- permeates the book, and is part of what lifts it above other catalogs of technique." (Landscape Architecture Magazine, Oct 2011)More details
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Thomas R. Ryan | Edward Allen | Patrick J. Rand
Detailing for Landscape Architects
Aesthetics, Function, Constructibility
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03/2011
Wiley
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Persons
Tom R. Ryan, FASLA, is Principal of Ryan Associates,Landscape Architecture and Planning. He has more than thirty yearsof experience as a practicing landscape architect, and has taughtin the landscape architecture departments at the University ofPennsylvania, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry,and Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
Edward Allen, FAIA, has been a member of the faculties atYale University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, andhas frequently taught as a guest at other institutions across theUnited States over the past thirty years. He is also thebest-selling coauthor of Fundamentals of Building Construction andThe Architect's Studio Companion (both with Joseph Iano), Form andForces (with Waclaw Zalewski), and Architectural Detailing (withPatrick Rand), all published by Wiley.
Patrick Rand, FAIA, is a Professor in the School ofArchitecture at North Carolina State University, where he teachesdesign studios, construction systems courses, and detailingseminars. He is coauthor of Architectural Detailing along withEdward Allen.
Content
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
PART I - DETAIL PATTERNS.
SECTION 1 AESTHETICS.
CHAPTER 1 Aesthetics.
SECTION 2 FUNCTION.
CHAPTER 2 Controlling Water Movement.
CHAPTER 3 Controlling Subsurface Water Movement andSedimentation.
CHAPTER 4 Accommodating Movement.
CHAPTER 5 Accommodating Growth.
CHAPTER 6 Providing Structural Support.
CHAPTER 7 Providing Passages for Pipes and Wires.
CHAPTER 8 Health and Safety.
CHAPTER 9 Providing for the Life Cycles of theLandscape.
SECTION 3 CONSTRUCTIBILITY.
CHAPTER 10 Ease of Assembly.
CHAPTER 11 Forgiving Details.
CHAPTER 12 Efficient Use of Construction Resources.
CHAPTER 13 Sustainability.
PART II - DETAIL DEVELOPMENT.
SECTION 1 APPLYING THE DETAIL PATTERNS.
CHAPTER 14 Detailing a Traditional Plaza.
CHAPTER 15 Detailing a Rooftop Garden.
CHAPTER 16 Detailing a Residence.
SECTION 2 GETTING STARTED.
APPENDIX A: The Detailer's Reference Shelf.
APPENDIX B: Formulating Exercises for Self-Study or ClassroomUse.
INDEX.
