The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture
Published on 15. May 2009
200 pages
978-2-940439-23-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture provides an introduction to the key elements of this broad field. From climate change to sustainable communities, landscape architecture is at the forefront of today's most crucial issues.
This book explains the process of designing for sites, calling upon historical precedent and evolving philosophies to discuss how a project moves from concept to realization. It serves as a guide to the many specializations within landscape architecture, such as landscape strategy and urban design.
This book explains the process of designing for sites, calling upon historical precedent and evolving philosophies to discuss how a project moves from concept to realization. It serves as a guide to the many specializations within landscape architecture, such as landscape strategy and urban design.
Reviews / Votes
This book is a handy reference and easy to use especially for students ... The timeline especially is very good. * Deepika Shetty, Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, India * ...quality content and focus on what the profession is about - augmented with concise text, explanation of terms, and great graphic content. It's a superb book. * Landscape + Urbanism blog, 2010 * This might be the perfect gift for those people that continually fail to understand what it is a landscape architect really does. * Andrew Spiering, Land8Lounge *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Digital)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
200 colour illus
File size
46,50 MB
ISBN-13
978-2-940439-23-2 (9782940439232)
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Tim Waterman
The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture
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05/2009
AVA Publishing SA
€44.75
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Person
Tim Waterman has worked on numerous large-scale strategic and master planning projects in central London and southeast England. He lectures in landscape architecture at the Writtle School of Design, UK.
Content
How to get the most out of this book. Introduction. History and ideas: Yesterday and today; Before the ancient world; The ancient world; The Middle Ages; The Renaissance and baroque; The nineteenth century; The twentieth century; Millennial landscapes. Site and context: Landscape: site and context; Climate; Land; Water; Plants; Topography; Landscape character. Inhabiting the landscape: Site planning and development; The view of the landscape; Landscape planting; Flow: Circulation and access; Structures and habitation; Community planning. Representation: The sketch; Orthographic projection; Perspective; 3D images; Models; Computer-aided design (CAD); Storyboards; The moving image; Presentation; The portfolio. The anatomy of a project: The Coventry Phoenix Initiative; The project timeline: Brief; Concept; Analysis; Synthesis; Detail development; Construction; Maturation. Careers: Design and vision; Planning the landscape; Management and conservation; Historic conservation; The science of landscape; Cities and towns; Gardens and parks. Conclusion. Glossary. Contacts and useful resources. Bibliography. Index. Acknowledgements and picture credits. Working with ethics.
