Norman K. Booth

Foundations of Landscape Architecture (eBook, PDF)

Integrating Form and Space Using the Language of Site Design

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A visually engaging introduction to landscape architectural design Landscape architectural design seeks to create environments that accommodate users' varying lifestyles and needs, incorporate cultural heritage, promote sustainability, and integrate functional requirements for optimal enjoyment. Foundations of Landscape Architecture introduces the foundational concepts needed to effectively integrate space and form in landscape design. With over five hundred hand-rendered and digital drawings, as well as photographs, Foundations of Landscape Architecture illustrates the importance of spatial language. It introduces concepts, typologies, and rudimentary principles of form and space. Including designs for projects such as parks, campuses, and memorials, this text provides the core concepts necessary for designers to shape functional landscapes. Additionally, chapters discuss organizational and spatial design structures based on orthogonal forms, angular forms, and circular forms. Helping students, professionals, and lifelong learners alike, Foundations of Landscape Arch-itecture delivers a concrete understanding of landscape architectural design to inspire one's imagination for countless types of projects.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118129456
• Artikelnr.: 37340302

Autorenporträt

Norman L. Booth, FASLA, RLA (Columbus, OH)
Professor Emeritus, The Ohio State University, Knowlton School of Architecture; Longtime Section Head, Section of Landscape Architecture at OSU; Co-author of standard textbook, Residential Landscape Architecture; Frequent jurist for national competitions; Member of the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board's accreditation teams that review and evaluate academic programs in landscape architecture.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Foundational Concepts 1
CHAPTER 1 Landscape Form 1
CHAPTER 2 Landscape Space 29
Orthogonal Forms 61
CHAPTER 3 The Straight Line 61
CHAPTER 4 The Square 75
CHAPTER 5 The Rectangle 97
CHAPTER 6 The Grid 107
CHAPTER 7 Symmetry 139
CHAPTER 8 Asymmetry 169
Angular Forms 189
CHAPTER 9 The Diagonal 189
CHAPTER 10 The Triangle 207
CHAPTER 11 The Polygon 237
Circular Forms 257
CHAPTER 12 The Arc 257
CHAPTER 13 The Circle 275
CHAPTER 14 The Oval 301
CHAPTER 15 The Curve 319
Other Forms 341
CHAPTER 16 The Organic 341
Credits 361
Index 363