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The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture Tim Waterman

The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture By Tim Waterman

The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture by Tim Waterman

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Summary

From climate change to sustainable communities, landscape architecture is at the forefront of most crucial issues. This book explains the process of designing for sites, including historical precedent, evolving philosophies, and how a project moves from concept to design to realisation.

The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture Summary

The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture by Tim Waterman

The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture provides an introduction to the key elements of this broad field. It serves as a guide to the many specialisations complimentary to landscape architecture, such as landscape management and planning, and urban design. This book explains the process of designing for sites, including historical precedent, evolving philosophies, and how a project moves from concept to design to realisation.

About Tim Waterman

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.

Table of Contents

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.

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GOR002954654
9782940373918
2940373914
The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture by Tim Waterman
Tim Waterman
Fundamentals
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2009-05-15
200
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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