Landscape architectural design

Author: Du Rujian
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Publish Date: 1999-02-01
Features: This book is available for reference by landscape workers, architectural design personnel, and faculty and students of landscape architecture, urban planning, and architecture at colleges and universities. It provides a concise introduction and commentary on the achievements in landscape architecture of scenic spots, parks, and tourist sites across China since the founding of the country, as well as the practical conditions of courtyards in recently constructed public buildings such as tourist hotels, entertainment venues, and exhibition centers. Regarding the basic theories and techniques of landscape architectural design, the book elaborates and analyzes them in conjunction with outstanding traditional Chinese gardening treatises and famous garden heritage. Additionally, it appropriately introduces relevant foreign materials to make it a comprehensive, systematic, and practical reference book for landscape construction and design. The main content of the book includes: general overviews of gardens, landscape architecture, and garden development; methods and techniques of landscape architectural design; architectural courtyard design; individual design of landscape architecture; and landscape architectural details. At the end, several issues related to landscape architectural design are proposed for discussion with the broader landscape working community, such as the tasks of the new era, local characteristics, styles and themes, the impact of new techniques, and the path of innovation, in order to explore design principles and guidelines that reflect China's socialist construction spirit, embody national traditions and local characteristics, and meet contemporary requirements. In addition to the text, the book includes more than 700 illustrations and photographs. For the convenience of readers, it also appends eight typical classical and modern landscape architectural examples. This book is available for reference by landscape workers, architectural design personnel, and faculty and students of landscape architecture, urban planning, and architecture at colleges and universities.