Site Planning and Design Manual

Author: (USA) Russ (Russ/T.H.) Editor-in-Chief: Gu Wei Hua
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The Manual of Site Planning and Design bridges the gap between traditional theories of neighborhood planning and design and the new concepts brought about by current sustainable development. The book is rigorous in content, illustrated with numerous detailed architectural drawings and graphic standards. It comprehensively and thoroughly elaborates on the following aspects:
Site Analysis
Environmental Assessment
Site Grading
Traffic Facility Design and Management
Open Space Design
Project Management, including Licensing and Quality Assurance
Historical Landscapes
Protecting Vegetation
Rainwater Management
Material Specifications and Standards
Site design is both a technology and an art, and both fields demand creativity. The characteristics of the site design profession lie in its requirement for practitioners to possess applied experience while consistently learning and recognizing new methods and materials, then guiding partners, clients, and the public. The purpose of this book is to combine traditional site planning and design practices with emerging practices to form a new paradigm of sustainable site design. It aims to establish a connection between site design and guidelines to help practitioners make design choices and provide a set of basic principles for guiding clients and the public. This book is valuable for architects, architecture students, and faculty in the field of architecture.