The Art of Landscape Architecture Details—Foundations, Practices, and Case Studies

Author: Kokwood Yang Xiaolong
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book clearly demonstrates the role of landscape architectural details in the design process through extensive historical and contemporary landscape architectural design case studies, including images and textual materials. It practically introduces the aesthetic thinking, forms, language, and expression of landscape architectural details, broadly explores the principles of landscape architectural design, and summarizes landscape architectural details as fundamental design behaviors that are both practical and poetic through completed landscape architectural design examples. Related Series:
1. Urban Park Design
2. Visual Design Elements of Landscape
3. Plant Landscape Design Elements
4. Landscape Design and Details
5. 105 Examples of Japanese Garden Design
6. Plant Landscape Design Elements
7. 105 Examples of Japanese Garden Design
8. Brick Landscape
9. Urban Park Design
Book Contents:
Acknowledgments;
Preface;
Introduction;
Part I: Basics:
Chapter 1: Landscape Architecture and Details;
Chapter 2: Issues Related to Details;
Chapter 3: Design Methods and Themes.
Part II: Practice:
Chapter 4: Construction Details;
Chapter 5: Durability of Details;
Chapter 6: Research.
Part III: Case Studies:
Chapter 7: The State of Landscape Architectural Detail Design;
Chapter 8: Postscript: Poetic and Practical.
Appendix;
References and Acknowledgments for Case Study Sections.
References.