Foundations of Landscape Architecture
Foundations of Landscape Architecture
Summary
One of the foremost objectives of landscape architectural design is to impart an organizational order in the landscape. Heavily illustrated, this enlightening book introduces the basic elements and principles of design, and then explores the spatial language used to organize and shape landscape architectural design.
The feel-good place to buy books
- Free US shipping over $15
- Buying preloved emits 41% less CO2 than new
- Millions of affordable books
- Give your books a new home - sell them back to us!
Foundations of Landscape Architecture by Norman K Booth
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 Architecture delivers a concrete understanding of landscape architectural design to inspire one's imagination for countless types of projects."A standard text that anyone interested in spatial design would welcome on the bookshelf" (The Garden Design Journal, April 2012)
Norman K. 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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780470635056 |
| ISBN 10 | 0470635053 |
| Title | Foundations of Landscape Architecture |
| Author | Norman Booth |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Year published | 2011-12-16 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |