Introduction to Landscape Design - Hardcover

Motloch, John L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471352918 ISBN 13: 9780471352914

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2000

Synopsis

This book is in extremely good condition, with just a touch of wear at corners keeping the cover looking like new. Internally the book is clean, tight and unmarked, with almost no sign of use. The original book provided outstanding explorations of design concepts, principles, and processes and this Second Edition of Introduction to Landscape Design offers even broader coverage of the environmental, human, technological, and aesthetic issues associated with landscape design than the first edition. Beginning with the way we perceive, manage, and design the landscape, it moves on to explore the forces that influence land design. An overview of landscape management, planning, and design includes a discussion of the roles and integration of the professions involved, modes of professional practice, and site scale design processes. The book explores the ecology of design and the integration of land design decisions into dynamic systems and this fully updated new edition presents landscape design as a synergism of art and science, addresses the interplay between buildings and sites, provides insights into the breadth of people-environment relationships and places special emphasis on our growing understanding of interrelationships between the landscape and human decisions. A superb introduction for students as well as a useful reference for practicing professionals, this book is an excellent guide for anyone who wants to develop a better understanding of landscape design.

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Product Description

Outstanding explorations of design concepts, principles, and processes This Second Edition of Introduction to Landscape Design offers even broader coverage of the environmental, human, technological, and aesthetic issues associated with landscape design than the first edition. Beginning with the way we perceive, manage, and design the landscape, it moves on to explore the forces that influence land design. An overview of landscape management, planning, and design includes a discussion of the roles and integration of the professions involved, modes of professional practice, and site scale design processes. The book explores the ecology of design and the integration of land design decisions into dynamic systems. This fully updated new edition: Presents landscape design as a synergism of art and science Addresses the interplay between buildings and sites Provides insights into the breadth of people-environment relationships Places special emphasis on our growing understanding of interrelationships between the landscape and human decisions A superb introduction for students as well as a useful reference for practicing professionals, this book is an excellent guide for anyone who wants to develop a better understanding of landscape design.

About the Author

JOHN L. MOTLOCH, PhD, ASLA, is a licensed landscape architect, architect, and interior designer. He is Professor and Chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture in the College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, and Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems in Austin, Texas.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0471352918
• ISBN 13: 9780471352914
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 384