Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards (Wiley Graphic Standards) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471477559 ISBN 13: 9780471477556

Publisher: Wiley, 2006

Synopsis

Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards is an entirely new, definitive reference work for everyone involved with landscape architecture, design, and construction. Based on the 70-year success of Architectural Graphic Standards, this new book is destined to become the "bible" for the landscape field. Edited by an educator and former president of the American Society of Landscape Architects, it provides immediate access to rules-of-thumb and standards used throughout the planning, design, construction and management of landscapes. View sample pages from Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards.

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Review:

"This impressive volume represents the work of more than 100 authors, brought together under the able editorship of Leonard J. Hopper. The successful Wiley series of Architectural Graphic Standards editions formed its basis, and it is likely that this title will also have a long run of valued versions. It should be considered an essential purchase for academic and professional libraries that support landscape architects and would also be useful for larger public libraries frequented by city planners." (American Reference Books Annual, 2008)

"This is a thorough and comprehensive reference to the standards and practices of landscape architecture and design necessary for producing professional drawings." (Book News, February 2008)

From the Back Cover:

The new student edition of the definitive reference on landscape architecture

Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards, Student Edition is a condensed treatment of the authoritative Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards, Professional Edition. Designed to give students the critical information they require, this is an essential reference for anyone studying landscape architecture and design.

Formatted to meet the serious student′s needs, the content in this Student Edition reflects topics covered in accredited landscape architectural programs, making it an excellent choice for a required text in landscape architecture, landscape design, horticulture, architecture, and planning and urban design programs. Students will gain an understanding of all the critical material they need for the core classes required by all curriculums, including:

• Construction documentation

• Site planning

• Professional practice

• Site grading and earthwork

• Construction principles

• Water supply and management

• Pavement and structures in the landscape

• Parks and recreational spaces

• Soils, asphalt, concrete, masonry, metals, wood, and recreational surfaces

• Evaluating the environmental and human health impacts of materials

Like Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards, this Student Edition provides essential specification and detailing information on the fundamentals of landscape architecture, including sustainable design principles, planting (including green roofs), stormwater management, and wetlands constuction and evaluation. In addition, expert advice guides readers through important considerations such as material life cycle analysis, environmental impacts, site security, hazard control, environmental restoration and remediation, and accessibility.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0471477559
• ISBN 13: 9780471477556
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1088
• Editor: Hopper Leonard J.