Form and Fabric in Landscape Architecture : a Visual Introduction.
Form and Fabric in Landscape Architecture provides an original, visual approach to the study of landscape architecture by creating a spatial morphology based on use and experience of landscapes. It explores aesthetic, spatial and experiential concepts by providing a structure through which landscape...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group,
2004
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Form and Fabric in Landscape Architecture; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; About this book; Using this book; 1. Landscape fabric; Contexts for the design of landscapes; Global landscape; Landscape processes and systems; Landscapes and people; Regional landscapes; Towns and cities; City districts; Urban greenspace and communications; Models of design and qualities of place; Responsiveness; Originality; Recycling versus tabula rasa; Robustness and inclusiveness; Mystery, legibility, complexity and coherence; Unity with diversity; Prospect and refuge theory
- Wholeness and integrationThe integrated design of places; Integrated design
- an example; Integration of spaces and paths; Integration of spaces, paths, edges, thresholds and foci; Integration of topography, vegetation, structures and water; 2. Spaces; Definitions; Ground, 'wall' and 'sky' planes; Design planes and landscape elements; People's use and experience of spaces; Form of spaces; Interpretation of existing site forms; Geometry; Metaphor; Symbolism; Abstraction and use of natural forms; Archetypes; Vernacular; Historic paradigms; Space enclosure; Degrees and permeability of enclosure
- Enclosure and character of spacesEnclosure and microclimate; Spaces and edges; Scale of spaces; Human scale; Scale and context; Vastness to intimacy; Proportion of spaces; Satisfying proportions; Over-vertical and under-vertical enclosure; Space relationships; Sequence of spaces; Topographic space relationships; Contrast and similarity of spaces; Space relationships
- an example; Topographic spaces; Topographic design; Flatness and degrees of intervention; Cut and fill; Bowls and hollows; Mounds and mounts; Plateaus; Terraces; Subterranean spaces; Vegetation spaces
- Ecological and environmental roles of vegetationGlades; Forest space and the formalised forest; Parkland; Hedged and herb enclosures; Vegetated carpets; Leaf ceilings; Built spaces; Public squares; Courtyards; Walls and walled gardens; Permeable enclosing structures; Canopies; Floors; Water spaces; Lakes and waterscapes; Pools and ponds; Water walls and moving water; Moats
- water as enclosing element; 3. Paths; Definitions; People's use and experience of paths; Movement
- kinetic experience of landscape; Different users, uses and modes of transport; Official and unofficial paths
- Sequence and incidentArriving and leaving; Ecological corridors; Path systems and hierarchies; Networks, nodes and foci; Paths, spaces and edges; Paths as spaces; Form; Form generators; Axis and meander; Degrees of enclosure; Topographic paths; Degrees of intervention; Ledge paths; Cuttings; Ridge paths; Spiral and zig-zag paths; Stepped paths, staircases and ramps; Vegetation paths; Avenues; Forest paths; Green tunnels; Hedged walks; Grass, vegetated floors and meadow paths; Built paths; Streets; 'Backs'; Path floors; Raised walks; Covered walks; Water paths
