Written by registered landscape artists, this book provides readers with the quality fundamentals of residential site design—exploring functional and artistic elements, and focusing on appreciation of quality and updated standards for site development, maintenance techniques, and training. It clearly illustrates and discusses the actual procedures and underlying principles utilized by experienced residential site designers. Chapter topics cover the typical residential site, outdoor rooms, environmentally responsive design, design process, meeting the clients, site measuring and base map preparation, site study and design program, functional diagrams, preliminary design and design principles, form composition, spatial composition, material composition and master plan, and special project sites. For those individuals beginning design careers, as well as for those currently practicing residential design who wish to enhance their skills and knowledge.

Residential Landscape Architecture: Design Process for the Private Residence (3rd Edition)

Arts & Photography

Booth, Norman K.

Hiss, James E.

Architecture

PRENTICE/HALL

With a focus on the process of design, this book¿s practical approach serves users with a design manual for those interested in gaining knowledge and developing skills in the design of landscapes for private residences. This useful reference clearly illustrates and discusses the actual procedures and underlying principles utilized by experienced residential landscape designers. Extensive illustrations in the form of plans, sections, elevations, diagrams and perspectives show users the application of material presented. Content provides the quality fundamentals of residential site design€”exploring functional and artistic elements, with a focus on appreciation of quality and updated standards for site development, maintenance techniques and training. Architecturally responsive design material is emphasized throughout€”examines landscape designs and structures that blend with the existing house character. Includes useful chapters on Functional Diagrams

Residential Landscape Architecture: Design Process For The Private Residence

Pearson College Div

Residential Landscape Architecture: Design Process for the Private Residence, Sixth Edition, covers the fundamentals of residential design. The text provides a thorough, how-to explanation of each of the steps of the design process—from initial contact with the client to a completed master plan. The text's numerous illustrations and useful case study examples offer a rich learning experience for students. Whether you are just starting your design career or are a current practitioner, this valuable resource is sure to enhance your skills and knowledge.

Residential Landscape Architecture: Design Process for the Private Residence (6th Edition)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Gardening & Landscape Design

Pearson

With a focus on the process of design, this book's practical approach serves users with a design manual for those interested in gaining knowledge and developing skills in the design of landscapes for private residences. This useful reference clearly illustrates and discusses the actual procedures and underlying principles utilized by experienced residential landscape designers. Extensive illustrations in the form of plans, sections, elevations, diagrams and perspectives show users the application of material presented. Content provides the quality fundamentals of residential site design–exploring functional and artistic elements, with a focus on appreciation of quality and updated standards for site development, maintenance techniques and training. Architecturally responsive design material is emphasized throughout–examines landscape designs and structures that blend with the existing house character. Includes useful chapters on Functional Diagrams and Form Composition–critical subjects in creating functionally and visually successful design solutions. Also features reorganized and revised chapters–expanded section on planting design (Ch. 11); and Chapter 14 on Design Alternatives. A good reference for those who are beginning their design careers, as well as those currently practicing residential design.

Residential Landscape Architecture: Design Process for the Private Residence

Covers the basic principles, concepts, and procedures for preparing site plans and associated documents involved in residential site design. The new edition of this text, first published in 1991, has added significant chapters on environmentally and architecturally responsive design. Of note are the abundant and integrally incorporated b&amp;w illustrations and site designs at various stages of completion. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Residential Landscape Architecture: Design Process for the Private Residence (2nd Edition)

Singularly highlights landscape architectural elements with clear design principles! Designed to be used as a helpful resource by individuals beginning their careers, Basic Elements of Landscape Architectural Design presents the thoughts and key design theories fundamental to landscape architecture in simple words and illustrations. Still available from Waveland Press, this highly regarded sourcebook offers the vocabulary, significance, characteristics, potential uses, and design guidelines for landform, plant materials, buildings, pavement, site structures, and water in landscape architectural design. It will help your students overcome common mistakes and misconceptions typical in the early phases of their design career and will heighten their understanding and awareness of the major physical components of the outdoor environment.

Basic elements of landscape architectural design

Elsevier Science Pub. Co., distributor

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