Form and fabric in landscape architecture : a visual introduction / atherine Dee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dee, Catherine, 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape architecture.

Landscape design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Spon Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 landscapes can be understood and conceived in design. 'Fabric' is the integrated structure of whole landscapes, while 'form' refers to the components that make up this fabric. Together form and fabric create a morphology of landscape useful for the development of visual-spatial design thinking and a

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

The design of paths adjacent to water

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-134-57788-5

0-203-63940-5

1-134-57789-3

1-280-06831-0

9786610068319

0-203-63907-3

9780203639078

OCLC:

60803168