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Showing posts with label Landscape. Show all posts
Representing Landscape Architecture
M. Treib
Routledge | 0415700426 | 2008 | PDF | 240 pages | 15 Mb
DESCRIPTION
Representing Landscape Architecture offers a broad investigation of how the designed landscape is and has been represented: for design study, for criticism and even for its realization.
It has been said that we can only realize what we can imagine. But in order to realize we must convey ideas to others as well as to ourselves. Representation is by no means neutral and the process of communication, the process by which the imagination takes its first form, itself necessarily limits the range of our design possibilities. Computers further remove from cognitive processes and raise new questions about methods and limits.
Written by a team of renowned practitioners and academics, this book is the best available reference to date on the many dimensions of landscape representation.
LIST OF CONTENT
Part 1: Looking Backward and Forward
Part 2: Representing the Landscape Design Process
Part 3: Drawings and Models
Part 4: Words and Media
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Routledge | 0415700426 | 2008 | PDF | 240 pages | 15 Mb
DESCRIPTION
Representing Landscape Architecture offers a broad investigation of how the designed landscape is and has been represented: for design study, for criticism and even for its realization.
It has been said that we can only realize what we can imagine. But in order to realize we must convey ideas to others as well as to ourselves. Representation is by no means neutral and the process of communication, the process by which the imagination takes its first form, itself necessarily limits the range of our design possibilities. Computers further remove from cognitive processes and raise new questions about methods and limits.
Written by a team of renowned practitioners and academics, this book is the best available reference to date on the many dimensions of landscape representation.
LIST OF CONTENT
Part 1: Looking Backward and Forward
Part 2: Representing the Landscape Design Process
Part 3: Drawings and Models
Part 4: Words and Media
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Materials for Sustainable Sites
M. Calkins
Wiley | 0470134550 | 2008 | PDF | 464 pages | 8 Mb
DESCRIPTION
This complete guide to the evaluation, selection, and use of sustainable materials in the landscape features strategies to minimize environmental and human health impacts of conventional site construction materials as well as green materials. Providing detailed current information on construction materials for sustainable sites, the book introduces tools, techniques, ideologies and resources for evaluating, sourcing, and specifying sustainable site materials. Chapters cover types of materials, both conventional and emerging green materials, environmental and human health impacts of the material, and detailed strategies to minimize these impacts. Case studies share cost and performance information and lessons learned.
LIST OF CONTENT
CHAPTER 1 Materials for Sustainable Sites Defined.
CHAPTER 2 Background: Inputs, Outputs, and Impacts of Construction Materials.
CHAPTER 3 Evaluating the Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Materials.
CHAPTER 4 Resource Reuse: Designing with and Specifying Reclaimed, Reprocessed, and Recycled-content Materials.
CHAPTER 5 Concrete.
CHAPTER 6 Earthen Materials.
CHAPTER 7 Brick Masonry.
CHAPTER 8 Asphalt Pavement.
CHAPTER 9 Aggregates and Stone.
CHAPTER 10 Wood and Wood Products.
CHAPTER 11 Metals.
CHAPTER 12 Plastics and Rubber.
CHAPTER 13 Biobased Materials, BY RUTH STAFFORD.
Appendix A: Embodied Energy and Embodied Carbon of Construction Materials by Weight.
Appendix B: Health and Environmental Impacts of Hazardous Air Pollutants and Metals Related to Construction Materials.
EDITORIAL REVIEW
"This book is a serious reference manual. Nearly every page has diagrams, tables of definitions and comparisons, and lists of guidelines. The timing of this book’s publication is ideal, being aligned with the launch of the Sustainable Sites Initiative, to which Calkins has contributed expertise. Materials for Sustainable Sites will be the constant companion of landscape architects and related professionals who want both inspiration and credible information about the sustainable palette of our art." (Landscape Architecture, April 2009)
"Weightly tome offering a comprehensive guide to evaluating selecting and using sustainable construction materials." (Grand Designs, April 2009)
"…provides detailed information for architects and builders on materials and products that use resources efficiently, minimize embodied energy and carbon, avoid harming human or environmental health at any phase of their life cycle, and assist with sustainable site design strategies." (Book News; 12/08)
"When it comes time to choose materials for those home and garden projects, there's now a wonderful green guide. This guidebook is indispensable for anyone planning construction projects. It is destined to become a classic." (bellaonline.com; 11/08)
Wiley | 0470134550 | 2008 | PDF | 464 pages | 8 Mb
DESCRIPTION
This complete guide to the evaluation, selection, and use of sustainable materials in the landscape features strategies to minimize environmental and human health impacts of conventional site construction materials as well as green materials. Providing detailed current information on construction materials for sustainable sites, the book introduces tools, techniques, ideologies and resources for evaluating, sourcing, and specifying sustainable site materials. Chapters cover types of materials, both conventional and emerging green materials, environmental and human health impacts of the material, and detailed strategies to minimize these impacts. Case studies share cost and performance information and lessons learned.
LIST OF CONTENT
CHAPTER 1 Materials for Sustainable Sites Defined.
CHAPTER 2 Background: Inputs, Outputs, and Impacts of Construction Materials.
CHAPTER 3 Evaluating the Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Materials.
CHAPTER 4 Resource Reuse: Designing with and Specifying Reclaimed, Reprocessed, and Recycled-content Materials.
CHAPTER 5 Concrete.
CHAPTER 6 Earthen Materials.
CHAPTER 7 Brick Masonry.
CHAPTER 8 Asphalt Pavement.
CHAPTER 9 Aggregates and Stone.
CHAPTER 10 Wood and Wood Products.
CHAPTER 11 Metals.
CHAPTER 12 Plastics and Rubber.
CHAPTER 13 Biobased Materials, BY RUTH STAFFORD.
Appendix A: Embodied Energy and Embodied Carbon of Construction Materials by Weight.
Appendix B: Health and Environmental Impacts of Hazardous Air Pollutants and Metals Related to Construction Materials.
EDITORIAL REVIEW
"This book is a serious reference manual. Nearly every page has diagrams, tables of definitions and comparisons, and lists of guidelines. The timing of this book’s publication is ideal, being aligned with the launch of the Sustainable Sites Initiative, to which Calkins has contributed expertise. Materials for Sustainable Sites will be the constant companion of landscape architects and related professionals who want both inspiration and credible information about the sustainable palette of our art." (Landscape Architecture, April 2009)
"Weightly tome offering a comprehensive guide to evaluating selecting and using sustainable construction materials." (Grand Designs, April 2009)
"…provides detailed information for architects and builders on materials and products that use resources efficiently, minimize embodied energy and carbon, avoid harming human or environmental health at any phase of their life cycle, and assist with sustainable site design strategies." (Book News; 12/08)
"When it comes time to choose materials for those home and garden projects, there's now a wonderful green guide. This guidebook is indispensable for anyone planning construction projects. It is destined to become a classic." (bellaonline.com; 11/08)
Designing the Reclaimed Landscape
Alan Berger
Taylor & Francis | 0415773032 | 2008 | PDF | 198 pages | 7 MB
DESCRIPTION
The first practical yet in-depth exploration of how to reclaim the post-industrial landscape, this volume includes excellent case studies by practitioners and policy makers from around the US, giving first rate practical examples.
The book addresses new thinking about landscape, which applies new techniques to the task of transforming outdated and disused post-extraction landscapes through design. In the USA alone, there are nearly 500,000 abandoned mines in need of reclamation and this book provides the first in-depth guidance on this real and pressing issue. Drawing on the work of the well-known Project for Reclamation Excellence at Harvard's Graduate School of Design, this volume outlines the latest design thinking, theory and practice for landscape planners, landscape architects and designers and others interested in maximizing the future potential of reclaimed land.
LIST OF CONTENT
Part I Contextualizing landscape alteration through historic, systemic, and biologic perspectives 1
1 Valuing alteration 3
Frederick Turner
2 Disturbance ecology and symbiosis in mine-reclamation design 13
Peter Del Tredici
3 Gold and the gift: theory and design in a mine-reclamation project 26
Rod Barnett
4 Mines and design in their natural context 36
Dorion Sagan
5 Ecological succession and its role in landscape reclamation 42
Eric D. Schneider
6 Interrogating a landscape design agenda in the scientifically based mining world 52
Belinda Arbogast
Part II Interdisciplinary responses and opportunities in reclamation 61
7 Science, art, and environmental reclamation: three projects and a few thoughts 63
T. Allan Comp
8 The Wellington Oro mine-site cleanup: integrating the cleanup of an abandoned mine site with the community’s vision of land preservation and affordable housing 77
Victor Ketellapper
9 Building partnerships for post-mining regeneration: Post-Mining Alliance at the Eden Project 87
Caroline Digby
10 Community-based reclamation of abandoned mine lands in the Animas River watershed, San Juan County, Colorado 98
William Simon
11 Case studies of successful reclamation and sustainable development at Kennecott mining sites 105
Jon Cherry
Part III Technology, representation, and information in reclamation design 113
12 Digital simulation and reclamation: strategies for altered landscapes 115
Alan Berger and Case Brown
13 Open-pit opportunities: pre-mine design strategies 125
Alan Berger and Case Brown
14 Reclaiming the woods: trail strategies for the Golden Horseshoe’s historic mining roads 129
Alan Berger and Bart Lounsbury
15 Real-time coal mining and reclamation: the Office of Surface Mining’s Technical Innovation and Professional Services program 132
Billie E. Clark, Jr.
Part IV Future directions and programs in US reclamation policy and law 139
16 The land revitalization initiative: landscape design and reuse planning in mine reclamation 141
Edward H. Chu
17 The legal landscape 154
Robert W. Micsak
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Taylor & Francis | 0415773032 | 2008 | PDF | 198 pages | 7 MB
DESCRIPTION
The first practical yet in-depth exploration of how to reclaim the post-industrial landscape, this volume includes excellent case studies by practitioners and policy makers from around the US, giving first rate practical examples.
The book addresses new thinking about landscape, which applies new techniques to the task of transforming outdated and disused post-extraction landscapes through design. In the USA alone, there are nearly 500,000 abandoned mines in need of reclamation and this book provides the first in-depth guidance on this real and pressing issue. Drawing on the work of the well-known Project for Reclamation Excellence at Harvard's Graduate School of Design, this volume outlines the latest design thinking, theory and practice for landscape planners, landscape architects and designers and others interested in maximizing the future potential of reclaimed land.
LIST OF CONTENT
Part I Contextualizing landscape alteration through historic, systemic, and biologic perspectives 1
1 Valuing alteration 3
Frederick Turner
2 Disturbance ecology and symbiosis in mine-reclamation design 13
Peter Del Tredici
3 Gold and the gift: theory and design in a mine-reclamation project 26
Rod Barnett
4 Mines and design in their natural context 36
Dorion Sagan
5 Ecological succession and its role in landscape reclamation 42
Eric D. Schneider
6 Interrogating a landscape design agenda in the scientifically based mining world 52
Belinda Arbogast
Part II Interdisciplinary responses and opportunities in reclamation 61
7 Science, art, and environmental reclamation: three projects and a few thoughts 63
T. Allan Comp
8 The Wellington Oro mine-site cleanup: integrating the cleanup of an abandoned mine site with the community’s vision of land preservation and affordable housing 77
Victor Ketellapper
9 Building partnerships for post-mining regeneration: Post-Mining Alliance at the Eden Project 87
Caroline Digby
10 Community-based reclamation of abandoned mine lands in the Animas River watershed, San Juan County, Colorado 98
William Simon
11 Case studies of successful reclamation and sustainable development at Kennecott mining sites 105
Jon Cherry
Part III Technology, representation, and information in reclamation design 113
12 Digital simulation and reclamation: strategies for altered landscapes 115
Alan Berger and Case Brown
13 Open-pit opportunities: pre-mine design strategies 125
Alan Berger and Case Brown
14 Reclaiming the woods: trail strategies for the Golden Horseshoe’s historic mining roads 129
Alan Berger and Bart Lounsbury
15 Real-time coal mining and reclamation: the Office of Surface Mining’s Technical Innovation and Professional Services program 132
Billie E. Clark, Jr.
Part IV Future directions and programs in US reclamation policy and law 139
16 The land revitalization initiative: landscape design and reuse planning in mine reclamation 141
Edward H. Chu
17 The legal landscape 154
Robert W. Micsak
EDITORIAL REVIEW
European Landscape Architecture : Best Practice in Detailing
I.H. Thompson, T. Dam, J.B. Nielson
Routledge| 0415307376 | 2007 | PDF | 272 pages | 10 Mb
DESCRIPTION
Drawing together case studies from all over Europe, this text explores the relationship between the overall idea of the landscape architecture for a site and the design of details.
Examining concept sketches and design development drawings in relation to the details of the design, the book offers a more profound understanding of decision making through all stages of the design process.
The book includes the study of the choice of materials and techniques of construction, and explores the cultural and symbolic significance of such choices, as well as questions of environmental sustainability.
With projects analyzed and evaluated here that have won international acclaim, or have been awarded national prizes, European Landscape Architecture is a core book in the study and understanding of the subject.
LIST OF CONTENT
1 Introduction
Jens Balsby Nielsen, Torben Dam and Ian Thompson
9 Denmark
Torben Dam and Jens Balsby Nielsen
43 Ireland
Sue Jackson
67 France
Emma Jonasson
81 Germany
Ingrid Schegk and Sabrina Wilk
119 Hungary
Kinga Szilágyi
153 The Netherlands
Boudewijn Almekinders and Ad Koolen
183 Spain
Marti Franch
213 Sweden
Ann Bergsjö
237 The United Kingdom
Ian Thompson
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Routledge| 0415307376 | 2007 | PDF | 272 pages | 10 Mb
DESCRIPTION
Drawing together case studies from all over Europe, this text explores the relationship between the overall idea of the landscape architecture for a site and the design of details.
Examining concept sketches and design development drawings in relation to the details of the design, the book offers a more profound understanding of decision making through all stages of the design process.
The book includes the study of the choice of materials and techniques of construction, and explores the cultural and symbolic significance of such choices, as well as questions of environmental sustainability.
With projects analyzed and evaluated here that have won international acclaim, or have been awarded national prizes, European Landscape Architecture is a core book in the study and understanding of the subject.
LIST OF CONTENT
1 Introduction
Jens Balsby Nielsen, Torben Dam and Ian Thompson
9 Denmark
Torben Dam and Jens Balsby Nielsen
43 Ireland
Sue Jackson
67 France
Emma Jonasson
81 Germany
Ingrid Schegk and Sabrina Wilk
119 Hungary
Kinga Szilágyi
153 The Netherlands
Boudewijn Almekinders and Ad Koolen
183 Spain
Marti Franch
213 Sweden
Ann Bergsjö
237 The United Kingdom
Ian Thompson
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Landscape and Sustainability 2nd
J. Benson & M. Roe
Taylor and Francis | 0415404436 | 2007 | PDF | 336 pages | 9 Mb
DESCRIPTION
This unique book addresses the issue of sustainability from the point of view of landscape architecture, dealing with professional practices of planners, designers and landscape managers. This second edition contains updated and new material reflecting developments during the last five years and comprehensively addresses the relationship between landscape architecture and sustainability.
Much in the text is underpinned by landscape ecology, in contrast to the idea of landscape as only appealing to the eye or aspiring cerebrally to be fine art. Landscape and Sustainability establishes that the sustainability agenda needs a new mindset among professionals: the driving question must always be ‘is it sustainable?’ Developing theory into practice, from the global to the local scale and from issues of policy and planning through to detailed design and implementation and on to long-term maintenance and management, the contributors raise and re-examine a complex array of research, policy and professional issues and agendas to contribute to the necessary ongoing debate about the future of both landscape and sustainability.
LIST OF CONTENT
1. The Scale and Scope of Landscape and Sustainability Maggie H Roe (& John F Benson)
2. The Ethics of Sustainability Ian H Thompson
3. The Landscape of Sustainable Economics Colin Price
4. The Social Dimensions of Landscape Sustainability Maggie H Roe
5. International Policies and Landscape Protection Adrian Phillips
6. Landscape Sustainability at the National and Regional Scales Paul Selman
7. Regional Landscape Strategies Sue Kidd
8. Multifunctional Landscapes: Conceptual and Planning Issues for the Countryside Robert MacFarlane
9. Landscape, Planning and City Form John Handley, Stephan Pauleit & Susanna Gill
10. Resources: The Raw Materials of Landscape Nigel Dunnett & Andy Clayden
11. The Practice of Sustainable Landscape Architecture John Stuart Murray
12. Community Landscape Architecture Maggie H Roe & Maisie Rowe
13. Sustainable Landscape Management Tony D Kendle, Juliet E Rose & Junko Oikawa
14. Visions of Sustainability Kristina Hill
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Taylor and Francis | 0415404436 | 2007 | PDF | 336 pages | 9 Mb
DESCRIPTION
This unique book addresses the issue of sustainability from the point of view of landscape architecture, dealing with professional practices of planners, designers and landscape managers. This second edition contains updated and new material reflecting developments during the last five years and comprehensively addresses the relationship between landscape architecture and sustainability.
Much in the text is underpinned by landscape ecology, in contrast to the idea of landscape as only appealing to the eye or aspiring cerebrally to be fine art. Landscape and Sustainability establishes that the sustainability agenda needs a new mindset among professionals: the driving question must always be ‘is it sustainable?’ Developing theory into practice, from the global to the local scale and from issues of policy and planning through to detailed design and implementation and on to long-term maintenance and management, the contributors raise and re-examine a complex array of research, policy and professional issues and agendas to contribute to the necessary ongoing debate about the future of both landscape and sustainability.
LIST OF CONTENT
1. The Scale and Scope of Landscape and Sustainability Maggie H Roe (& John F Benson)
2. The Ethics of Sustainability Ian H Thompson
3. The Landscape of Sustainable Economics Colin Price
4. The Social Dimensions of Landscape Sustainability Maggie H Roe
5. International Policies and Landscape Protection Adrian Phillips
6. Landscape Sustainability at the National and Regional Scales Paul Selman
7. Regional Landscape Strategies Sue Kidd
8. Multifunctional Landscapes: Conceptual and Planning Issues for the Countryside Robert MacFarlane
9. Landscape, Planning and City Form John Handley, Stephan Pauleit & Susanna Gill
10. Resources: The Raw Materials of Landscape Nigel Dunnett & Andy Clayden
11. The Practice of Sustainable Landscape Architecture John Stuart Murray
12. Community Landscape Architecture Maggie H Roe & Maisie Rowe
13. Sustainable Landscape Management Tony D Kendle, Juliet E Rose & Junko Oikawa
14. Visions of Sustainability Kristina Hill
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Ritual House Drawing on Nature's Rhythms for Architecture and Urban Design
R. Knowles
Island Press | 1597260509 | 2006 | PDF | 224 pages | 6 Mb
DESCRIPTION
The houses we dwell in, the cities surrounding our houses, even the clothes we wear-these are all shelters we erect against the elements. They are also the embodiment of intuitive rituals, individual and cultural responses to nature's rhythms. Life in the 21st century has separated us from those traditions-now, Ritual House reawakens us to our lost natural heritage.
Celebrated architect Ralph Knowles, Distinguished Emeritus at USC's School of Architecture, has carefully crafted a book for architects, designers, planners-anyone who yearns to reconnect to the natural world through the built environment. He shows us how to re-examine a shadow, a wall, a window, a landscape, as they respond to the natural cycles of heat, light, wind, and rain. Analyzing methods of sheltering that range from a Berber tent to a Spanish courtyard to the cityscape of contemporary Los Angeles, Knowles shows us the future: by coining the concept of solar access zoning, he introduces a radical yet increasingly viable solution for tomorrow's mega-cities.
Understanding how the elements affect our lives is more vital than ever. High-energy enclosed building systems have cut us off from nature, but we can re-connect to our landscapes and to humanity through buildings that honor ecological balance, personal choice, and creativity. By engaging nature in our designs, we can create shelters that are unique to their climate, their region, and their relationship to the sun.
Biographies
Ralph Knowles has a had a long and distinguished career in architecture, both academically as a professor and researcher, and professionally as a policy and design consultant. He has an MA in Architecture from MIT, held academic posts at Auburn, Hawaii, and USC, and is currently an Emeritus at USC. See his C.V. at http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~rknowles/index.html.
LIST OF CONTENT
Chapter 1: Sheltering
Chapter 2: Migration
Chapter 3: Transformation
Chapter 4: Metabolism
Chapter 5: Sheltering the Soul
Chapter 6: Settings and Rituals
Chapter 7: Boundaries and Choices
Chapter 8: The Solar Envelope
Chapter 9: The Interstitium
Chapter 10: The New Architecture of the Sun
EDITORIAL REVIEW
?Ritual House is easily placed among the most important books in architecture in the past 100 years.˜ -- Don Watson, Architect --Don Watson
Island Press | 1597260509 | 2006 | PDF | 224 pages | 6 Mb
DESCRIPTION
The houses we dwell in, the cities surrounding our houses, even the clothes we wear-these are all shelters we erect against the elements. They are also the embodiment of intuitive rituals, individual and cultural responses to nature's rhythms. Life in the 21st century has separated us from those traditions-now, Ritual House reawakens us to our lost natural heritage.
Celebrated architect Ralph Knowles, Distinguished Emeritus at USC's School of Architecture, has carefully crafted a book for architects, designers, planners-anyone who yearns to reconnect to the natural world through the built environment. He shows us how to re-examine a shadow, a wall, a window, a landscape, as they respond to the natural cycles of heat, light, wind, and rain. Analyzing methods of sheltering that range from a Berber tent to a Spanish courtyard to the cityscape of contemporary Los Angeles, Knowles shows us the future: by coining the concept of solar access zoning, he introduces a radical yet increasingly viable solution for tomorrow's mega-cities.
Understanding how the elements affect our lives is more vital than ever. High-energy enclosed building systems have cut us off from nature, but we can re-connect to our landscapes and to humanity through buildings that honor ecological balance, personal choice, and creativity. By engaging nature in our designs, we can create shelters that are unique to their climate, their region, and their relationship to the sun.
Biographies
Ralph Knowles has a had a long and distinguished career in architecture, both academically as a professor and researcher, and professionally as a policy and design consultant. He has an MA in Architecture from MIT, held academic posts at Auburn, Hawaii, and USC, and is currently an Emeritus at USC. See his C.V. at http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~rknowles/index.html.
LIST OF CONTENT
Chapter 1: Sheltering
Chapter 2: Migration
Chapter 3: Transformation
Chapter 4: Metabolism
Chapter 5: Sheltering the Soul
Chapter 6: Settings and Rituals
Chapter 7: Boundaries and Choices
Chapter 8: The Solar Envelope
Chapter 9: The Interstitium
Chapter 10: The New Architecture of the Sun
EDITORIAL REVIEW
?Ritual House is easily placed among the most important books in architecture in the past 100 years.˜ -- Don Watson, Architect --Don Watson
