Foundations of Landscape Architecture: Integrating Form and Space Using the Language of Site Design

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A visually engaging introduction to landscape architectural design Landscape architectural design seeks to create environments that accommodate users varying lifestyles and needs incorporate cultural heritage promote sustainability and integrate functional requirements for optimal enjoyment. Foundations of Landscape Architecture introduces the foundational concepts needed to effectively integrate space and form in landscape design. With over five hundred hand-rendered and digital drawings as well as photographs Foundations of Landscape Architecture illustrates the importance of spatial language. It introduces concepts typologies and rudimentary principles of form and space. Including designs for projects such as parks campuses and memorials this text provides the core concepts necessary for designers to shape functional landscapes. Additionally chapters discuss organizational and spatial design structures based on orthogonal forms angular forms and circular forms. Helping students professionals and lifelong learners alike Foundations of Landscape Architecture delivers a concrete understanding of landscape architectural design to inspire ones imagination for countless types of projects.