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The Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture: A Complete Guide to Starting and Running Your Own Firm

The all-inclusive reference to starting and operating a landscape architecture firm ‘The Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture, Second Edition’ is completely revised to keep up with the latest developments driving the day-to-day operation of a successful private-practice landscape architecture office. Whether helping a landscape architecture student identify a career track, providing direction on starting a [&hellip

Sustainable Landscape Management: Design, Construction, and Maintenance

The complete guide to the sustainable management of landscapes A must-have guide for anyone working with landscapes, ‘Sustainable Landscape Management’ eases the transition of the landscape industry into a new era of green consciousness. Filled with examples that illustrate best practices, the book provides a practical framework for the development of sustainable management strategies from [&hellip

Central Park, an American Masterpiece

Every New York City tour bus stops at Strawberry Fields; countless movies have been filmed at Bethesda Terrace; and concerts from the Great Lawn are broadcast throughout the nation. These places are all part of Central Park, America’s first public park and a paragon of 19th-century landscape design. Marking the park’s 150th anniversary, this first [&hellip

Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates: Reconstructing Urban Landscapes

Instilling a poetics of place is a goal of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA), the famous landscape design firm that has created successful public spaces in some of the country’s most challenging urban sites. In these locations, nature offers not so much an escape from city living as a teasing dialogue with built structures. The [&hellip

Mosaics

Rotterdam’s West 8 is not only one of the largest, but also one of the best-known and most active design firms working in Europe today in the field of ‘urban design and landscape architecture.’ The phrase suggests the firm’s strongly interdisciplinary orientation between landscape architecture and town planning. Its projects are provocative, avant-garde in the [&hellip

Landscape Design for Architectural Style: Volume One: European Influenced

This well-organized guide, the first of two volumes, displays and discusses the European influenced architectural styles, including: Classical, Gothic, Early American, Georgian, Victorian, Italian, French, and Second Empire. Over 350 beautiful, color photos and 87 line drawings illustrate possibilities and display the implemented designs. For each architectural style, descriptions of colors, materials, and unique features [&hellip

Landscape Design for Architectural Style, Volume Two: United States Original Styles

This thorough guide, the second of two volumes, displays and discusses American original architecture, including Pueblo, Spanish Revival, Ranch, Cabin, Craftsman, Prairie, Cape Cod, and the Mediterranean influence. Over 320 beautiful, color photos and 96 line drawings illustrate possibilities and display the implemented landscapes. For each architectural style, descriptions of colors, materials, and unique features [&hellip

Trees: The Balance of Life, the Beauty of Nature

The old saying has it wrong: all too often we see the forest, but don’t begin to appreciate the unique qualities of the trees. With 90 stunning photos from around the world, ‘Trees’ celebrates these awe-inspiring gifts of nature. This extraordinary book sets the record straight, looking at trees from many points of view-their 300 [&hellip

Fifty Plants That Changed the Course of History

‘The fascinating stories of the plants that changed civilizations.’ ‘Fifty Plants that Changed the Course of History’ is a beautifully presented guide to the plants that have had the greatest impact on human civilization. Entries feature a description of the plant, its botanical name, its native range and its primary functions — edible, medicinal, commercial [&hellip

Public Parks: The Key to Livable Communites

Everything that anybody (whether they are citizen activists, or public officials, or professional landscape architects, architects, and planners) needs to know about the critical role public parks play in creating livable communities. Millions of dollars are being spent on restoring parks and creating new ones. Planner Alexander Garvin explains the rationales for their existence, the [&hellip

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