Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture

Foundations of Landscape Architecture is an introduction to the core areas and functions of this vast field. From climate change to sustainable communities, landscape architecture is at the forefront of today's most important issues. It serves as a guide for many specialized fields within landscape architecture, such as landscape strategy and urban design. This book explains the process of designing spaces, historical precedents, evolving philosophies, and how a project transforms from concept to design and then to reality. This book will be a valuable resource for young adults making career choices, design students taking basic courses, and professionals who wish to better understand landscape architecture, which is gaining international importance and recognition. Contents: History and Ideas; Yesterday and today, Before the Old World, The Old World, The Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque, The Nineteenth Century, The Twentieth Century, Millennium landscapes Field and Context; Landscape: Field and context, Climate, Land, Water, Plants, Topography, Landscape character Settling into the Landscape; Site planning and development, Landscape appearance, Planting in the landscape, Flow: Circulation and access, Structures and settlement, Community planning