Wall, EdWaterman, Tim
AVA Publishing SA (Lausanne, 2018) (eng) English9781350088986Basics landscape architecture1st ed.URBAN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE; UnknownBasics Landscape Architecture 01: Urban Design seeks to define and describe the role played by landscape architecture in urban design, an interdisciplinary practice that is concerned with defining the form of human settlements.
It provides a brief history and definition of urban design and the roles of the various professions involved.
Urban Design looks at the elements of urban form and the importance of contextual details, from the scale of the city and its region to the importance of materials.
Physical dimension
1 online resource (184 p.)Unknownill.
Summary / review / table of contents
Front matter
1. What is urban design? 14–37
2. Context 38–61
3. Measure 62–89
4. Movement 90–111
5. Community and culture 112–135
6. Projects and processes 136–165
Back matter