Product Description

Presents basic principles, concepts, and procedures for preparing site plans and associated documents for residential sites. Covers site development, outdoor rooms, measuring/map preparation, site study, diagrams, form and spatial composition. New chapters on contemporary themes, landscaping and 21st Century living.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1663927 in Books
• Published on: 1999-08-20
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 448 pages

From the Back Cover

Residential Landscape Architecture explores the functional and artistic elements of residential site design, with a focus on appreciation of quality and updated standards for site development, maintenance techniques, and training. It clearly illustrates and discusses the actual procedures and underlying principles utilized by experienced residential site designers.

• New chapter 13 – Special Project Sites – contains 4 new case studies/projects that illustrate the design process.
• Old chapter 12 has been made new chapter 3 to address environmentally responsive design issues earlier in the design process.
• Old chapter 13 on Architecturally Responsive Design has been dissected and addressed throughout the text to better meet the needs of users.