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1 online resource (192 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Talking about designs -- a few introductory remarks; In the form of open space; [1] Form and forming; Point -- line -- area -- solid; Order; Shape and form; Coherence and prior experience; Form; Superization; Form components; Induction; Forming, design; Connection and landscape architecture projects; [2] Designing and design; Between head and hand; Designing; The design; Intersubjectivity; Intention; Creativity; Bifurcation; The usual design path; Working model for the design process (Darke, Lawson); Means and end; Prevailing conditions; Sign and Content; [3] Space -- place -- path. |
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3.1 Creating space ("space")Space; Spaces in landscape architecture; 4 propositions for creating landscape architecture space; "Pure" space; Breaking down "pure" space; Suggesting space; Spatial sequences -- spatial gradations; From closed to open spaces; Spatial boundaries; Uniformity of area; Spatial size dependent on human proximity; Space and the effect of space; The human field of vision; Spatial effect and plants; Creating space with height differences; Height differences and spatial effect; Planting to achieve visual changes of relief; The grove; 3.2 Creating focal points ("place"). |
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Focal pointSpecial position; The straight line and the right angle; Emphasized (designed) focal points; 3.3 Movement and access ("path"); Movement -- motive and reaction; Anticipatory orientation; Proceeding "inattentively"; "Beaten" track -- the archetypal path; Positive control; External and internal access; Problems/aims of internal access; Path and goal; Path routing and visual links; Path signs and markers; Trees as path markers; Colonnades and arcades; Path joints; The seat (or bench) -- a (stopping) behaviour archetype; Network of paths; Path routing and use of the area. |
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Path routing and spatial shapesPaths and spatial sequences; [4] Design qualities; 4.1 Fundamentals of good design; Form and coherence; Uniformity through common features; Shared position; Common features in terms of appearance; Theoretical/thematic common features; Diversity; Satisfying variety -- the disturbance of uniformity; 4.2 Characteristics of good design; Stimulation/uncertainty; Tension; Weight/balance; Harmony; Linking idea/theme/concept; Clarity; Simplicity; 4.3 Repetition as a tool; Repetition; Structure; Patterns; Grids; Variation; Transformation; Rhythm; Proportion; Scale. |
| Summary |
""What does the landscape architect actually do as a design?"" The authors investigate this seemingly simple question: How are locations and spaces created in the open air, how are paths routed and boundaries set, how are hard and soft materials used? Drawing on practical and theoretical experience, this introduction, often used as a textbook, reveasls the central components of design and the intellectual paths followed in the design process. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Architecture -- Designs and plans.
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Architecture -- Designs and plans. |
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Landscape architecture.
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Landscape architecture. |
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Electronic books.
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Architectural drawings.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books -- Electronic books.
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Architectural drawings.
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| Added Author |
Bernard, Stefan, 1969- author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Loidl, Hans. Opening spaces : design as landscape architecture. Basel, Switzerland : Birkhäuser, ©2014 190 pages 9783038214878 |
| ISBN |
9783038212232 (e-book) |
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3038212237 (e-book) |
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9783038214878 |
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3038214876 |
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9783038214878 |
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3764370130 (alkaline paper) |
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9783764370138 (alkaline paper) |
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