- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 3 edition (Sep 1 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0070577099
- ISBN-13: 978-0070577091
- Product Dimensions: 28.7 x 22.4 x 2.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.6 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #724,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Landscape architecture bible--now better than ever. If you want to keep pace with the latest thinking in landscape design, turn to the Third Edition of John O. Simonds' Landscape Architecture. Packed with hundreds of new inspirational photos, clear diagrams and time-saving checklists, this revised classic gives you a systematic approach to designing outdoor places and spaces. From the basics of using the natural landscape as the ecological basis for all land use planning to breakthrough methods for designing habitations and communities, it gives you step-by-step procedures for selecting and analyzing sites. . .assessing environmental impact. . .developing detailed designs. . .and more. This completely updated resource also shows you how to design for sustainability and managed growth. . .reverse urban sprawl. . .revitalize run-down urban areas. . .utilize original methods for planning open spaces. . .and develop regional blue and green ways.
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Newly revised, this classic text and resource now features 300 color illustrations. Simmonds masterfully presents a systematic approach to the creation of more agreeable and workable outdoor paths, places, and spaces. His carefully developed principles and orderly procedures make all aspects of landscape architecture easy to understand. 500 illus Pub: 10/97.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
not a reference book,
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This review is from: Landscape Architecture: A Manual of Site Planning and Design (Hardcover)
Good photos but not so pleasure to read it. It covers whole range of landscape architectural topic. It give you the whole picture of this field. If you want to know what't the field about, you may buy it since there are not so many selections for you. However, the text is very dry.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wise and wonderful!,
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This review is from: Landscape Architecture: A Manual of Site Planning and Design (Hardcover)
I was surprised to see the two prior comments and suspect that they were not written by anyone in the landscape architecture field. This book has been the classic introductory text since the 1960s. As a text, it does not purport to be a definitive reference but rather to acquaint the student and layperson with the breadth of landscape architecture. It is not at all focused on the surface alone--Simonds has been one of the pioneers of sustainable ecological design, and the book proves it, covering, among other topics, natural water systems, native plants, greenways, and climate. As Simonds states, "The work of the landscape architect...is to help bring people...into harmonious relationship with the living earth--with the 'want to be' of the land." This book points us in the right direction!
1.0 out of 5 stars
Save your money,
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This review is from: Landscape Architecture: A Manual of Site Planning and Design (Hardcover)
A good example of why you would go to the library or bookstore and see if the book was any good, prior to purchasing. Specifically, author hits a wide range of topics and delves into little. The book lacks summaries and lacks a general direction. Some nice photos, which probably resulted in the excessive price. Save your money.
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