Elements of Visual Design in the Landscape

What makes a visually appealing landscape? How can the design and use of alandscape be harmonized? These are just some of the questions tackled in thisrefreshin... » 

What makes a visually appealing landscape? How can the design and use of alandscape be harmonized? These are just some of the questions tackled in thisrefreshing approach to the subject. In Elements of Visual Design in theLandscape the author explains a range of design principles.The book is profusely illustrated using both abstract and real examples takenfrom a wide range of international locations together with cross referencesbetween related principles and case studies demonstrating how principles canbe applied to visually creative design and management.A unique feature of this book is the authors presentation of a vocabulary ofvisual design structured in a logical and easy to follow sequence which makesthe book highly accessible even to nondesigners who increasingly need to knowabout visual design in their work. There is also a glossary for the terms thatmay be unfamiliar to those coming into design for the first time. Given thebroad range of the book it will be an important guide for students onlandscape architecture planning and design courses and professionals willalso find it an ideal source of ideas and applications.This new edition includes revised and updated text that will link to otherareas of research and disciplines such as aesthetic philosophy and psychology.A third of the photographs have been replaced with new photographs showingbetter and more recent examples and also reflecting landscape in a wider rangeof countries. «