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Basics 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. The text uses case studies to explore the philosophies and methodologies of urban design and to explain the importance of of urban design to landscape architecture and, in turn, the importance of landscape architecture to urban design.

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In this graphically rich, conceptually provocative, intermediate-level design primer, the authors--both landscape architects and urban designers currently teaching and practicing in London--explore the importance of landscape architecture to the realization of successful urban environments and promote the notion that successful landscape design is equally dependent upon a fundamental understanding of urban design history and core principles. Wall (Kingston Univ.) and Waterman (Writtle School of Design) build their argument by juxtaposing the words and ideas of key urban theorists, historians, critics, and designers with photographs, plans, and diagrams depicting projects (both real and imagined) that cover the spectrum of urban design from vernacular to iconic to bleeding-edge contemporary. This effective strategy immerses aspiring designers and interpreters of cities in the signature handiwork of some of the most creative and influential firms shaping urban landscapes across the globe. The text portions of the book provide both context and intellectual counterpoint to all this graphic stimulation in the form of smartly nuanced distillations of basic urban design concepts. Instructors will appreciate the authors' liberal use of case studies to challenge students to examine and articulate their own understanding of what constitutes ethical, socially aware, and responsible design practice. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through graduate students; two-year technical program students; general readers. K. S. Edwards Clemson University

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Ed Wall is a landscape architect based in London. He teaches landscape architecture at Kingston University. His recent projects have focussed on the definition of the urban public realm in South London. Tim Waterman studied landscape architecture and urban design at the University of Idaho and the Rhode Island School of Design. He lectures in landscape architecture at the Writtle School of Design.