by Alan Tate, Marcella Eaton
Designed Landscapes is a
case-by-case study of 37 significant, existing works of landscape
design worldwide, largely constructed since the Renaissance. Being an
informative and easy-to-read reference volume for practitioners and
students alike, it presents key precedents in landscape architecture
using site plans and recent photographs to showcase each project.
Organised
and presented in 12 sections based on project type, each project is
examined based on date, previous site condition, designer(s), design
intentions, current composition, unique features, ownership and
management, and comparable projects. Each chapter offers an insightful
critique of the featured projects.
Written
by the authors of Great City Parks, the book posits that these
carefully selected key projects have maintained their status throughout
the ages because they express values and design intentions that
continue to inform the practice of the landscape architecture in the
present day. The book concludes with a ten-point summary of lessons for
professional practice gleaned from the studies.
Including
a wide range of case studies from countries including many in western
Europe, the United States, Canada, India, Japan and China, and lavishly
illustrated with over 200 full-colour images, the book is a must-have
volume for anyone interested in the history and current practice of
landscape architecture.
