ABSTRACT

This book poses important philosophical questions about the aims, values and purposes of landscape architecture. The editors, highly regarded in their field, have drawn together a distinguished team of writers who provide unique individual perspectives on contemporary themes from a wide base of knowledge. Altogether, this key international study raises awareness of the landscape and encourages innovative ways of thinking about quality in design.

part |2 pages

Part 1 The theoretical, cultural and philosophical implications of landscape

chapter 1|22 pages

Landscape as a way of knowing the world

chapter 2|30 pages

Music-makers and the dreamers of dreams

part |2 pages

Part 2 The Design context

chapter 3|24 pages

Making places different

chapter 4|12 pages

Designer, client and user

part |2 pages

Part 3 The benefits of the process and its place in the wider environmental agenda

chapter 5|30 pages

Who benefits from landscape architecture?

chapter 6|22 pages

The environmental agenda: a personal view

part |2 pages

Part 4 The search for a creative way forward