New Landscape Design

* Detailed technical information presented in accessible format with full color illustrations * Careful examination of past designs provides unique resource for landscape architects to learn and improve their own work * Clear focus on modern examples helps architects meet uniquely modern challenges such as urban sprawl and environmental concerns Landscape architecture is an art form, not simply a means to an end. With photographs and illustrations of significant landscape works, this book discusses the historical significance of each case. Many of the best works of landscape architecture of the 20th and 21st century are included in this book. These are viewed as a reflection of six themes: the post-industrial, pattern making, minimalizim, allegory and meaning, and ecological diversity. In addtion, the book provides the reader with insight into many of the other concerns facing landscape architectes, scuh as the image and the function of urban spaces, ecological survival, sustainability, native people and their settlements, environmental education and the role and nature of human settlement.Robert Holden BA DipLD ALI is the author of 'New Landscape Design', published 2003 under ISBN 9780750677004 and ISBN 0750677007.