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Japanese Gardens: Kyoto Akira Nakata 9784756252173
RRP: £22.99£14.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9784756252173Author Akira NakataFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Pie International Co., Ltd.Publisher Pie International Co., Ltd. -
The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture by John Fleming
RRP: £14.99£10.95Need a handbook to your architect's business or studies? Struggling with your latest DIY project? Interested in the art of architecture? This classic work, now in its fifth edition, covers every aspect of architecture and landscape architecture. ... -
The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens: Volume 2: Gardens, Delhi, Washington A.S.G. Butler 9781788842303
RRP: £125.00£82.64"In an era dominated by traditionalism on one hand and the emergence of modernity on the other, Lutyens' work serves as a compelling testament to the brilliance of harmonizing these contrasting approaches." - ArchEyes Edwin Lutyens was one of the most... -
Landskipping by Anna Pavord 9781408868935
RRP: £9.99£6.52A ravishing celebration of landscape, its iridescent beauty and its potential to comfort, awe and mesmerise. Landskipping explores the different ways in which we have, throughout the ages, responded to the land, beginning in the eighteenth century... -
Pruning Simplified: A Step-by-Step Guide to 50 Popular Trees and Shrubs by ,Steve Bradley 9781604698886
RRP: £14.99£12.06"One of the most practical and helpful how-to gardening books I have ever read." -The Oregonian Are you intimidated by pruning? Or tired of paying a professional to tackle the task? You can prune most trees and shrubs on your own, and Pruning Simplified... -
Drawing/Thinking: Confronting an Electronic Age by Marc Treib
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book addresses the question 'Why draw?' by examining the various dynamic relationships between media, process, thought and environment. Highly illustrated, the book brings together authors from the fields of architecture, landscape architecture and... -
Tropical Gardens: Hidden Exotic Paradises by Manuela Roth
RRP: £39.95£27.03Tropical gardens are man-made paradises on earth: The seductive perfume of exotic flowers, gently splashing water and unimaginable shades of colors provide the beholder with the setting for a dream. Since many are privately owned, this publication allows... -
How to Build Treehouses, Huts and Forts by David Stiles 9781493036738
RRP: £13.99£10.84A treehouse is a wonderful idea, but how in the name of creation do you actually build one? In this delightfully illustrated handbook, David Stiles, the unofficial world grandmaster of the treehouse, shows how. Not assuming anything about the treehouse... -
Design with Nature Ian L. McHarg 9780471114604
RRP: £57.95£50.62"In presenting us with a vision of organic exuberance and humandelight, which ecology and ecological design promise to open up forus, McHarg revives the hope for a better world." --LewisMumford ". . . important to America and all the rest of the world... -
Town Planning: The Basics Tony Hall 9780367257484
RRP: £18.99£16.87The planning of urban and rural areas requires thinking about where people will live, work, play, study, shop and how they will get about the place, and to devise strategies for long time periods. Town Planning: The Basics provides a general introduction... -
A Hare-Marked Moon: From Bhutan to Yorkshire: The Story of the Harewood Stupa by David Lascelles
RRP: £16.99£11.76In the spring of 2004, David Lascelles invited a group of monks from Bhutan to build a stupa in the gardens of Harewood House in Yorkshire. It was a step into the unknown for the Bhutanese. They didn't speak any English, had never travelled outside their... -
Neuroscience for Designing Green Spaces: Contemplative Landscapes by Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo 9781032280639
RRP: £31.99£28.33Urban parks and gardens are where people go to reconnect with nature and destress. But do they all provide the same benefits or are some better than others? What specific attributes set some green spaces apart? Can we objectively measure their impact on... -
Ibiza Gardens by Andrea Sanchez 9788499366937
RRP: £39.00£30.20Ibiza is about beauty, not just the natural beauty of the landscape, the coast and mountains, the abundance of nature, but also the beauty in the spirit of the island. Water is a precious resource in Ibiza, and continuously pouring it into a lawn, or... -
Plants and Planting on Landscape Sites: Selection and Supervision by Peter Ralph Thoday
RRP: £33.90£32.73Landscape architects, design professionals and contractors alike require a good working knowledge of how to achieve plant establishment under a variety of conditions and situations. Overlooking the physiological needs of plants can lead to potential... -
Form and Fabric in Landscape Architecture: A Visual Introduction by Catherine Dee 9780415246385
RRP: £54.99£47.72Form and Fabric in Landscape Architecture provides an original, visual approach to the study of landscape architecture by creating a spatial morphology based on use and experience of landscapes. It explores aesthetic, spatial and experiential concepts by... -
Britain's New Towns: Garden Cities to Sustainable Communities by Anthony Alexander
RRP: £47.99£42.21The New Towns Programme of 1946 to 1970 was one of the most substantial periods of urban development in Britain. The New Towns have often been described as a social experiment; so what has this experiment proved?This book covers the story of how these... -
Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition by Robert Pogue Harrison
RRP: £15.00£13.05Humans have long turned to gardens - both real and imaginary - for sanctuary from the frenzy and tumult that surrounds them. With "Gardens", Robert Pogue Harrison graces readers with a thoughtful, wide-ranging examination of the many ways gardens evoke... -
Longford Castle: The Treasures and the Collectors by Amelia Smith 9781910787687
RRP: £40.00£29.40Longford Castle is a fine Elizabethan country house, home to a world-class collection of art built up in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by the Bouverie family and still owned today by their descendants. Until now, it has been relatively little... -
Landscape Architecture: A Very Short Introduction by Ian Thompson
RRP: £8.99£6.45Landscape architecture plays an important role in shaping the places in which we live and work. But what is it? Landscape architects are involved, amongst other things, in the layout of business parks, the reclamation of derelict industrial sites, the... -
Nature by Design: The Practice of Biophilic Design by Stephen R. Kellert
£32.58Biophilia is the theory that people possess an inherent affinity for nature, which developed during the long course of human evolution. In recent years, studies have revealed that this inclination continues to be a vital component to human health and... -
How to Read the Landscape by Robert Yarham
RRP: £14.99£11.75An easily accessible, highly illustrated guide to the geology, geography and geomorphology that form landscapes. Interest in the environment has never been greater and yet most of us have little knowledge of the 4 billion years of history that formed... -
Ian McHarg and the Search for Ideal Order Kathleen John-Alder (Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA) 9781032401188
RRP: £39.99£35.06Ian McHarg and the Search for Ideal Order looks at the well-known and studied landscape architect, Ian McHarg, in a new light. The author explores McHarg's formative years, and investigates how his ideas developed in both their complexity and scale. As a... -
The Gardens of Suzhou by Ron Henderson 9780812222142
RRP: £27.99£24.14Suzhou, near Shanghai, is among the great garden cities of the world. The city's masterpieces of classical Chinese garden design, built from the eleventh through the nineteenth centuries, attract thousands of visitors each year and continue to influence... -
Detail in Contemporary Landscape Architecture Virginia McLeod 9781780670232
RRP: £34.99£23.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780670232Author Virginia McLeodFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams)... -
Landscape Detailing Volume 2: Surfaces Michael Littlewood 9780750613033
RRP: £64.99£56.54As a ready reference for landscape designers and as an indispensable time-saving tool, Landscape Detailing is an essential for the design office.Each section begins with technical guidance notes on design and construction and then provides a list of... -
Reciprocal Landscapes: Stories of Material Movements Jane Hutton 9781138830684
RRP: £39.99£35.06How are the far-away, invisible landscapes where materials come from related to the highly visible, urban landscapes where those same materials are installed? Reciprocal Landscapes: Stories of Material Movements traces five everyday landscape... -
Atmospheric Architectures by Professor Gernot Boehme 9781350141827
£31.23There is fast-growing awareness of the role atmospheres play in architecture. Of equal interest to contemporary architectural practice as it is to aesthetic theory, this 'atmospheric turn' owes much to the work of the German philosopher Gernot Boehme. ... -
The Dynamic Landscape: Design, Ecology and Management of Naturalistic Urban Planting by Nigel Dunnett 9780415438100
RRP: £47.99£42.21The last quarter of the twentieth century witnessed a burgeoning interest in ecological or naturally inspired use of vegetation in the designed landscape. More recently a strong aesthetic element has been added to what was formerly a movement aimed at... -
Landscape Detailing Volume 1: Enclosures Michael Littlewood 9780750613040
RRP: £64.99£56.54Michael Littlewood's Landscape Detailing is now well established as a valuable source of reference for architects, landscape architects, other professionals and students designing external works.Volume I, Enclosures, covers walls (free-standing, screen... -
Of Arcs and Circles: Insights from Japan on Gardens, Nature, and Art by Marc Peter Keane
RRP: £13.99£9.26From his vantage point as a garden designer and writer based in Kyoto, Marc Peter Keane examines the world around him and delivers astonishing insights through an array of narratives. How the names of gardens reveal their essential meaning. A new... -
The London Square: Gardens in the Midst of Town Todd Longstaffe-Gowan 9780300152012
RRP: £40.00£35.99Modern-day London abounds with a multitude of gardens, enclosed by railings and surrounded by houses, which attest to the English love of nature. These green enclaves, known as squares, are among the most distinctive and admired features of the... -
Foundations of Landscape Architecture: Integrating Form and Space Using the Language of Site Design by Norman Booth
RRP: £51.95£45.56A visually engaging introduction to landscape architectural design Landscape architectural design seeks to create environments that accommodate users' varying lifestyles and needs, incorporate cultural heritage, promote sustainability, and integrate... -
Landscape Detailing Volume 4: Water Michael Littlewood 9780750638296
RRP: £64.99£57.14Well established as a valuable source of reference for architects, landscape architects, professionals and students designin external works. This volume covers water features and offers drawings detailed to scale, unlike many of the other books on the... -
Methods of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Peter Morris 9781138647671
RRP: £54.99£48.72Environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) is an important and often obligatory part of proposing or launching any development project. Delivering a successful ESIA needs not only an understanding of the theory but also a detailed knowledge of the... -
Landscape Detailing Volume 3: Structures Michael Littlewood 9780750623209
RRP: £64.99£56.54Michael Littlewood's Landscape Detailing is now well established as a valuable source of reference for architects, landscape architects, other professionals and students designing external works. For this third edition it has been split into three... -
The Politics of Street Trees by Jan Woudstra
RRP: £36.99£32.53This book focuses on the politics of street trees and the institutions, actors and processes that govern their planning, planting and maintenance. This is an innovative approach which is particularly important in the context of mounting environmental and... -
Growing Conifers: The Complete Illustrated Gardening and Landscaping Guide by John J. Albers
RRP: £28.99£24.73Evergreen your landscape with the beauty and benefits of conifers Growing Conifers is a beautifully photographed, comprehensive gardening guide for selecting and cultivating conifers. Coverage includes: Conifer taxonomy, classification, and geographic... -
Psychogeography and Psychotherapy: Connecting pathways by Chris Rose 9781910919477
RRP: £18.99£17.91`Identity is tied to place. The environment is not the backdrop; it is woven through our identity.' So writes Chris Rose in her introduction to this insightful collection on the mutually enriching relationship possible between psychogeography and... -
The Process of Creating Life: The Nature of Order, Book 2: An Essay of the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe by Christopher Alexander 9780972652926
£70.32Christopher Alexander's masterwork, the result of 27 years of research, considers three vital perspectives: a scientific perspective; a perspective based on beauty and grace; a commonsense perspective based on our intuitions and everyday life.About the... -
Juan Grimm by Aniket Bhagwat
RRP: £45.00£30.85Juan Grimm is considered the father of landscape architecture in Chile. His designs persistently underscore the sublimities of nature and incorporate the environments surrounding them. Although he works mainly with local flora, he creates breathtakingly...