Overview

This book examines the three principal value systems which influence landscape architectural practice: the aesthetic, the social and the environmental, and seeks to discover the role that the profession should be playing now and for the future. The book integrates an investigation of historical sources with contemporary research into the beliefs and values of practitioners. The book raises questions such as: should landscape architecture aspire to the status of an art form? What is the relationship between aesthetics and ecology? Does landscape architecture have a social mission?

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Author:   Ian Thompson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Spon Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780419236108

ISBN 10:   0419236104
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   16 December 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction. Natural Aesthetics. In Practice: Improving the View? Landscape Architecture as an Artform. In Practice but is it Art? The Social Value of Landscape Architecture. In Practice: Social Workers in Green Wellies? Environmental Ethics. In Practice: Saving the Planet? Tri-valent Design. Appendix: Practitioner Profiles.

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This is a book which strives for clarity of thought and clarity of design and succeeds in both.. - Landscape and Art

This is a book which strives for clarity of thought and clarity of design and succeeds in both.. - Landscape and Art

This is a book which strives for clarity of thought and clarity of design and succeeds in both.. <br>- Landscape and Art <br>

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