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Elements of Visual Design in the Landscape

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About the Book

What makes a visually appealing landscape? How can the design and use of a landscape be harmonised? These are just some of the questions tackled in this refreshing approach to the subject. In Elements of Visual Design in the Landscape the author explains a range of design principles.

This new edition includes revised and updated text that will link to other areas of research and disciplines such as aesthetic philosophy and psychology. A third of the photographs have been replaced with new photographs showing better and more recent examples and also reflecting landscape in a wider range of countries.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. Preface. Foreword. Introduction. Part 1. Basic Elements 1. Point 2. Line 3. Plane 4. Solid Volume 5. Open Volume 6. Combination of Elements. Part 2. Variables 7. Number 8. Position 9. Direction 10. Orientation 11. Size 12. Shape (form) 13. Interval 14. Texture 15.Density 16. Colour 17. Time 18. Light 19. Visual Force 20. Visual Inertia. Part 3. Organization 21. Objectives of Design 22. Spatial Cues 23. Structural Elements 24. Ordering Part 4. Case Studies 25. The Canadian Museum of Civilization 26. Powerscourt 27. Strathyre Forest. Glossary. References and further reading. Index.

About the Author(s)

Simon Bell is a Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, UK. He is a forester and landscape architect and has been responsible for design, design advice and training in landscape design for the forestry industry around the world.