From Concept to Form: In Landscape Design [Paperback]

Grant W. Reid FASLA (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471285099 | ISBN-13: 978-0471285090 | Publication Date: May 20, 1993 | Edition: 1

From Concept to Form in Landscape Design Grant W. Reid, ASLA One of the most difficult tasks for a designer is to translate concepts into specific and detailed organizations of space. From Concept to Form in Landscape Design provides vital, functional techniques that make the transformation easier and more effective. This perceptive resource examines both traditional and non-traditional methods of landscape design, providing the conceptual and philosophical foundations for ideas and their graphic expression. Reid utilizes both geometric and naturalistic approaches as form determinants. From Concept to Form in Landscape Design includes

• detailed photographs to assist in visualizing various techniques
• precise case studies showing sequential processes of form evolution
• inspiring images from nature for naturalistic form development
• atypical design examples as impetuses for innovation

From Concept to Form in Landscape Design is presented in a highly visual manner, rendering the process of landscape transformation more accessible. Designers will find these images to be a viable toolbox of techniques with immediate and precise applications. Reid’s approach is replete with compelling, valuable, and accessible insights for both indoor and outdoor spaces, making this book ideal for landscape architects, architects, landscape designers, and students.

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From Concept to Form in Landscape Design Grant W. Reid, ASLA One of the most difficult tasks for a designer is to translate concepts into specific and detailed organizations of space. From Concept to Form in Landscape Design provides vital, functional techniques that make the transformation easier and more effective. This perceptive resource examines both traditional and non-traditional methods of landscape design, providing the conceptual and philosophical foundations for ideas and their graphic expression. Reid utilizes both geometric and naturalistic approaches as form determinants. From Concept to Form in Landscape Design includes

• detailed photographs to assist in visualizing various techniques
• precise case studies showing sequential processes of form evolution
• inspiring images from nature for naturalistic form development
• atypical design examples as impetuses for innovation

From Concept to Form in Landscape Design is presented in a highly visual manner, rendering the process of landscape transformation more accessible. Designers will find these images to be a viable toolbox of techniques with immediate and precise applications. Reid’s approach is replete with compelling, valuable, and accessible insights for both indoor and outdoor spaces, making this book ideal for landscape architects, architects, landscape designers, and students.

About the Author

Grant W. Reid has a Masters in Landscape Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a licensed landscape architect in the state of Kansas and an Associate Professor at Colorado State University. He is the author of Landscape Graphics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 162 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (May 20, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471285099
• ISBN-13: 978-0471285090
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #941,208 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to learn how to integrate design elements, November 28, 2000

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This review is from: From Concept to Form: In Landscape Design (Paperback)

Very impressed with how the author demonstrates how you can take an element, whether it is a sea shell or fern frond, and how you can actually integrate it in a landscape design. Being a student in Landscape Architecture, I find it very useful in design projects.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helps you get out of a rut, January 30, 2002

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"hdavis3944" (Mississippi State University, MS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: From Concept to Form: In Landscape Design (Paperback)

I found this book to be great for when you have designer's block. This book is filled to the rim with illustrated examples and makes a great quick reference. The best thing about it is it doesn't cost an arm and a leg like most design books.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointing, March 26, 2007

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R. Lynch (East Coast) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: From Concept to Form: In Landscape Design (Paperback)

This book is going back a lot faster than it got here! Deals almost exclusively with very modern landscapes that you would see in the southern part of the country. The designs tended to be very geometric, rigid and unnatural. If you prefer a more classic, free flowing landscape design, then this book is not for you.