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Harlow Landphair (Author), Fred Klatt (Author)
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September 19, 1998 0132549476 978-0132549479 3

The most complete, up-to-date reference to landscape architecture.

New edition: More examples, more technical content, more illustrations.

Software tools, Clean Water Act changes, and more

New technologies, new regulations, new opportunities.

The most complete, up-to-date reference to landscape architecture.

Since it was first published, Landscape Architecture Construction has been the most useful guide and reference of its kind. This eagerly anticipated Third Edition has been completely revised to reflect every critical change in landscape construction, especially the dramatic changes in technology that have revolutionized the field. It also offers updated guidelines and techniques for compliance with the Clean Water Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, NPDES, ISTEA, and other key federal legislation.

Up-to-the-minute coverage includes:

  • New introductory material for beginning practitioners and students.
  • Details of new construction materials and methods for transportation systems, landscaping, and Segmental Retaining Wall (SWR) systems.
  • New site measurement, layout, and construction drawing techniques.
  • Enhanced coverage of contour construction and earthwork calculations.
  • Detailed drainage techniques: site hydrology tools, erosion control, and more.
  • All-new chapters on lighting, fountains, and water features.

This brand-new edition combines a thorough primer on construction theory with practical, field-tested solutions for all the landscaping projects you're likely to encounter. It contains more step-by-step procedures, more tables, more equations-plus new, computer-generated illustrations from start to finish. Whether you're a landscape professional, civil engineer, or student, Landscape Architecture Construction, Third Edition will be the most valuable landscaping reference you own.


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The most complete, up-to-date reference to landscape architecture.

New edition: More examples, more technical content, more illustrations.

Software tools, Clean Water Act changes, and more

New technologies, new regulations, new opportunities.

The most complete, up-to-date reference to landscape architecture.

Since it was first published, Landscape Architecture Construction has been the most useful guide and reference of its kind. This eagerly anticipated Third Edition has been completely revised to reflect every critical change in landscape construction, especially the dramatic changes in technology that have revolutionized the field. It also offers updated guidelines and techniques for compliance with the Clean Water Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, NPDES, ISTEA, and other key federal legislation.

Up-to-the-minute coverage includes:


* New introductory material for beginning practitioners and students.
* Details of new construction materials and methods for transportation systems, landscaping, and Segmental Retaining Wall (SWR) systems.
* New site measurement, layout, and construction drawing techniques.
* Enhanced coverage of contour construction and earthwork calculations.
* Detailed drainage techniques: site hydrology tools, erosion control, and more.
* All-new chapters on lighting, fountains, and water features.

This brand-new edition combines a thorough primer on construction theory with practical, field-tested solutions for all the landscaping projects you're likely to encounter. It contains more step-by-step procedures, more tables, more equations-plus new, computer-generated illustrations from start to finish. Whether you're a landscape professional, civil engineer, or student, Landscape Architecture Construction, Third Edition will be the most valuable landscaping reference you own.

About the Author

HARLOW C. LANDPHAIR is Professor of Landscape Architecture at Texas A&M University and author of Site Reconnaissance and Engineering (Prentice Hall, 1985). He holds a Doctor of Environmental Design (DED) from Texas A&M and is also a Research Scientist and head of the Environmental Management Program for the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M. His current research is in erosion control materials and in methods and design implementation technology.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 410 pages
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall; 3 edition (September 19, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0132549476
  • ISBN-13: 978-0132549479
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 1.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,207,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Poor Execution, December 17, 2002
This review is from: Landscape Architecture Construction (3rd Edition) (Paperback)
Without a doubt, this is the worst edited publication I have ever read. While the information contained in this book is valuable, the editorial missteps and omissions are maddeningly distracting. Some examples include sentences that don't finish with periods, formulas with typos, poorly reproduced graphics, mathematical errors (in the examples!), objects omitted from sentences, and a contour map that requires a mirror to decipher (figure 3-5). As a teaching tool, this text inspires confussion and frustration rather than delivering clarity and instruction. A 4th edition might correct the many errors, but this edition is far too expensive for it's lack of professionalism.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars big mistake, March 25, 2004
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this text is filled with so many errors. sentences end in the middle of an explaination leaving you without any conclusion. this text is a required purchase for my landscape construction class at my university and i can't believe the errors have not yet been corrected! without a knowledgeable instructor to correct the many errors, this book will confuse anyone who is trying to learn from it. i do not recommend this book.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars The only one of its kind, unfortunately, April 17, 2006
This review is from: Landscape Architecture Construction (3rd Edition) (Paperback)
I know one of the authors; he was actually a professor of mine before he retired. I know that he knows his stuff, so I'm praying that this mess of a book is the fault of the publisher.

The typos alone make this text incomprehensible. Add to that illegible diagrams and a complete disorganization between text and headings, and you end up with headaches from just trying to read this silly thing. Unfortunately, this text is the only one of its kind, as far as I can tell.

This book is meant as a comprehensive landscape architecture construction text for students and professionals and covers everything from grading to irrigation to structural load, although not deeply enough to be your only reference.
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