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1568984391 978-1568984391 June 8, 2006 1st
With populations decentralizing and cities sprawling ever-outward, twenty-first-century urban planners are challenged by the need to organize not just people but space itself. Hence a new architectural discourse has emerged: landscape urbanism.

In The Landscape Urbanism Reader Charles Waldheimwho is at the forefront of this new movementhas assembled the definitive collection of essays by many of the field's top practitioners. Fourteen essays written by leading figures across a range of disciplines and from around the worldincluding James Corner, Linda Pollak, Alan Berger, Pierre Blanger, Julia Czerniak, and morecapture the origins, the contemporary milieu, and the aspirations of this relatively new field. The Landscape Urbanism Reader is an inspiring signal to the future of city making as well as an indispensablereference for students, teachers, architects, and urban planners.


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One of the great strengths of the book is that while each contributor argues clearly, each has a different prod at the matter, so that by the time one has finished the last of the fourteen essays, one has a strong feeling not only of shape but also of consistency in the landscape urbanism "movement." From the plethora of ideas one can extract three main currents of thought in the new discipline, all of which liberate themselves from the trap of urban form as defined by traditional urban designers. -- Harvard Design, Spring 2007

"a fine collection of contemporary thought on the subject" -- Journal of Architectural Education

"New Yorks High Line is hard to categorize - it will be a landscaped park but it is also a highly programmed architectural space, while its origins as infrastructure are still a huge part of its appeal. The emerging field of landscape urbanism is one way to define such a project and the growing numbers of likeminded proposals around the country." --The Architects Newspaper

"Required reading." --Architecture Magazine

About the Author

Charles Waldheim is the editor of numerous books on landscape urbanism and the associate dean and director of the Landscape Architecture Program at the University of Toronto.

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press; 1st edition (June 8, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1568984391
  • ISBN-13: 978-1568984391
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, April 7, 2011
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I regret purchasing this book. The essays in the first half of the book were bogged down with academic jargon. After reading each sentence, I would have to go back and break down each word to get some understanding of what the author was stating. Reading the Aeneid in the original Latin was easier to understand. The later essays were clearer, but they did not give a good overview of Landscape Urbanism. If the authors wish to promote Landscape Urbanism to a broader segment of the population, they need to learn how to present their ideas in a clear and concise manner.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have, July 4, 2009
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This is a must read for any aspiring urban designer, landscape architect, or architect interested in current theories and practices relative to the future of our urban environment.
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this book is really good to students who study Landscape Architecture.
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In the opening years of the twenty-first century, that seemingly old fashioned term landscape has curiously come back into vogue. Read the first page
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landscape urbanism, landscape urbanists, landscape practice, critical regionalism, urban surface, urban field, urban realm, landscape architecture, architectural culture
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New York, United States, North American, James Corner, Kenneth Frampton, Stan Allen, Architectural Association, Field Operations, Peter Rowe, Fresh Kills, After Ford, Alex Wall, Cedric Price, Hargreaves Associates, Newark Bay, Design School, Robert Smithson
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