After decades of being banished from residential areas, water is now becoming an increasingly significant feature in urban design. Whether it is the use of rainwater or the integration of natural water courses into the built environment, the incorporation of water elements in urban areas for climatic purposes or the creation of oases of tranquility or drama such as pools or fountains - all these issues are not only encountering renewed interest among professionals, but they are also meeting with appreciation from the general public. Here the aspects of water as an architectural element are considered, with specialists examining its artistic potential, its use outdoors, or its role in environmental technology. 33 international projects are documented, amongst them the water management for Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, the landscaping in Harlemville, near New York, the water feature in Townsquare Kogorah, Sydney, the roof terrace for Chicago City Hall, and the landscape planning for the Solar City near Linz.
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Herbert Dreiseitl is a water artist and planner. Since opening an office in 1980 by Lake Constance he has set new standards with his projects in water design, landscaping, urban hydrology and drainage systems.
Dieter Grau is a landscape architect and since 1994 he has headed the landscaping and planning projects in Atelier Dreiseitl.
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This review is from: Waterscapes: Planning, Building and Designing with Water (Hardcover)
This book, now several years old, continues to draw justified attention by the design community. The essays are to the point and the photos are truly inspirationial. Both students and practitioners will find much to benefit from herein. I wrote a much longer and very positive review of this book for LA Mag several years ago and was very happy when my publisher, Green Frigate Books, selected Herbert Dreiseitl to write the foreword for my own award-winning book Deep Immersion: The Experience of Water (2003).
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Water is a universal landscape element. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
purification biotope, rainwater concept, rainwater management, purification beds, open swales, water design, retention area, water playground, water culture, retention basins, permeability factor Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Herbert Dreiseitl, Bad Pyrmont, Potsdamer Platz, Atelier Dreiseitl Architects, Coffee Creek, Lake Constance, Emscher Park, Hannoversch Münden, New York, Scharnhauser Park, Senat Berlin, Solar City Linz, Switzerland Client, World Fair, Deutsche Bundespost, Karlsruher Lebensversicherung New!
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Water is a universal landscape element. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
purification biotope, rainwater concept, rainwater management, purification beds, open swales, water design, retention area, water playground, water culture, retention basins, permeability factor Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Herbert Dreiseitl, Bad Pyrmont, Potsdamer Platz, Atelier Dreiseitl Architects, Coffee Creek, Lake Constance, Emscher Park, Hannoversch Münden, New York, Scharnhauser Park, Senat Berlin, Solar City Linz, Switzerland Client, World Fair, Deutsche Bundespost, Karlsruher Lebensversicherung New!
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