1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910954317803321

Titolo

Meaning in landscape architecture & gardens : four essays, four commentaries / / essays by Jane Gillette. [et al.] ; edited by Marc Treib

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-80458-7

1-138-47344-8

1-283-10364-8

9786613103642

0-203-82789-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GilletteJane Brown

TreibMarc

Disciplina

712/.2

Soggetti

Landscape design

Landscapes - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Form, meaning, and expression in landscape architecture / Laurie Olin -- 2. Must landscapes mean? : approaches to significance in recent landscape architecture / Marc Treib -- 3. Can gardens mean? / Jane Gillette -- 4. Gardens can mean / Susan Herrington.

Sommario/riassunto

While we all live our lives in designed landscapes of various types, only on occasion do we consider what these landscapes mean to us and how they have acquired that significance. Can a landscape architect or garden designer really imbue new settings with meaning, or does meaning evolve over time, created by those who perceive and use these landscapes? What role does the selection and arrangement of plants and hard materials play in this process and just where does the passage of time enter into the equation?These questions collectively provide the core material for Meaning in La



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910151712703321

Autore

Johnson Brian Robert

Titolo

Design computing : an overview of an emergent field / / Brian R. Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-315-68005-X

1-317-39602-2

1-317-39603-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 pages)

Disciplina

690.0285

Soggetti

Building - Data processing

Architectural design - Data processing

Buildings - Computer-aided design

Architecture - Computer-aided design

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Starting points -- pt. 2. The grand challenges.

Sommario/riassunto

Topics include the fundamentals of digital representation, programming and interfaces for design; the shifting landscape of opportunity and expectation in practice and pedagogy; placing sensors in buildings to measure performance; and the challenge of applying information effectively in design.