Campus Landscape: Functions, Forms, Features / Edition 1

by Richard P. Dober

Overview

A practical guide to creating sites, plans, and designs for the campus landscape
Broad lawns, open spaces, wooded groves-the campus landscape is both the seat and symbol of higher education. It also has a growing role to play for institutions seeking toput their best foot forward in pursuit of students and funding. This comprehensive handbook provides information, instruction, and ideas on planning and designing every aspect of the campus landscape, from parking lots to playing fields. Using real-world examples of classic and contemporary campus landscapes, this unique resource features:
* Coverage of landscape restoration and regeneration as well as new projects
* An assessment matrix for consistent, effective evaluation of existing and proposed plans
* More than 175 photographs and drawings of campus landscapes
* Detailed captions, citations, and design guidelines for significant features
* Coverage of increasingly important areas such as security, maintenance, and the environment

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471353560
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	07/04/2000
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	7.22(w) x 10.06(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

RICHARD P. DOBER, AICP, is Senior Consultant at Dober, Lidsky, Craig and Associates, Inc., in Belmont, Massachusetts. He is an original member of the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) and a winner of SCUP's Founders Award.

Table of Contents

CAMPUS LANDSCAPE DESIGN DETERMINANTS.

CAMPUS LANDSCAPE DESIGN TAXONOMY.

Creating a Distinctive Place.

First Encounters.

Spaces.

Groves, Gardens, and Fields for Education, Entertainment, and Enlightenment.

Place Marking and Place Using.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

"The extensive use of illustrations including landscape master plans, elevation views, and landscape symbols, as well as the numerous photographs makes this a valuable reference. The text discusses campus landscapes by providing a historical overview of many aspects related to their development. The text also provides insight on how these landscapes will be influenced in the future by social, economic, and environmental issues." (NACTA Journal, May 2002)

From the Publisher

Including an example of a "dismal, dreary, demeaning" area at diplomatically labeled No Name U. among numerous plan diagrams and b&w photos of international campus designs, a senior consultant with a campus planning and design practice discusses campus landscape design determinants and a taxonomy for creating a distinctive place and symbol of higher learning. Design factors considered include climate, landform concepts, the program intent, funds, and factor X (emerging design aspects from research, ecological principles, and environmental ethics). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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