Experiential Landscape : An Approach to People, Place and Space

ISBN-13: 9780415340007 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 230 str.

Kevin Thwaites; Ian Simkins

Opis

Expertly arguing that features of experiential potential in neighbourhood and community open space networks can be read from spatial characteristics, this key book investigates how a design methodology can be successfully applied to map, analyze and improve the design of neighbourhood and other community settings. Incorporating a review of key philosophical and theoretical themes, and offering a design vocabulary to help the designer develop a socially responsive approach, Kevin Thwaites provides the reader with a greater understanding of the human-environment relationship.

Recenzje

'Relating primarily to landscape architects and urban planners, the range of theoretical, conceptual, and design practices discussed in this book would be relevant to a larger audience in design and humanistic disciplines.' – Cities

Spis treści

The Concept of Experiential Landscape: Revealing Hidden Dimensions of Experience Introduction  Part 1: Human-Environment Relations  Introduction  1. A Prevailing World View  2. An Alternative World View  3. Landscape as Place  Part 2: The Concept of Experiential Landscape  Introduction  4. Experiential and Spatial Dimensions  5. The Vocabulary of Experiential Landscape  6. Reading the Experiential Landscape  7. Reflections on Geometry  Part 3: The Application of Experiential Landscape  Introduction  8. Reading the Experiential Landscape in Residential Settings  9. In Search of the Identity of Kirby Hill  10. Experiential Landscape Analysis and Design in Schools  11. Experiential Landscape in the Calls and Riverside, Leeds

O autorze

Kevin Thwaites teaches and researches urban design and landscape architecture in the Department of Landscape, University of Sheffield and along with Ian Simkins is co-founder of the elp:rdu, a UK based research facility concerned with the development of experiential landscape (www.elprdu.com). Ian practices as a Chartered Landscape Architect and tutors urban design related subjects at the University of Sheffield. Ian is currently developing PhD research on the spatial experiences of primary school age children.