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Landscapes of change : innovative designs and reinvented sites
Author
Title
Landscapes of change : innovative designs and reinvented sites / Roxi Thoren.
ISBN
9781604693867
160469386X
Publication
Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2014.
Copyright Notice Date
©2014
Physical Description
264 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Summary
Landscape architecture projects have always begun with the site. As the practice of landscape architecture has changed so have the types of sites that designers are taking on. Projects now have to help connect neighborhoods, manage stormwater, cool urban centers, and provide wildlife habitats. In Landscapes of Change, Roxi Thoren, associate professor at the University of Oregon, examines how these new types of sites drive the design process and result in innovative and groundbreaking work that serve the needs of a wide variety of users. With twenty-six case studies from around the world, the book explores how the site can serve as the design generator, describing each project through the physical, material, ecological, and cultural processes that have shaped the site historically and continue to shape the current projects. Case studies include Queens Plaza in Queens, New York; the Buffalo Bayou Promenade in Houston, Texas; and the Jaffa Landfill Park in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 21, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Infrastructure: rethinking public works
Marco Polo Airport Car Park, Tessera, Italy
Moses Bridge at Fort de Roovere, Halsteren, the Netherlands
Queens Plaza, Queens, New York
Solar Strand, University at Buffalo north campus, Amherst, New York
Coastal levees and Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area, Upper Texas Gulf Coast
Postindustrial landscapes: reclaiming sites of industry
Paddington Reservoir Gardens, Sydney, Australia
Jaffa Landfill Park, Tel Aviv, Israel
Salvation Army Kroc Center of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Haute Deûle River Banks, Lille, France
Northala Fields, Northolt, West London, England
Vegetated architecture: living roofs and walls
European Environment Agency, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hypar Pavilion, New York, New York
Park TMB, Barcelona, Spain
Essent Roofgardens, Den Bosch, the Netherlands
Seymour-Capilano Filtration Plant, Vancouver, British Columbia
Ecological urbanism: design informed by natural systems
Teardrop Park, New York, New York
Péage Sauvage, Nantes, France
Buffalo Bayou Promenade, Houston, Texas
Wijkeroogpark, Velsen-Noord, the Netherlands
Kokkedal Climate Adaptation Plan, Kokkedal, Denmark
Edible landscapes: agriculture in the city
Gary Comer Youth Center Roof Garden, Chicago, Illinois
Beacon Food Forest, Seattle, Washington
Prinzessinnengarten, Berlin, Germany
Public Farm 1, Queens, New York
Grünewald Public Orchard, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
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