Landscapes of change
Subtitle: innovative designs and reinvented sites
By: Roxi Thoren
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781604693867
Subjects: Landscape architecture; Case studies; Reclamation of land
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Infrastructure: rethinking public works; title: Marco Polo Airport Car Park, Tessera, Italy; title: Moses Bridge at Fort de Roovere, Halsteren, the Netherlands; title: Queens Plaza, Queens, New York; title: Solar Strand, University at Buffalo north campus, Amherst, New York; title: Coastal levees and Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area, Upper Texas Gulf Coast; title: Postindustrial landscapes: reclaiming sites of industry; title: Paddington Reservoir Gardens, Sydney, Australia; title: Jaffa Landfill Park, Tel Aviv, Israel; title: Salvation Army Kroc Center of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; title: Haute Deûle River Banks, Lille, France; title: Northala Fields, Northolt, West London, England; title: Vegetated architecture: living roofs and walls; title: European Environment Agency, Copenhagen, Denmark; title: Hypar Pavilion, New York, New York; title: Park TMB, Barcelona, Spain; title: Essent Roofgardens, Den Bosch, the Netherlands; title: Seymour-Capilano Filtration Plant, Vancouver, British Columbia; title: Ecological urbanism: design informed by natural systems; title: Teardrop Park, New York, New York; title: Péage Sauvage, Nantes, France; title: Buffalo Bayou Promenade, Houston, Texas; title: Wijkeroogpark, Velsen-Noord, the Netherlands; title: Kokkedal Climate Adaptation Plan, Kokkedal, Denmark; title: Edible landscapes: agriculture in the city; title: Gary Comer Youth Center Roof Garden, Chicago, Illinois; title: Beacon Food Forest, Seattle, Washington; title: Prinzessinnengarten, Berlin, Germany; title: Public Farm 1, Queens, New York; title: Grünewald Public Orchard, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.