Landscape Architecture as Storytelling: Learning Design Through Analogy

The design process emphasizes the designer-as-author, the landscape-as-text, and the participant, user-as-reader, and calls for landscape architectural design to include a greater inclusion of people. It is illustrated with locations and landmarks from Canada, the United States, England, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Italy, and includes questions and thought-provoking situations for instructors and readers to discuss.

Format: Hardback
Length: 298 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Provides a comprehensive and easily replicated design process that sees the designer as the author, the landscape as the text, and the participant, the user as the reader. It stands out for the foundation it establishes for learning design, the application of that foundation to landscape, architectural, or interior design, and the call for landscape architectural design to explicitly address a greater inclusion of people, those left to live with what is designed.

Illustrated with locations and landmarks in Canada and the United States, including examples from England, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Italy. These images showcase readily recognizable features such as walkways, paths, street scenes, and landmarks.

In addition to the visual content, the book includes questions and thought-provoking situations that provide instructors with discussion points and encourage readers to reflect on their own taken-for-granted world. These prompts encourage students to think critically about the design process and its impact on society.

Overall, "Designing with People in Mind" is a valuable resource for anyone interested in learning more about the relationship between design and human behavior. It offers a unique perspective on the design process and provides practical insights and strategies for creating more inclusive and sustainable designs.

Weight: 750g
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032261850