Landscape Design in Color: History, Theory, and Practice 1750 to Today

Architects, landscape architects, and urban designers experiment with color and lighting effects in their work. Despite its importance, scholarly research in landscape architecture has been limited. This book explores the use of color in Western landscape architecture over the past three centuries, examining themes such as natural and artificial, color and line, design and draftsmanship, sensation and concept, imitation and translation, deception and display, and decoration and structure. It is a valuable resource for students, scholars, and design professionals.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 02 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Architects, landscape architects, and urban designers constantly explore the interplay of color and lighting effects in their daily professional endeavors. Over the past decade, there has been a renewed interest in color within architectural and cultural studies, while scholarly research in landscape architecture has remained relatively limited, despite its crucial role in landscape design.

This book argues that while color and lighting effects may appear natural, fleeting, and challenging to comprehend, the sensory palette of built landscapes and gardens has been meticulously crafted to shape our experiences and evoke meaning and place character.

Landscape Design in Color: History, Theory, and Practice 1750 to Today is a comprehensive exploration into the themes, theories, and debates surrounding color and its influence on practice in Western landscape architecture across the past three centuries. The book is organized into three key periods, each delving into the use of color in the written and built works of prominent designers. Through these chapters, the book investigates thematic juxtapositions such as natural and artificial, color and line, design and draftsmanship, sensation and concept, imitation and translation, deception and display, and decoration and structure. It examines how these themes have emerged, evolved, disappeared, and reappeared throughout different historical periods.

Richly designed and illustrated in full color throughout, including color palettes, this book serves as a valuable resource for students, scholars, and design professionals in landscape architecture and its allied disciplines. It sheds light on the historical significance of color in landscape design, highlights the theoretical foundations, and provides practical insights into its application in practice. By examining the ways in which color has been used and interpreted by influential designers throughout history, this book contributes to a deeper understanding of the role of color in shaping the visual identity and experience of landscapes.

Weight: 430g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138343962