READINGS FOR IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS . STUDENT LED SESSION
Catherine Dee
Form & Fabric in Landscape Architecture A Visual Introduction
Spoon Press Taylor & Francis Group . London & New York (2001)
Spaces P. 32-80
a) Review of actions on a landscape.
b) Establishment of a shared and consistent vocabulary of site elements.
c) Catalog of examples of spaces. Thinking about small scale design.
Detail P. 188-196
a) Talks about the elements of an experience of place from close up. All 5
senses.
b) Gives quick overview of the elements of small scale design and how
they might work together to create the total design.
c) This reading is more abstract than “Spaces” and encourages readers to
think on their own rather than establishing common terms/ideas.
Catherine Dee
To Design Landscape: Art, Nature & Utility
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group London & New York (2012)
Sculpting time P. 14-23
a) Temporal aspects of design
Nature, culture, both P. 36-47
a) Manipulation of the boundary between culture
and nature.
b) Importance of establishing clear concepts of both
and how they interact.
Utilitarian forms P. 98-109
a) Quality over Quantity.
b) Focus on meeting the needs of the user rather
than the wants of the designer.
c) Maybe read with “Hardly” p. 140-147.
Context is Everything P. 110-117
a) Understanding context is fundamental to making
sound utilitarian decisions.
b) Impacts of surroundings on a site & site on
surroundings.
Terry Clements
Spectrum matrix
Landscape Journal Vol.30 No.2 P. 241-260
a) How multiple intelligences influence an individual’s
perception of a place.
b) How to engage different types of users.
E. T. Hall
The hidden dimension
New York: Anchor Books. (1966)
Catherine Dee
Form & Fabric in Landscape Architecture A Visual Introduction
Spoon Press Taylor & Francis Group . London & New York (2001)
Spaces P. 32-80
a) Review of actions on a landscape.
b) Establishment of a shared and consistent vocabulary of site elements.
c) Catalog of examples of spaces. Thinking about small scale design.
Detail P. 188-196
a) Talks about the elements of an experience of place from close up. All 5
senses.
b) Gives quick overview of the elements of small scale design and how
they might work together to create the total design.
c) This reading is more abstract than “Spaces” and encourages readers to
think on their own rather than establishing common terms/ideas.
Catherine Dee
To Design Landscape: Art, Nature & Utility
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group London & New York (2012)
Sculpting time P. 14-23
a) Temporal aspects of design
Nature, culture, both P. 36-47
a) Manipulation of the boundary between culture
and nature.
b) Importance of establishing clear concepts of both
and how they interact.
Utilitarian forms P. 98-109
a) Quality over Quantity.
b) Focus on meeting the needs of the user rather
than the wants of the designer.
c) Maybe read with “Hardly” p. 140-147.
Context is Everything P. 110-117
a) Understanding context is fundamental to making
sound utilitarian decisions.
b) Impacts of surroundings on a site & site on
surroundings.
Terry Clements
Spectrum matrix
Landscape Journal Vol.30 No.2 P. 241-260
a) How multiple intelligences influence an individual’s
perception of a place.
b) How to engage different types of users.
E. T. Hall
The hidden dimension
New York: Anchor Books. (1966)