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Product Identifiers
PublisherIMAGES Publishing Group
ISBN-101864706465
ISBN-139781864706468
eBay Product ID (ePID)215897544
Product Key Features
Book TitleRooftop Garden Design
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSustainability & Green Design
Publication Year2015
IllustratorYes
GenreArchitecture
AuthorDavid Fletcher
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight60.5 Oz
Item Length11.8 in
Item Width9.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsAn essential resource for anyone working on environmental landscape, the book is more than a reference guide, it's a gorgeous, well-illustrated, and inspirational book perfect for perusing when you need a little break from the ordinary.
Dewey Decimal712.6
Synopsis- Outlines key trends and advanced design theory- Accompanied by numerous full-color architectural illustrations and spectacular detailed photography- Will appeal to architects, urban planners (particularly those focusing on rooftop gardens in urban construction projects) and design students, and educators in the design fieldsGreen roofs - the ultimate in sustainable building practices - continue to generate enormous interest and enthusiasm among architects, landscape designers, and urban planners. This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive guide to contemporary trends in rooftop garden design, and provides definitive theory and design industry knowledge. The designers of the project case studies are leaders in their fields, and are drawn from across Australia, Chile, China, Europe, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Scandinavia, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam. The designers provide details on the benefits of their rooftop gardens, offering readers profound inspiration and informative reviews of the work, design considerations, operation and maintenance. This book is essential for anyone working or studying in the rooftop construction, environmental landscape and design fields., * Outlines key trends and advanced design theory* Accompanied by numerous full-color architectural illustrations and spectacular detailed photography* Will appeal to architects, urban planners (particularly those focusing on rooftop gardens in urban construction projects) and design students, and educators in the design fieldsGreen roofs - the ultimate in sustainable building practices - continue to generate enormous interest and enthusiasm among architects, landscape designers, and urban planners. This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive guide to contemporary trends in rooftop garden design, and provides definitive theory and design industry knowledge. The designers of the project case studies are leaders in their fields, and are drawn from across Australia, Chile, China, Europe, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Scandinavia, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam. The designers provide details on the benefits of their rooftop gardens, offering readers profound inspiration and informative reviews of the work, design considerations, operation and maintenance. This book is essential for anyone working or studying in the rooftop construction, environmental landscape and design fields., This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive guide to contemporary trends in rooftop garden design, and provides definitive theory and design industry knowledge. Green roofs - the ultimate in sustainable building practices - continue to generate enormous interest and enthusiasm among architects, landscape designers, and urban planners. This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive guide to contemporary trends in rooftop garden design, and provides definitive theory and design industry knowledge. The designers of the project case studies are leaders in their fields, and are drawn from across Australia, Chile, China, Europe, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Scandinavia, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam. The designers provide details on the benefits of their rooftop gardens, offering readers profound inspiration and informative reviews of the work, design considerations, operation and maintenance. This book is essential for anyone working or studying in the rooftop construction, environmental landscape and design fields. AUTHOR: David Fletcher is an urban designer and landscape architect and the founding principal of Fletcher Studio, an innovative and award-winning collaborative practice based in San Francisco. Fletcher holds a Master of Landscape Architecture, with distinction, from the Harvard Design School. He also holds a Bachelor of Art in Studio Art and a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture from the University of California at Davis, both with honours. He has taught urban design and landscape architecture at Harvard Design School, the Southern California Institute of Architecture, the Centre d'Etude et diUrbanisme in France, Woodbury University, UCLA, Otis College, USC School of Architecture. He is presently an associate professor at the California College of the Arts in the Department of Architecture. He was also the assistant curator and exhibition designer of Inhabiting Infrastructure at the Harvard Design School. SELLING POINTS: - Outlines key trends and advanced design theory - Accompanied by numerous full-colour architectural illustrations and spectacular detailed photography - Will appeal to architects, urban planners (particularly those focusing on rooftop gardens in urban construction projects) and design students, and educators in the design fields 400 col. 50 b/w, Green roofs-the ultimate in sustainable building practices-continue to generate enormous interest and enthusiasm among architects, landscape designers, and urban planners. This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive guide to contemporary trends in rooftop garden design, and provides definitive theory and design industry knowledge. The designers of the project case studies are leaders in their fields, and are drawn from across Australia, Chile, China, Europe, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Scandinavia, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam.
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- 11 Dec, 2021
Did not meet my expectations
This book is not what I was expecting. The technical portion of the book (which is poorly written) focuses on the design of green roofs (just the plantings), so the title of the book and the cover photo are deceiving. I was looking for something that included technical design information on rooftop hardscapes, which this book unfortunately lacks. However, there are some really nice examples of rooftop gardens in the latter part of the book (for design inspiration), so I'm giving it 3 stars. I'm glad I purchased a used copy instead of a new one, since the book didn't meet my expectations.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
