Detail in Contemporary Landscape Architecture

Detailing makes a landscape unique, and a landscape architect outstanding. Featuring many of the worlds most highly acclaimed landscape architects, this book presents 40 of the most recently completed and influential landscape designs. Each project is presented with colour photographs, site plans and sections as well as numerous construction details. There is also a brief descriptive text, detailed captions and in-depth information for each project. The projects are presented in clear and concise layouts over four pages. All commissioned especially for this book, the drawings are styled in a consistent manner and presented at standard architectural scales for easy comparison. Intended for architects, engineers and landscape architects, the book will also be invaluable for architecture, garden and landscape design students, for whom it will be a resource not only for understanding the work of the best contemporary landscape architects, but also as a tool for their own design work.

Virginia McLeod was the editor of The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture. She is the author of several books, including Detail in Contemporary Landscape Architecture, the Encyclopedia of Detail Contemporary Residential Architecture and Detail in Contemporary Timber Architecture.