Landscape Detailing Volume 4: Water / Edition 1

by Michael Littlewood

Overview

Well established as a valuable source of reference for architects, landscape architects, professionals and students designin external works. This volume covers water features and offers drawings detailed to scale, unlike many of the other books on the market which only deal in sketch forms.

Covers landscape ponds, streams and waterfalls, fountains, edges, bank protection, revetments, dams, weirs and sluices, island rafts and jetties and drainage. Each section begins with technical guidance notes on design and construction. This is followed by a set of drawn-to-scale detail sheets. These details can be traced for direct incorporation into the set of contract drawings.

A ready reference for landscape designers and an indispensable time-saving tool, Landscape Detailing is an essential for the design office.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138128934
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/28/2015
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.69(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Informal Landscape Ponds. Streams and Waterfalls. Fountains. Edges. Bank Protection. Revetments. Dams, Weirs and Sluices. Islands, Rafts and Jetties. Drainage Appendices: A. Bibliography and References B. Institutions and Associations C. Manufacturers and Suppliers D. Glossary E. Conversion Table F. Standard Graphic Symbols

Editorial Reviews

For this third edition (first was in 1984, second in 1986), Littlewood's Landscape Detailing--a ready reference for landscape designers--has been split into two volumes. Volume 2: Surfaces covers foundations, paving (vehicular and pedestrian), steps and ramps, margins and edges, curbs and wheelstops, and drainage channels. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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