Main entry:

Kirkwood, Niall.

Title & Author:

Weathering and durability in landscape architecture : fundamentals, practices, and case studies / Niall Kirkwood.

Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, 2004.

Description:

xxvi, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-289) and index.
pt. 1. Design for weathering and durability -- Ch. 1. Time and the built landscape -- Ch. 2. Aspects of permanence -- Ch. 3. Design approaches -- pt. 2. Landscape architectural design case studies -- Ch. 4. Case studies -- Case Study A. Expiration date : Vintondale Colliery Park reclamation, Vintondale, Pennsylvania / Julie Bargmann -- Case Study B. Constructing memory : a memorial to Rosie the Riveter, Richmond, California / Cheryl Barton -- Case Study C. The persistence of spatial structure : mid-America all-Indian center, Wichita, Kansas / Edward L. Blake, Jr. -- Case Study D. The readjusted scales of duration : a private summer retreat, Western Maine / Michael Blier.

Summary:

Niall Kirkwood provides authoritative guidelines to weathering, durability, and physical changes in the designed landscape over time.

Resources:
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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
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ISBN:

0471392669 (Cloth)
9780471392668 (Cloth)

Subject:

Landscape architecture.
Landscape design.
Architecture du paysage.
Aménagement paysager.
Landschaftsbau
Witterungsbeständigkeit

Holdings:

Location: Library main 237063
Call No.: SB466.U6 K58 2004
Status: Available