Landscape As Dialogue

"This book examines the process of landscape dialogue as a natural give and take with the environment. Each chapter begins with a discussion of a theoretical approach to landscape dialogue, such as perception, information, or critique, before offering a series of practical steps and representation techniques that designers can use in understanding the landscape. Detailed illustrated case studies from Hawaii, the US, Japan, China, Mexico, Turkey, and Peru, explore the book's lessons in practice. It offers a radical alternative to conventional analytical approaches, inspiring designers to fully engage in the landscape to ultimately generate ecologically considered place-making"-- Provided by publisher.