Landscape Architecture Resource

Just in time for Christmas, check out these three new books recently added to the Landscape Architecture book store here on Landscape Architecture Resource.

Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture: Contemporary Techniques and Tools for Digital Representation in Site Design

This extensive guide walks you through specific techniques for creating landscape designs digitally. It covers computing basics, raster and vector images, document setup, image scaling, hand-drawn linework and diagrams, page layout, color, shading, texture, section elevations, perspectives, and even has techniques for Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat.

Illustrated History of Landscape Design

This book offers hundreds of pen and ink drawings illustrating thousands of years of human culture shaping the land. It is organized by century and region, with inspiring historical context and cultural connections.

Becoming a Landscape Architect: A Guide to Careers in Design

This guide features dozens of interviews with leading landscape architects and covers everything from education and training to different design specializations, and how to prepare an effective portfolio and  find a job in landscape architecture.

Botany for Designers: A Practical Guide for Landscape Architects and Other Professionals

This is a very helpful book on the essentials of planting design, form, function, plant growth characteristics and plating, pruning and maintenance techniques. It will help you determine the best plants for a site and how to use plants most effectively in your designs.

There is also a chapter on green design discussing LEED certification, green roofs, vertical gardens, biomimicry, and landscape construction products.