Foster Becoming a Landscape Architect

A Guide to Careers in Design
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-64001-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, E-Book

Explore exciting options for a career in landscapearchitecture
Blending aesthetics and environmental consciousness, landscapearchitecture is one of the fastest growing fields, according to theUS Department of Labor. Becoming a Landscape Architect givesyou a comprehensive survey of the field as it is practiced today,and explains how to get started and how to succeed in thisexciting, creative, and in-demand profession.
Featuring more than thirty-five interviews with leadinglandscape architects and more than 250 illustrations, the guidecovers everything an aspiring landscape architect needs to know-from education and training, design specialties, and work settingsto preparing an effective portfolio and finding a job inresidential, ecological, commercial, and parks design.
* Complete guide to the profession of landscape architecture, oneof today's fastest growing fields
* More than thirty-five interviews with leading landscapedesigners and educators give you an idea of what it's really liketo work as a landscape architect
* Over 250 striking illustrations and a lively interior make thebook visually appealing as well as informative
* Explains different educational paths and their prerequisitesand requirements
* Author Kelleann Foster is Associate Professor and AssistantDepartment Head, Department of Landscape Architecture, PennsylvaniaState University and Managing Partner, Visual InteractiveCommunications Group

Autoren/Hrsg.

Foster, Kelleann

Inhaltsverzeichnis

FOREWORD BY PERRY HOWARD.
PREFACE.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
Introduction to the Profession of Landscape Architecture.
Landscape Architectural Design.
Practice Opportunities.
The Future of Landscape Architecture.
Design Education.
APPENDIX A Resources.
APPENDIX B Selected References.
APPENDIX C Professionals and Students Interviewed for ThisBook.
CHAPTER NOTES.
INDEX.

Über Autor(innen)

Kelleann Foster, RLA, ASLA, is Associate Professor and Assistant Department Head of the Department of Landscape Architecture at Pennsylvania State University. She is a registered landscape architect and managing partner of the Visual Interactive Communications Group.