published on landscape architecture.

Only 150 copies were published and fewer than15 survive - but there is a complete electronic copy, with annotated notes, ontheGarden History Reference Encyclopedia CD] Newman, O. Defensible Space Architectural Press London 1973 [Newmanintroduced the idea, still debated, that open space in cities can be designed to fosterpedestrian safety] Newton, N.T. Design on the Land Belknap Press Harvard 1971 [Still the best historyof the landscape architecture profession and its deep historical roots] Page, Russell, The education of a gardener , (1962 and many other editions)[Page writes about the everyday task of looking at gardens and thinking how to makethem better. He loves plants but his concern is always with spatial design, as it shouldbe. This was the first book I read on garden design and it was an excellent startingpoint.]. Potteiger, M, Purinton, J., Landscape narratives: design practices for tellingstories John Wiley New York 1998 [Going beyond Francis' and Jencks' interst inmeanings and symbols, this book examines designs as narrative] Pregill, P., Volkman, N., The Landscapes in History: Europe and North America ; John Wiley & Sons 1992 [A remarkably comprehensive book. Treating landscapearchitecture as 'design on the land' in covers the histories of design for religious sites,towns, agriculture, gardens and parks.] Rackham, O. The History of the Countryside J.M. Dent & Sons London 1990 [A UK-centric book but a profound history of the countryside, as a product of the interactionbetween man, animals and ecosystems] Elizabeth Barlow Rogers Landscape Design: A Cultural and ArchitecturalHistory

Harry N. Abrams (2001) [A good historical survey, with useful colourphotography. Like Norman T Newton, Rogers interprets her subject rather broadly as'design on the land'] Randolph, John,Environmental Land Use Planning and Management [This bookalso expands on the work of Ian McHarg and covers the basic regulatory andmanagement frameworks that directly affect landscape architecture practice in the US] Reid G.W. Landscape Graphics 2002 [Good examples of hand drawing - and arecord of 'how landscape architects drew' before the onset of digital graphics] Repton, Humphry,Collected works[published in the early nineteenth century,these books had an immense influence for over100 years. Available on the Gardenvisitwebsite] Ruggles, D.FIslamic gardens and landscapesPenn 2008 [much the best generalbook on Islamic gardens - many of the others suffer from romantic orientalism] Simonds, J.O Landscape Architecture, A Manual of Land Planning and Design 2006[The classic work on site planning, dealing with functional aspects of the subject andtreating design as an exercise in abstract composition (without regard to meaning,symbolism, narrative etc)] Spirn, A.W, The Granite Garden: Urban Nature and Human Design by Anne Whiston1985 [The title is confusing but the text is clear: cities require plans for earth, water,vegetation and air] Spirn, A.W, The language of landscape Yale University Press 1998 [a perceptivelandscape architect's appreciation of places around the world] Thompson, I.H., Ecology, community and delight: sources of values in landscapearchitecture E&FN Spon London 2000 [A well-considered review of the way in which

the classical Vitruvian design objectives relate to the discipline of landscapearchitecture] Trancik. R., Finding Lost Space: Theories of Urban Design 1986 [A valuablecompendium of urban design theory as it relates to the practical task of designinguseful and beautiful space in towns]

 Vitruvius, P. The Ten Books on Architecture Dover Publications New York 1914 edn[A translation of a fundamental Roman book which laid the basis for all subsequentdesign theory, including the theory of landscape architecture] Waldheim, C., The landscape urbanism reader(1997) [Brings McHarg's Designwith nature approach to a welcome meeting with urban design theory] Walker, P. and Simo, M. Invisible Gardens -- The Search for Modernism in the American Landscape MIT Press Cambridge MA. 1994 [A usefull book on ModernAmerican landscape architecture] Wang, T.C., Plan and Section Drawing (Landscape Architecture) 1996 [theexamples are all hand-drawn and the principles will survive into the age of digitallandscape architecture] Whyte, W.H. The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces The ConservationFoundation Washington 1980 [Written by a former editor of Fortune Magazine, this isby far the best book ever written on the design of small public open spaces in urbanareas. Every landscape architect should have read it from cover to cover!] Whyte, W.H., 1968 The last landscape [Another brilliant book by a former editor of Fortune Magazine. Unlike landscape architects, he had a deep and scepticalappreciation of the socio-economic and political factors which affect the designedlandscape] PART 2, landscape architecture books recommendedby Peter Monro Books on DESIGN PRINCIPLES A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction Christopher Alexander et al (OxfordUniversity Press, New York, 1977) Design with Nature , Ian McHarg (1994 reprint) Books on HISTORY of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE The Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening ,Humphry Repton (London, 1803) Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Architecture adapted to North America A.J.Downing (New York, 1841) The wild garden William Robinson (London, 1870)

Colour scheme's for the flower garden Jekyll (Country Life Ltd., London, 1908) Frederick Law Olmsted and the Boston Park System Cynthia Ziatzevsky. Pioneers of American Landscape Design: An Annotated Bibliography , Edited by Charles A.Birnbaum and Lisa E. Crowder (U.S. Dept. of Interior, Wash., D.C., 1993) and Vol. II (1995) Books on HUMAN RESPONSES TO LANDSCAPES The experience of Landscape ,Revised Ed. Jay Appleton (1996, 300 pp., 47 b/w illus., PB,$47.95) Social Life of Small Urban Spaces William H. Whyte ( The Conservation Foundation, Wash. DC,1980) Discovering the Vernacular Landscape J. B. Jackson (1984, Yale University Press, New Haven,

CT) The Death and Life of Great American Cities Jane Jacobs. REFERENCEBOOKS Time-Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture , 2nd Ed. Nicholas Dines and Charles Harris(1997, 960 pp., 2,000 illus., HB., $125.00) Hortus Third: A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the U.S. and Canada the staff of theL. H. Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University (1976, Macmillan Publishing Co., New York) Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia Michael A. Dirr, (1997, 492 pp.,color photos, tables, HB, $69.95) Native Trees, Shrubs and Vines for Urban and Rural America: A Planting Design manual for Environmental Designers Gary L. Hightshoe (1988 Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York) American Plants for American Gardens: Plant Ecology - The Study of Plants in Relation to Their Environment Edith A. Roberts & Elsa Rehman, foreword by Darrel G. Morrison.(University of Georgia Press, 1996) County Soil Surveys by the USDA Soil Conservation Service . (US Govt.) Books on ARTS Color DrawingColor Drawing Michael Doyle (Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York,1979) OVERVIEW books Landscape Architecture, A Manual of Land Planning and Design 2006 , 3rd Ed. John Simonds(1998, 405 pp.,color and b/w illus., HB) Introduction to Landscape Architecture

Michael Laurie (1986, 248 pp., b/w illus., HB) Design on the Land: The Development of Landscape Architecture Norman T. Newton (HarvardUniversity Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1971) For another list of best landscape architecture booksseehttp://webdocs.dow.wur.nl/internet/lar/04handleiding/ListLiterature.pdf Write a Comment about|copyright|privacy policy | links|faq| sitemap|banner advertising|contact gardenvisit

Hundred Best Books on Landscape Architecture Peter Monro (Principal, Monro Associates Landscape Planning & Design 565 CongressSt. #308309, Portland, ME 04101-3308 USA (207) 874-4774, voice & fax;monro@maine.com) had the interesting idea of assembling a list of the '100 best booksin landscape architecture' and compiled the following in 1998. His list is reproduced below and comments are invited (eg using the online discussion forum)DESIGN PRINCIPLESA Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction Christopher Alexander et al(Oxford University Press, New York, 1977)Design with Nature, Ian McHarg (1994 reprint, 208 pp., b/w illus., PB,$49.95)HISTORY of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE The Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, Humphrey Repton (London, 1803)Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, adapted to North America,with a View to the Improvement of Country Residences A.J. Downing (New York, 1841)The Wild Garden William Robinson (London, 1870)Colour in the Flower Garden Gertrude Jekyll (Country Life Ltd., London, 1908)Frederick Law Olmsted and the Boston Park System Cynthia Ziatzevsky.Pioneers of American Landscape Design: An Annotated Bibliography, Edited by CharlesA. Birnbaum and Lisa E. Crowder (U.S. Dept. of Interior, Wash., D.C., 1993) and Vol. II(1995) HUMAN RESPONSES TO LANDSCAPES The Experience of Landscape, Revised Ed. Jay Appleton (1996, 300 pp., 47 b/w illus.,PB, $47.95)The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces William H. Whyte ( The ConservationFoundation, Wash. DC, 1980)Discovering the Vernacular Landscape J. B. Jackson (1984, Yale University Press, NewHaven, CT)The Death and Life of Great American Cities Jane Jacobs.REFERENCETime-Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture, 2nd Ed. Nicholas Dines and CharlesHarris (1997, 960 pp., 2,000 illus., HB., $125.00)Construction Design for Landscape Architects Albe E.Munson (McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York 1974)Hortus Third: A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the U.S. and Canada the staff of the L. H. Bailey Hortorium, Cornell University (1976, Macmillan Publishing Co., NewYork)Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia Michael A. Dirr, (1997, 492 pp., color photos, tables, HB, $69.95) Native Trees, Shrubs and Vines

for Urban and Rural America: A Planting Design manualfor Environmental Designers Gary L. Hightshoe (1988 Van Nostrand Reinhold, New

York)American Plants for American Gardens: Plant Ecology - The Study of Plants in Relationto Their Environment Edith A. Roberts & Elsa Rehman, foreword by Darrel G. Morrison.(University of Georgia Press, 1996)County Soil Surveys by the USDA Soil Conservation Service. (US Govt.) THEARTSColor Drawing Michael Doyle (Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York,1979)OVERVIEWSLandscape Architecture, 3rd Ed. John Simonds (1998, 405 pp.,color and b/w illus., HB,$70.95)Introduction to Landscape Architecture Michael Laurie (1986, 248 pp., b/w illus., HB,$44.95)Design on the Land: The Development of Landscape Architecture Norman T. Newton(Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1971) Tom Turner's Comment Peter Monro's list is interesting and reveals that one needs to be specific about the scopeof a list of 'One hundred best books'. His list might be subtitled 'for a landscape practice'. Tom Turner offers another list (below) of 40 books which, he suggests, 'everylandscape student should have seen': Alexander, C. A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction Oxford UniversityPress New York 1977Alexander, C. The Timeless Way of Building Oxford University Press New York. 1979Appleton, J. The Experience of Landscape John Wiley London 1975Bacon, E. Design of Cities Thames & Hudson London 1967Beardsley, J. Earthworks and Beyond Abbeville Press New York 1984Chadwick, G.F. The Park and the Town Architectural Press London 1966Clark, K. Landscape into Art John Murray London 1976Cranz, G. The Politics of Park Design MIT Press Cambridge, MA. 1982Cullen, G. Townscape Architectural Press London 1961Forman, R.T.T. and Godron, M. Landscape Ecology John Wiley New York 1986Francis, M. The Meanings of the Garden MIT Press Cambridge, MA. 1990Geddes, P. Cities in Evolution Williams & Norgate London 1915Howard, E. Garden Cities of Tomorrow Faber & Faber London 1946Hunt, J.D. Gardens and the Picturesque: Studies in the History of Landscape ArchitectureMIT Press Cambridge MA. 1992Hunt, J.D., Greater perfections: the practice of garden theory Thames and HudsonLondon 2000Hussey, C. The Picturesque Frank Cass London 1967Jacobs, J. The Death and Life of great American Cities Jonathan Cape London 1962 Jellicoe, G.A. et al Oxford Companion to Gardens Oxford University Press OxfordJellicoe, G.A. The Guelph Lectures on Landscape Design University of Guelph Canada1983Jellicoe, J.A. and Jellicoe, S. The Landscape of Man Thames & Hudson London 1975Jencks, C. The Language of Post-Modern Architecture 6th edn Academy EditionsLondon 1991Jencks, C. Towards a Symbolic Architecture Academy Editions London 1985Jones, J.C. Design Methods John Wiley

& Sons London 1980Jung, C.G. Man and His Symbols Aldus London 1964Kaplan, R., Kaplan, S., Ryan, R., With people in mind: design and management of everyday nature Island Press Washington DC 1998Kassler, E.B. Modern Gardens and the Landscape Museum of Modern Art New York 1964Leopold, A. A Sand County Almanac Sierra Club San Francisco 1970Little, C.E. Greenways for America Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 1990Loudon, J.C. The Landscape Gardening and Landscape Architecture of the Late H.Repton Esq. London 1840McHarg, I. Design with Nature Falcon Press Philadelphia 1971McLoughlin, J.B. Urban and Regional Planning: A Systems Approach, Faber & Faber London 1969Meason, G.L. The Landscape Architecture of the Great Paintings of Italy 1828 Newman, O. Defensible Space Architectural Press London 1973 Newton, N.T. Design on the Land Belknap Press Harvard 1971Potteiger, M, Purinton, J., Landscape narratives: design practices for telling stories JohnWiley New York 1998Rackham, O. The History of the Countryside J.M. Dent & Sons London 1990Thompson, I.H., Ecology, community and delight: sources of values in landscapearchitecture E&FN Spon London 2000Vitruvius, P. The Ten Books on Architecture Dover Publications New York 1914 ednWalker, P. and Simo, M. Invisible Gardens -- The Search for Modernism in the AmericanLandscape MIT Press Cambridge MA. 1994Whyte, W.H. The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces The Conservation FoundationWashington