Comments on: Robert Holden and Jamie Liversedge Construction for Landscape Architecture – book review

By: Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:37:41 +0000

In reply to Anon. Surely the principle of combining philosophy with technology is correct. You see this in Steve Jobs' approach to design. Following Robert M. Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (1974) Steve Jobs might have written of 'Zen and the art of high technology consumer products'. See blog post on iGardens, iCities, iArchitecture, iLandscapes, iPads and the Steve Jobs design theory. The two post-Jobs product launches from Apple (the iPhone 4s and yesterday's 'new iPad') have disappointed critics because they are 'all technology' with 'no extra Zen'.

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:48:01 +0000

Construction for landscape architecture is not a good text. It spends more time being philosophical about the subject than giving hard facts. It’s a page filler. Some good pictures/case studies though. Shame text can’t match visual quality of the book.

By: Adrian Clarke

Adrian Clarke — Mon, 09 May 2011 19:36:50 +0000

I would add the series of books produced by Michael Littlewood to the list. Long on detail, but also contain much technical explanation.

By: Adam Hodge

Adam Hodge — Wed, 04 May 2011 21:14:43 +0000

Any chance we might see pictures ‘c’ and ‘d’.
thx !