Part Ⅰ Landscape Architecture Interpretation 1
LESSON 1 THE PRACTICE AND PROFESSION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 3
Reading Material The Three Stakes 9
LESSON 2 LANDSCAPE MEANINGS 15
Reading Material Landscape Interpretation 22
Part Ⅱ History of Landscape Architecture 35
LESSON 3 PARADISE ON EARTH: THE ISLAMIC GARDEN 37
Reading Material Islamic Gardens of Spain 42
LESSON 4 GARDENS OF SIXTEENTH -CENTURYITALY 48
Reading Material Axial Planning on an Urban Scale: The Development of Renaissance Rome 55
LESSON 5 FRANCE LANDSCAPE DESIGN: SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES 61
Reading Material Power and Glory: The Genius of Le Notre and The Grandeur of The Baroque 69
LESSON 6 THE LANDSCAPE GARDEN IN ENGLAND 76
Reading Material The Landscape Garden in The United States 83
LESSON 7 LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN THE EAST:CHINA 86
Reading Material The Influence of Chinese culture on Japanese Garden （ Part one） 96
LESSON 8 LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN THE EAST:JAPAN 99
Reading Material The Influence of Chinese culture on Japanese Garden （Part two） 106
LESSON 9 CONSERVING NATURE: LANDSCAPE DESIGN AS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ART 111
Reading Material Landscape Design as Environment Art 118
Part Ⅲ Design Elements and Methods 123
LESSON 10 DESIGN AND PLANING METHODS 125
Reading Material Design Thinking 134
LESSON 11 THE PATTERNS OF DESIGN ELEMENTS 140
Reading Material Planting Design 151
PartⅣ Site Planning and Landscape Design in Different Contexts 155
LESSON 12 SITE - STRUCTURE UNITY 157
Reading Material Is Sustainable Attainable? 164
LESSON 13 PARK AND BOUNDLESS SPACE 170
Reading Material Spatial Development 179
LESSON 14 LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT 193
Reading Material Eco - City Plans 200
LESSON 15 LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT 210
Reading Material Axioms for Reading the Landscape Some Guides to the American Scene （Part one） 217
LESSON 16 LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN THE PRIMEVAL ENVIRONMENT 220
Reading Material Axioms for Reading the Landscape Some Guides to the American Scene （Part two） 228
Part Ⅴ 20th Century Landscape Architecture Practice 239
LESSON 17 AN ECOLOGY OF DESIGN 241
Reading Material Forstering Living Landscape 256
LESSON 18 TOWARDS A NEW LANDSCAPE PRACTICE 267
Reading Material A Parks, Botanical gardens, Festival gardens: Germany 280
Reading Material B Barcelona and the Resurgence of Spain 285
APPENDIX A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INTERNET SITES 290
APPENDIX B PROFESSIONAL INTERNET SITES 291