Landscape Detailing Volume 4: Water, Volume 4

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Routledge, Sep 10, 2012 - Architecture - 272 pages

Well established as a valuable source of reference for architects, landscape architects, professionals and students designing external works. This volume covers water features and offers drawings detailed to scale, unlike many of the other books on the market which only deal in sketch forms.

Covers landscape ponds, streams and waterfalls, fountains, edges, bank protection, revetments, dams, weirs and sluices, island rafts and jetties and drainage. Each section begins with technical guidance notes on design and construction. This is followed by a set of drawn-to-scale detail sheets. These details can be traced for direct incorporation into the set of contract drawings.

A ready reference for landscape designers and an indispensable time-saving tool, Landscape Detailing is an essential for the design office.

 

Contents

Ponds and Pools
1
Streams and Waterfalls
73
Fountains
86
Edges
99
Bank Protection
119
Revetments
148
Dams Weirs and Sluices
170
Islands Rafts and Jetties
186
Drainage
195
Bibliography and References
226
Institutions and Associations
229
Manufacturers and Suppliers
234
Glossary
249
Conversion Tables
256
Standard Graphics Symbols
257
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