1st Edition
Landscape as Dialogue A New Approach to Site Analysis and Design
By Cory Parker
Copyright 2025
270 Pages
121 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
270 Pages
121 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
270 Pages
121 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Landscape as Dialogue redefines the process of understanding landscapes for students and practitioners so they can create more integrated, healthy places. Traditional site analysis sees the landscape as a series of components, evaluated individually, before being put back together. This perpetuates existing social hierarchies, maintains the need for high energy inputs and trumpets iconic... Read more
Introduction 1. The landscape speaks – the problem of “site” 2. Landscape information – the problem of analysis 3. Landscape perception and motion 4. Landscape immersion - Time in the landscape 5. Landscape relations – how connections structure dialogue 6. Landscape critique – critical engagement and violence 7. Landscape dissent – transgression, protest and the body 8. Landscape formation – openness to personal change Conclusion
Biography
Cory Parker is a landscape architect and geographer who teaches at the University of California, Davis.
