Sustainable site design : critieria, process, and case studies for integrating site and region in landscape design

Sustainable Site Design introduces the core concepts of sustainability as applied to landscape architecture. Focusing on site-scale design, this book provides a regional framework for integrating sustainable practices throughout the design process. From landscape analysis to program and design development, each design phase is illustrated with detailed case studies covering a broad range of innovative built landscape architectural projects. Sustainable Site Design: Criteria, Process, and Case Studies for Integrating Site and Region in Landscape Design 1 Contents 7 Preface 8 INTRODUCTION 8 THE SUSTAINABI LITY CRITERIA AND DESIGN PROCESS 8 THE CASE STUDIES 10 Acknowledgments 12 Chapter 1: Landscape Sustainability Framework and Criteria 13 LANDSCAPE + DESIGN + SUSTAINABILITY 13 EVOLUTION 14 CONTEXT 16 CRITERIA 17 Chapter 2: Program Development—Menomonee Valley Industrial Center 29 BACKGROUND 30 STRATEGIES FOR PROGRAMMING DEVELOPMENT 30 METHODS FOR PROGRAMMING DEVELOPMENT 31 CASE STUDY—MENOMONEE VALLEY INDUSTRIAL CENTER 35 Chapter 3: Stakeholder Influence—Whitney Water Purification Facility 71 BACKGROUND 72 STRATEGIES FOR STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT 73 METHODS FOR STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT 74 CASE STUDY—WHITNEY WATER PURIFICATION FACILITY 77 Chapter 4: Regional and Site Assessment—Sandstone Visitor Center 109 BACKGROUND 110 REGIONAL AND SITE ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES 111 METHODS FOR REGIONAL AND SITE ASSESSMENT 112 CASE STUDY—SANDSTONE VISITOR CENTER 119 Chapter 5: Form-Making—Paradise Valley Residence 155 BACKGROUND 156 STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE FORM-MAKING 157 METHODS FOR SUSTAINABLE FORM-MAKING 158 CASE STUDY—PARADISE VALLEY RESIDENCE 161 Chapter 6: Design Efficiency—Gannett/USA Today Headquarters 193 BACKGROUND 194 STRATEGIES FOR DESIGN EFFICIENCY 195 METHODS FOR DESIGN EFFICIENCY 196 CASE STUDY—GANNETT/USA TODAY HEADQUARTERS 202 Chapter 7: User Experience—Tanner Springs Park 235 BACKGROUND 236 METHODS FOR CREATING USER EXPERIENCE 237 STRATEGIES FOR CREATING USER EXPERIENCE 237 CASE STUDY—TANNER SPRINGS PARK 240 Glossary 273 References 277 Index 283 Sustainable Site Design Introduces The Core Concepts Of Sustainability As Applied To Landscape Architecture. Focusing On Site-scale Design, This Book Provides A Regional Framework For Integrating Sustainable Practices Throughout The Design Process. Landscape Sustainability Framework And Criteria -- Program Development : Memomonee Valley Industrial Center -- Stakeholder Influence : Whitney Water Purification Facility -- Regional And Site Assessment : Sandstone Visitor Center -- Form-making : Paradise Valley Residence -- Design Efficiency : Gannett/usa Today Headquarters -- User Experience : Tanner Springs Park. Claudia Dinep, Kristin Schwab. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 265-270) And Index. Sustainable Landscape Architecture" offers an introduction to the concepts of sustainability and how they apply to landscape architecture. This book presents the ecological, social, and cultural aspects of a site as well as the critical phases of the design process, such as site analysis, program development, and design development, with a strong focus on sustainability throughout. Twenty case studies illustrate diverse applications in scale, scope, location, and program. Readers will find this an invaluable guide to sustainable approaches in the landscape design process from project inception through implementation