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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Landscape architects rely heavily on graphics to communicate content and ideas. From large-scale master plans and strategic visions, to design concepts and specific moods, through to types of vegetation and -precise construction details - at some point everything has to be explained on paper. </b> <p/> This handbook focuses on areas which, even in the age of digital media, are still staples of the profession: drawing, graphics, and projections. Both instructional and inspirational, it covers the basics of landscape--architectural representation in an easy-to-understand way, encouraging readers to draw their ideas and develop their own graphic language and style. <p/> Showcased in these pages are many examples from landscape architecture offices worldwide, offering practical -guidance and ideas in key thematic areas: <br> > Introduction to drawing tools, applications, and effects <br> > Symbols in different scales, styles, and abstraction levels <br> > Basic principles for layout and lettering <br> > Fundamentals of orthographic and parallel projections <br> > Drawing in contemporary landscape-architectural practice<br>

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