Designing with Plants addresses the fundamental challenge of working with living material — growth, seasonal change, and site specificity — as core variables in architectural and landscape design thinking, not afterthoughts.
About This Book
Plants behave unlike any other building material: they grow, die back, spread, and transform with the seasons. This compact but substantive volume works through the principles designers need when integrating planting into spatial thinking — from understanding plant typologies and their functional roles to developing coherent planting plans grounded in site conditions. Rather than treating vegetation as decorative infill, the book positions plants as active design elements with their own logic. It is a practical and conceptual primer for architects, landscape architects, and urban designers grappling with how living systems operate within designed environments.
Key Features
- 72 pages covering plant typologies, design principles, function and impact, and planting plans
- Published by Birkhauser Verlag
What You'll Discover
- How seasonal and long-term growth cycles must be factored into design and planning decisions from the outset
- The functional and sensory impact of different plant typologies within built and landscape contexts
- The role of site-specificity in determining appropriate planting strategies and species selection
- How to read and develop planting plans as a legitimate component of the architectural drawing set
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 72
- Dimensions: 220 x 150 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783764386597
- Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects, landscape architects, and urban designers seeking a grounded introduction to planting design as a spatial and material practice.