Interpreting Site explains the basic methods you can use to translate what you perceive to represent the complex conditions that physically and mentally "construe" a site, helping you to shape your final design. Includes four full colour illustrated case studies of key contemporary projects in Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway.
Interpreting Site explains the basic methods you can use to translate what you perceive to represent the complex conditions that physically and mentally "construe" a site, helping you to shape your final design. Includes four full colour illustrated case studies of key contemporary projects in Spain, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway.
Acknowledgements. Foreword Christopher Mead. Introduction. Section 1: Defining Site 1. The Diagram 2. The Site Plan 3. Case Study: El Molinete, Cartagena, Spain Section 2: Experiencing Site 4. Composite Montage 5. Topography 6. Case Study: White House, Lake of the Ozarks, USA Section 3: Spatializing Site 7. Figure Ground 8. Comparative Analysis 9. Case Study: Photographer's Gallery, London, UK Section 4: Systemizing Site 10. Flow 11. Infrastructural Networks 12. Case Study: Trollstigplatået, Trollstigen, Norway Afterword. Bibliography. Image Credits. Further Reading. Index