Elements of Visual Design in the Landscape

Simon Bell is a forester and landscape architect. He is Chair Professor and Head of the Chair of Landscape Architecture at the Estonian University of Life Sciences and Associate Director of the OPENspace Research Centre at the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of Edinburgh, UK. He was president of the European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools from 2012 to 2018.

• Acknowledgements. Preface. Foreword Dame Sylvia Crowe Introduction. 1. Basic Elements 2. Variables 3. Organization 4. Teaching reading the Landscape Glossary. References and Further Reading. Index

'The third edition of "Elements of Visual Design in the Landscape" once again establishes Simon Bell's textbook as an essential and unique reference for landscape architects, planners, and anyone involved in large-scale landscape management. Bell offers theory and methods for considering landscape aesthetics in contemporary social and environmental contexts--an invaluable framework not available elsewhere. The additional material on global landscapes builds on the solid approach to teaching how to see and practice as a landscape architect.' - Ethan Carr, Author of "Mission 66: Modernism and the National Park Dilemma," and "The Greatest Beach: A History of Cape Cod National Seashore", Amherst, USA'As an academic teaching landscape architecture for several decades and a researcher in landscape architecture, I see "Elements of Visual Design in the Landscape" as an important contribution to landscape architecture education and research. The book is based on the most recent landscape architectural, aesthetic and environmental psychology theories. This revised edition is particularly valuable since it strongly correlates with the European Landscape Convention's fundamental vision. Numerous sketches and original photos from all over the world help to easily follow all theoretical explanations. A must read for students in landscape architecture and related disciplines as well as teachers interested in different aspects of landscapes.' – Maria Ignatieva, Landscape Architecture Programme Director, University of Western Australia and Honorary Doctor of St. Petersburg State Forest Technical University'I am working a lot with international landscape architecture students from various cultural backgrounds. In this context, Elements of Visual Design in the Landscape provides us a practical framework, based on sound theory, for exploring landscape aesthetics as a basis for planning and design. What I highly appreciate is that the book supports the social dimension of landscape. This has become very relevant especially since the European Landscape Convention suggests a people-centered approach to landscape perception.' - Ellen Fetzer, Academic Coordinator, Nürtingen-Geislingen University, Germany