Interior Plantscapes: A Guide to Plantscapes in Work and Leisure Spaces

This guide, intended primarily for architects, interior designers and landscape professionals, takes the reader through the history and background of interior planting with the help of historical and contemporary examples, many of which are illustrated. The author shows how work, leisure and public spaces, including buildings such as schools, offices and hotels, have been enhanced with planting schemes and explains the benefits that justify their installation.
This book gives practical recommendations for lighting and watering systems, temperature levels and other environimental requirements, such as growing media and structural support, as well as advice on long-term maintenance. Guidance on selecting and specifying plants is followed by an extensive illustrated plant index showing species' form, scale and textural effect, amongst other useful information. The many illustrations show how planting schemes integrate with overall design concepts. The wealth of practical help in this book - including analyses of planting successes and failures - makes this a useful guide which will help design professionals and facilities managers complete planting schemes effectively, avoiding expensive mistakes.

Intended primarily for architects, interior designers, and landscape professionals, this text begins with a history of interior planting; examples are primarily from Europe and the US. English architect Seignot shows how work spaces, leisure spaces, and a group of specific public spaces have been improved with planting schemes and explains the benefits of such installations. She then provides practical recommendations for lighting and watering systems, temperature levels and other environmental requirements, advice on long-term maintenance, and guidance on selecting and specifying plants. The final part consists of an extensive plant index illustrated with plant silhouettes. Techniques are illustrated with good b&w line drawings throughout; b&w photographs illustrate dozens of installations, including a number which were planted in the 1970s and are shown in youth and maturity. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

General

ISBN		9780566080692
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		Gower Pub Co
Pages		384
List Price		$170.00
Author		Seignot, Lynne Lockwood
Publication Date		02/01/2001
Release Status		In Print
Format		Hardcover
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 9.75 Inches (US) Width: 7 Inches (US) Thickness: 1.25 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 2.35 Pounds (US)