Visual Communication for Landscape Architecture demonstrates not only how and where a range of visual communication skills are needed to inform a design process, but also why they are essential in order to make presentations both informative and memorable. It illustrates how representational techniques can be sensitively applied in different contexts appropriate to a diverse range of design challenges, and encourages experimentation with contemporary techniques, both 2D and 3D. Developing a professional but creative design portfolio is explored in relation to creating e-portfolios and websites.A total of 12 contemporary case studies enable readers to contextualize the methods and techniques explored in each chapter through exploring real-life examples of winning projects by successful landscape architecture practices, making this title an inspirational resource for both budding - and practising - landscape architects.

Chapter 1: Understanding landscapesObservational drawingTravel sketchbooksPhotographyCase study 1: Berczy Park; MappingCase study 2: The Fairytale of Burscough BridgeChapter 2: Design explorationDesign sketchbooksThe process of conceptualizingCase study 03: National Memorial Park design competition; Sketch design; Developmental models Case study 04: Olympic and Paralympic Games, 2012Chapter 3: Visualizing in 2DEvolution of a landscape graphicPlan graphicsCase study 05: Media City; Section/elevationCase study 06: Aberdeen City Gardens competition proposal.Chapter 4: Visualizing in 3DPerspectiveAerial perspectiveAxonometric and isometric projectionCase study 07: St. Peter's Square; Presentation modelCase study 08: Gardens by the BayChapter 5: ImplementationWorking up detailDimensionsDrawings for contractorsCase study 09: Private garden designCase study 10: Angel Field. Presentation: Audience; Conveying complexityCase study 11: Olympic and Paralympic Games, 2016; Layout; FormatCase study 12: The Chicago Green Alley Handbook; Portfolio