{"product_id":"architectural-gardens-isbn-9781616899646","title":"Architectural Gardens","description":"\u003cb\u003eA portfolio of ten lushly illustrated residential landscape projects in California's wine country, each a lesson in the alchemy of garden design, created by landscape architecture firm Lucas \u0026amp; Lucas.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe work of landscape architecture firm Lucas \u0026amp; Lucas extends the architecture of the house into the garden through carefully selected elements of design. Each of the ten projects in \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e includes a design narrative that addresses the interconnections between home and land, detailed captions, and a site plan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As Mike Lucas explains in his introduction, “Architectural gardens create a union between the land and home, the indoors and outdoors, the natural and constructed. The goal of any designer should be to create a landscape that balances these elements in a beautiful and useful way.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Readers will learn how to implement features such as: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Landscape windows \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Breeze-catching grasses \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cascading concrete waterfalls \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Trees with thoughtfully cast shadows to transform their landscape \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The book includes a roundup of Lucas's favorite plants—those best suited to different types of properties and for different purposes like drought tolerance or fast growth—and lists the specific plants used for each featured project.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Filled with gorgeous full-color photography, \u003ci\u003eArchitectural Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to garden designers, landscape architects, landscape contractors, architects, and home builders as well as home gardeners looking for inspiration.","brand":"Princeton Architectural Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44896113393893,"sku":"NP9781616899646","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/architectural-gardens-isbn-9781616899646","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}