Experiential Landscape

Kevin Thwaites teaches and researches urban design and landscape architecture in the Department of Landscape, University of Sheffield and along with Ian Simkins is co-founder of the elp:rdu, a UK based research facility concerned with the development of experiential landscape (www.elprdu.com). Ian practices as a Chartered Landscape Architect and tutors urban design related subjects at the University of Sheffield. Ian is currently developing PhD research on the spatial experiences of primary school age children.

'Relating primarily to landscape architects and urban planners, the range of theoretical, conceptual, and design practices discussed in this book would be relevant to a larger audience in design and humanisitic disciplines.' – Cities

• The Concept of Experiential Landscape: Revealing Hidden Dimensions of Experience Introduction Part 1: Human-Environment Relations Introduction 1. A Prevailing World View 2. An Alternative World View 3. Landscape as Place Part 2: The Concept of Experiential Landscape Introduction 4. Experiential and Spatial Dimensions 5. The Vocabulary of Experiential Landscape 6. Reading the Experiential Landscape 7. Reflections on Geometry Part 3: The Application of Experiential Landscape Introduction 8. Reading the Experiential Landscape in Residential Settings 9. In Search of the Identity of Kirby Hill 10. Experiential Landscape Analysis and Design in Schools 11. Experiential Landscape in the Calls and Riverside, Leeds