Quick; reliable answers to your most common on-site questions When youre in the field; you never know what youll come across. The Graphic Standards Field Guide to Hardscape gives you fast access to the practical information you need when youre on-site and under pressure. Presented in a highly visual and easily portable format; the Field Guide is organized to follow a logical project sequence from site evaluation of existing conditions through construction maintenance. Covering everything from assessing existing conditions; site work; bases and paving; site improvements; and materials; this handy companion conveys the most common answers that landscape architects need in the real world when visiting a construction site; and meeting with architects and engineers or clients and contractors. The Field Guide to Hardscape extends the familiar Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards beyond the office or studio with: Quick access to essential information when away from the studio Things to look for when assessing existing conditions during preliminary design site visits or pre-construction meetings Graphic Standardsmdash;quality details accompanied by real-world photographs of best construction practices and techniques Illustrations that help you troubleshoot problems; along with on-the-spot solutions A list of common construction mistakes and problems to avoid Compact format thats easy to reference and carry along The Graphic Standards Field Guide to Hardscape is the ideal companion for the on-the-go landscape architect; design professional; inspector; facilities manager or anyone that is involved with site construction.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. TALKING TO A GOOD FRIEND WHO HAS SOMETHING TO SAYBy David KeymerSheila Heti is an author with three novels under her belt. Misha Glouberman is her friend. Hersquo;s a cool friend. Hersquo;s a performer and an artist: one of the things he does is facilitate performances that are kind of non-performances for other people. He lives in Toronto. which is important because some of the best pieces in this book have to do with where he lives and what itrsquo;s like living there. Misha is also. Sheila writes. a near-perfect conversationalist. He speaks in sentences that read well written down. with little or no editing.So she had this idea. She asked Misha. the best talker she knows. to talk about anything he wanted and shersquo;d write it down. And thatrsquo;s what he ndash;they- did. This book is Misha talking about things he cares about enough to talk about them or things he knows enough about that itrsquo;s worthwhile to explain them to people who only know him through this book.The pieces are short. The longest is the last one in the book. Itrsquo;s about quitting smoking and it runs six pages. Many are only one paragraph or page long. Hey! Itrsquo;s a good idea! How many people do you know who once they start talking. canrsquo;t stop but just prose on. like the Little Engine That Could. until they run out of steam. Misharsquo;s talkpieces are only as long as they need to be to say what Misha has to say. When hersquo;s said it. he stops talking. Hurrah for Misha!Misha is a delightful companion. Hersquo;s thoughtful. He has strong views and enthusiasms but hersquo;s not doctrinaire. The way he expresses himself is elegant though seeming casual: many of his statements just to catch it. whatever it is hersquo;s talking about. ldquo;The best conversationalist.rdquo; he writes (in a piece entitled Storytelling Is Not the Same as Conversation). ldquo;are people who are hoping to end up somewhere they didnrsquo;t expect.rdquo; By that standard Misha does well.One of his preoccupations is with creating surprise. ldquo;Suspend[ing] the fear of failurerdquo; is how he expresses it. He conducts lsquo;musicrsquo; workshops where they create music that lsquo;s really mutually created noise ndash;therersquo;s no rhythm. harmony or melody. He doesnrsquo;t teach people to play instruments -- thatrsquo;s a trap: henceforth yoursquo;re caught up in the Amateur Musician trap. He organizes unconferences where attendees create their own agenda by moving around and joining with other people with similar interests. Who knows better what interests the people there than they themselves? In an age of Google. why should a conference consist of hundreds of people sitting and listening to one person lecturing in front of them? Hersquo;s also somewhat skeptical about civic improvement: who benefits from banning automobiles from a market neighborhood like the one he used to live in? Why didnrsquo;t authorities talk to people who live and work there before they did it? Hersquo;s no NIMBY(Not In My Back Yard)ist: he accepts limits to what we can decide about our own neighborhoods but he thinks what the residents feel is important. It should be important to civic authorities too. Orders shouldnrsquo;t come from above without prior talking below.This book feels like talking to a wise. good friend. someone who has something to tell you but doesnrsquo;t push it. There are lots of self-help books out there. Most of them are slick: they use zippy prose to offer fatuous advice. This isnrsquo;t one of those books. Whatrsquo;s on display in these pages is real and good.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I would love to attend one of his charades training classesBy CustomerI bought this recently for my high-school-aged granddaughter. I especially wanted her to read the chapter about going to Harvard. Also the win-win solution surrounding the noisy bar on the street. Misha has a fresh way of looking at the world that I think we could all learn from. Each "chapter" is very short. but it packs a lot to think about into each one. I would love to attend one of his charades training classes. You wont be disappointed in this little book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. a friend who knows Misha said its best to view this as an artworkBy DougNot everyones cup of tea. however. a friend who knows Misha said its best to view this as an artwork. rather than any kind of structured and coherent coda. In that way its simple and sweet. And theres some genuine wisdom there that has come through some hard won. but surprising channels.
