Preface

Actaeon's Weddings - Expanding the correlation between architectural education and landscape approach.

Methodological notes: Historical and theoretical arguments for justifying the teaching of landscape design.

The design of the landscape and the didactic use of the terms "form," "formation," and "shaping".

The shaping of the terrain's relief: The practical organization of the land and the cultural "adherence" – "obsession" of the earthly relief.

The composite form and the organization of meanings: Who fears symbolic order?

The shaping of landscape planting: A concise historical overview and contemporary experience.

Designing using planting as a "structural" element.

The urban porosity, the landscape of social urban correlations, and the "green" networks.

Formation or semblance of realism? Reflections on Byzantine rock art.

Contemporary scientific and educational directions and their correlation with the landscape and its design.

Friedrich Fröbel, the "Garden for Children," and pedagogical shaping.

Natural forms and their design applications: romantic, meta-romantic, and neo-romantic projections.

Imaginary approaches and constructions.

Natural escape or landscape architecture? Robinsons, mysterious islands, and landscape-loving architectural proposals.

"Mapping" broader scientific and educational correlations. The synthetic approach to landscape and other areas of composition and design.

The cartographic representation as a background for the overall organization of touring or the specific formation of the outdoor space.

Concluding remarks: A teaching methodology for Landscape Design, its correlation with Architectural and Urban Design, and the broader "landscape" of references and its cultural determination.

Bibliographical References - Image Sources - Index.