本书编者经历了多年的艺术设计专业外语课程的教学实践和教学改革，试图把积累的素材综合而又简捷地编写出来，以适应艺术设计专业的教学需求。在教材编写过程中力求反映21世纪艺术设计专业的现状和趋势，体现基础理论、基础知识、基本技能；新思想、新内容、新知识、新特点；具备思想性、科学性、先进性、实用性、启发性；以适应艺术设计专业本科教学需求。这是编写本教材的初衷。

本书编者经历了多年的艺术设计专业外语课程的教学实践和教学改革，力图把积累的素材综合而又简捷地编写出来，以适应艺术设计专业的教学需求。在教材编写过程中力求反映21世纪艺术设计专业的现状和趋势，体现基础理论、基础知识、基本技能；新思想、新内容、新知识、新特点；具备思想性、科学性、先进性、实用性、启发性；以适应艺术设计专业本科教学需求。

为把教学素材综合反映出来，适应不同层次的需要，本书采用近似于单元式的结构，全书共分四个单元，即学科背景、艺术设计专业知识、艺术设计专业前沿发展、艺术设计专业设计实践。内容力求精练，处理力求简洁，突出主要思想技巧，尽量避免重复，以达到简捷的目的。这样，在不大的篇幅中既容纳了基本内容，也介绍了思想技巧。

Part Ⅰ Background Knowladge

 Intensive Reading

Lesson 1 City Planning

Lesson 2 Functional Considerations of Building Types

Lesson 3 Sociological and Psychological Aspects

Lesson 4 The Evolution of Perception

 Extensive Reading

Art Of The Fifteenth Century

Art After The Renaissance

Abstract And Expressionistic Art

Part Ⅱ Basic Theory

 Intensive Reading

Lesson 5 The Role of the Landscape Designer

Lesson 6 Hard Landscape Design

Lesson 7 Soft Landscape Design

Lesson 8 Visible Landscape

Lesson 9 The Defined Open Space

Lesson 10 The Process of Programming

 Extensive Reading

Pablo Picasso

Henry Moore  The World's Grandest Old Man of Sculpture

Henry Matisse

Part Ⅲ Academic Frontiers

 Intensive Reading

Lesson 11 Urban Publiespaee: The Role of Squares

Lesson 12 John Notman and Landscape Gardening in Philadelphia

Lesson 13 Garden Cities: Sustainable Design. Past, Present,Future

Lesson 14 Multi-sensory Experience: the Significance of Touch

Lesson 15 Landscape Planning: a History of Influential Ideas

 Extensive Reading

How to Write a Data Sheet

Tactics for Job-Hunt Success

Top Ten Tips for Career Fair Success

Part Ⅳ Design Project

 Intensive Reading

Lesson 16 Office Landscape

Lesson 17 Recreate Nature From Debris--Third Millennium Park in Bogota, Columbia

Lesson 18 Splendid Sight in the Swedish Estate Meet the Requirements of Different Group

Lesson 19 Regeneration of Post-industrial Sites on Sydney Harbour

Lesson 20 Enjoy the Fresh Air in the Limited Space-- Garden in the Slice up House

 Extensive Reading

Vintage Vienna's Imperial Flavor

London Art Galleries

Shanghai Returns to The Pinnacle of Fashion