CHAPTER V 

 CONSTRUCTION NOTES 



The construction problems involved in the development of different 

 types of recreation areas included in a park system are so many and varied 

 that it will obviously be impossible to deal adequately with all of them 

 within the limits of a single chapter. The notes presented in this chapter, 

 therefore, are intended as merely a preliminary presentation of the subject. 

 The natural order of procedure in the construction work involved in the 

 development of any given undeveloped area is approximately as follows: 



1. Topographical surveys. 



2. Preparation of design or designs by the landscape architect, 

 including grading and planting plans. 



3. Construction surveys by the engineer. 



4. Preparation of engineering plans grading, drainage, irrigation, 

 roads, walks, trails and bridges, sewers, water supply, planting including 

 estimates, specifications, contracts, etc. 



5. Simultaneous with, or following the above-mentioned basic con- 

 struction features, comes the preparation of plans for the construction of 

 specific areas devoted to play, games and sports, and of necessary structures. 



In so far as the information has been included the suggested order has 

 been followed as nearly as possible in the presentation of the material in 

 this chapter. As has been noted in Chapter IV, pages 109-113, the landscape 

 architect and the park engineer must work hand in hand; and, when the 

 property includes active recreation features and structures of importance, 

 the special technical services of the recreation expert and of the building 

 architect should be used by the landscape architect and the engineer. The 

 special services of lighting, electrical, heating and sanitary engineers may 

 also be needed. 



TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEYS 



The topographical survey, including the hydrographic survey in prop- 

 erties having water areas, is the basic preliminary step to the preparation 

 of the design by the landscape architect. The making of such surveys is an 

 engineering function. No attempt will be made in this chapter to discuss 

 the making of such surveys. Full information can be had from any good 

 engineering manual. In "Parks and Park Engineering" (Lyle, John Wiley 

 & Sons, Inc., N.Y., 1916), Chapter II, pages 25-32, inclusive, may be found 

 a brief discussion of the subject. (See Chapter IV, page 109, for a statement 



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