The purpose of this assignment is to gain familiarity with issues related to 20th- and 21st-century architecture by reading a text that has influenced the history or practice of architecture in that century. A secondary purpose is to develop an ability to

Design with Nature By Ian L. McHarg Anjith Augustine Publisher San Val, Incorporated, 1995 Vineeth GISBN 2 Today’s society struggles with the human-caused detrimental effects on the climate. Resource depletion resulting from intensive industrialization is at the center of the crisis the environment is going through. Implementation of laborious reformative practices and policies in all areas of work will be critical in restoring the natural environment in the future 1 . Ian L. McHarg’s book played a crucial role in introducing new and strategic designs to urban designers, landscape architects, and planners, necessary for balancing the natural environment with daily human needs. This essay is a book review of Ian L. McHarg’s book, “Design with Nature.”