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Learn more about Landscape Architecture
Think about a place that you enjoy. This place is probably a landscape-a seashore, a national forest, a grassy picnic site, or your favorite climbing tree. It is likely that a landscape architect was part of a team that created many of the places in your daily life. Your neighborhood, the path where you bike, the mall where you shop, or the grounds including the trees and plants around your school was probably designed by a landscape architect.
Landscape architecture is the analysis, planning, design, and management of the natural and built environment. They are problem solvers who analyze the environmental impact of proposed development, plan for pedestrian and automobile traffic, and determine the best use of each site. The term landscape architect was coined by Frederick Law Olmsted, an American whose best-known work is Central Park in New York City
Today, landscape architects may design parks, playgrounds, zoos, skate parks, residential developments, campuses, shopping centers, gardens, golf courses, and recreation areas, to name a few examples. They may be involved in the creation of small urban parks or huge national forests. Landscape architects are held responsible through a professional code of ethics to the highest standards of planning and design for the build and natural environment.
(An excerpt form the American Society of Landscape Architects Career Discovery brochure)
Landscape architecture is the analysis, planning, design, and management of the natural and built environment. They are problem solvers who analyze the environmental impact of proposed development, plan for pedestrian and automobile traffic, and determine the best use of each site. The term landscape architect was coined by Frederick Law Olmsted, an American whose best-known work is Central Park in New York City
Today, landscape architects may design parks, playgrounds, zoos, skate parks, residential developments, campuses, shopping centers, gardens, golf courses, and recreation areas, to name a few examples. They may be involved in the creation of small urban parks or huge national forests. Landscape architects are held responsible through a professional code of ethics to the highest standards of planning and design for the build and natural environment.
(An excerpt form the American Society of Landscape Architects Career Discovery brochure)
