Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor areas, landmarks and structures to achieve environmental, social-behavioral or aesthetic outcomes.
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MediumOutdoor space shaped with hard, built materials and soft, planted materials 1 Signature Technique Place of Origin Notable ExampleThe Gardens of Versailles, designed by Andre Le Notre 1 Connections
Associated With
Architecture, Art Forms Landscape architecture is a design discipline closely allied with architecture, planning outdoor and built environments together.
Land Art, Art Forms Landscape architecture and land art share a concern with shaping large-scale outdoor terrain, though land art is made as sculpture rather than functional design.
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1. Landscape Architecture (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLandscape architecture, Definition section
Landscape architects work on structures and external spaces in the landscape aspect of the design, large or small, urban, suburban and rural, and with "hard" (built) and "soft" (planted) materials, while integrating ecological sustainability.
Landscape architecture, History section
An example is the extensive work by André Le Nôtre for King Louis XIV of France on the Gardens of Versailles.
Landscape architecture, History section, term-coining sentence
The term landscape architecture was invented by Gilbert Laing Meason in 1828, and John Claudius Loudon (1783-1843) was instrumental in the adoption of the term landscape architecture by the modern profession.
Landscape architecture, Definition section, master plan sentence
The landscape architect can conceive the overall concept and prepare the master plan, from which detailed design drawings and technical specifications are prepared.
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