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landscape architecture [′lan‚skāp ′är·kə‚tek·chər] (civil engineering) The art of arranging and fitting land for human use and enjoyment. Landscape architecture The art and profession of designing and planning landscapes. Landscape architects are concerned with improving the ways in which people interact with the landscape, as well as with reducing the negative impacts that human use has upon sensitive landscapes. Landscape architects are involved in such diverse areas as landscape and urban design, community and regional planning, interior and exterior garden design, agricultural and rural land-use planning, parks and recreation, historic site and natural area preservation, landscape restoration and management, research and academic programs, energy and water conservation, and environmental planning. Landscape architects are generalists in that their educational and professional experience is very broad. Many environmental and cultural factors affect landscape design and planning, and landscape architects have to know how these factors relate. Design process is the main area of specialization for landscape architects, and decision-making related to design process is fundamental. See Civil engineering, Environmental engineering How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| With the help of landscape architect John Restivo and wood artisan Jeffrey Robinson, Nestor hopes to build on perfection. Ken Smith, the New York City landscape architect responsible for the rooftop project on the Museum of Modern Art was selected as the master planner of the $401 million project, planned for site of the closed El Toro Marine base. Designed by HOK Architects, the block was the subject of a sophisticated space plan and fit-out by the London architects Pringle Brandon, who suggested that landscape architect Martha Schwartz should bring animation and use to those large empty spaces. |
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