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environmental design

American  

noun

  1. the ordering of the large-scale aspects of the environment by means of architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, urban planning, regional planning, etc., usually in combination.

  2. the study or practice of this.


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The college offers programs in communication arts, digital media, environmental design, fashion design, fine arts, product design and toy design.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2022

Donovan Finn, a professor of environmental design at Stony Brook University and a member of the Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay, agrees that there are only tough choices ahead.

From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2022

Combined with a colorful art style and environmental design more reminiscent of the earlier games, it’s easy to get the sense that Halo is back to its best.

From The Verge ● Dec. 6, 2021

It’s no coincidence that the game often resembles the early Resident Evil titles in its environmental design.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 24, 2020

Susannah Drake, an architect at DLANDstudio focusing on environmental design, said that city climate adaptation is absolutely a matter of safety.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2019

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