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landscape architecture

American  

noun

  1. the art of arranging or modifying the features of a landscape, an urban area, etc., for aesthetic or practical reasons.


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Etymology

Origin of landscape architecture

First recorded in 1830–40

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Few are the corners of L.A. that don’t bear the imprint of Studio-MLA, the landscape architecture firm founded by the energetic Mia Lehrer three decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

The ideas came from Smith’s longtime friend, landscape architect David Godshall, owner of Terremoto, a landscape architecture design studio.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

“Really you have to look at lawns as reservoirs, given the amount of water it takes to care for them,” said Charlie Ray, founder of the Green Room, a landscape architecture firm in Phoenix.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

Measurements made from photographs showed statistical differences in the stigma size upon exposure to volatiles, said the Science study's lead author, Shannon Stirling, a PhD student in horticulture and landscape architecture at Purdue.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2024

What landscape architecture needed, Olmsted believed, was greater visibility, which in turn would bring greater credibility.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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