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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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“Assemblage is the practice of creating something meaningful from many distinct parts,” Sarah Zewde, founder and principal of Studio Zewde, the landscape architecture firm designing the campus, wrote in an email.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

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

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

Its imminent demolition has angered landscape architecture advocates and upset Miss, who is part of a generation of pioneering female land artists receiving renewed scholarly attention.

From New York Times Jan. 22, 2024

I must’ve known on some level that anyone studying landscape architecture, as Theo is, would have to be competent at technical drawing.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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