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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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Local landscape architecture firm Arterra, which came on in 2022 for “Hyperspace,” continues to work with artists, the owners, and Donum’s vineyard team to shape the experience, following the lead of the existing landscape.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 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

Surfacedesign in San Francisco creates landscape architecture for homes, parks and wineries.

From New York Times Apr. 14, 2024

He knew also that before launching the field of landscape architecture, Olmsted had been a writer and editor who had journeyed throughout the antebellum South exploring the culture and practice of slavery.

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

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