landscape architecture
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of landscape architecture
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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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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