"Landscapes, like people, rarely stand alone. Every landscape is joined with all other landscapes in a network of interdependence that extends over the entire earth. Everything, as the saying goes, is indeed related at some level, to everything else."
- John Tillman Lyle Design for Human Ecosystems

 

 

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE : a primer*
Formally, Landscape Architecture is the art and science of analysis, planning, design, management, preservation and rehabilitation of the land. Landscape Architecture is principally concerned with:

  • diagnosing or analyzing situations influenced by ecological, cultural and economic factors at multiple scales, a process called interpretation
  • proposing solutions, a process called conceptualization
  • assessing both intended and unintended consequences of design decisions, a process known as evaluation
  • presenting ideas through verbal and graphic communication

TRANSLATION
A Landscape Architect acts with an intentional hand in shaping your surroundings. He or she is professionally educated and licensed to perform a comprehensive set of tasks ensuring all aesthetic, ecological, and planning principles of landscape design are addressed in a sensitive and compelling manner. The desired landscape - be it garden, park, wetland, refuge, court or city street - emerges from the process of thorough site analysis, thoughtful design, and expert installation, formed by a palette of plants, stone, soil, structures, and sky and refined to meet the human condition.

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* Nicholas DInes & Kyle Brown Landscape Architect's Portable Handbook

  
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