landscape architecture

noun

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

Other Words From

• landscape architect noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of landscape architecture¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

“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

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

From New York Times

Calhoun, whose daughter is 2, is trying to finish a graduate degree in landscape architecture, “so I can take my business a little further.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

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