Landscape design is a part of landscape architecture. Landscape planning is concerned with large scale projects implemented over a long period of time and a wide geographical area. Landscape design is concerned with smaller projects often implemented by one contract in a defined period of time. Landscape design is distinguished from garden design in that it tends to be for public and corporate clients, whereas gardens are normally designed for private clients. It is also distinguished from landscape architecture by referring specifically to the practical skill of producing a design for a public open space. Landscape architecture is a broader term which embraces garden design, landscape management, landscape engineering, landscape detailing, landscape assessment and landscape planning. Central Park, like all parks, is an example of landscape architecture. ... Landscape planning is a branch of landscape architecture. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Central Park, like all parks, is an example of landscape architecture. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Landscape managers are professionally qualified experts in the management of landscapes for conservation and recreation. ... Landscape engineering is the application of mathematics and science to create useful land- and waterscapes. ... Landscape detailing describes the process of integrating soft landscape materials and hard landscape materials to create a landscape design. ... Landscape assessment is a sub-category of environmental assessment (or EIA) concerned with quality assessment of the landscape. ... Landscape planning is a branch of landscape architecture. ...
Landscape architecture is the art, planning, design, management, preservation and rehabilitation of the land and the design of man-made constructs.
Landscape planners are concerned with landscape planning for the location, scenic, ecological and recreational aspects of urban, rural and coastal land use.
Landscape architects are considered professionals on par with architects, engineers, doctors and lawyers, because they are usually required to obtain similarly specialized education and professional licensure.
A landscape architect takes a wholistic approach to design, whereas the pool contractor typically is only concerned with the shape of the pool, the location, the kool decking and the pool equipment.
A landscape architect in most states are required to be registered (passing a state exam) not unlike a building architect or civil engineer.
Repetition of design is often seen in back yards with the positioning of the pool in the center of the yard, the waterfeature seen from the front door, the standard Beehive fireplace, the BBQ with the flagstone top and the kool deck around the pool.
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