A landscape architect is a person involved in the planning, design and sometimes oversight of an exterior landscape or space. Their professional practice is known as landscape architecture.
The term landscape architect is sometimes used to refer to those who are not officially qualified or designated as landscape architects such as landscape gardeners, landscape designers, architects, surveyors or engineers, probably because this is a relatively ...
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A landscape architect is a person involved in the planning, design and sometimes oversight of an exterior landscape or space. Their professional practice is known as landscape architecture.
The term landscape architect is sometimes used to refer to those who are not officially qualified or designated as landscape architects such as landscape gardeners, landscape designers, architects, surveyors or engineers, probably because this is a relatively recent profession in terms of licensing. Landscape architecture was not commonly recognised in developed nations as a distinct profession until the early twentieth century. Despite the efforts of landscape architects, it is still not unusual for a building architect to be commissioned to provide landscape architectural services.
The term landscape architect has different meaning depending on location; however, in general the title (like architect or engineer) is usually protected and to practice landscape architecture one requires licensure or...
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