Knowra Landscape architecture Landscape architecture Landscape architecture is the planning, design, and management of outdoor spaces, integrating ecological processes with human use, cultural meaning, and visual form.
Site analysis : The systematic study of a site's physical, ecological, social, and regulatory conditions before design. It turns climate, terrain, water, and use patterns into design constraints and opportunities.
Urban park : A public green space within a city, designed for recreation, gathering, and contact with nature. Parks bring landscape design into everyday urban life and serve multiple communities.
Frederick Law Olmsted : An American landscape architect known for designing public parks and shaping the profession in the nineteenth century. His parks established landscape design as a civic and professional practice in the United States.
Architecture : The art and practice of designing and constructing buildings and other physical structures. Landscape architecture focuses on outdoor systems and spaces, though it often meets buildings at their edges.
Grading : The shaping of land surfaces to control elevation, drainage, access, and spatial character. Subtle changes in landform can direct water and movement while defining outdoor rooms.
Green infrastructure : A network of natural and engineered landscape features that manages water and provides environmental benefits. It connects site-scale design to citywide systems for drainage, cooling, and habitat.
Central Park : A large public park in Manhattan designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux. Its design joined scenic experience, recreation, and public access in a dense city.
Garden design : The planning and arrangement of plants, paths, and features within gardens. Garden design is often narrower in scale and scope than landscape architecture.
Stormwater management : The planning and control of rainwater runoff to reduce flooding, pollution, and harm to waterways. Landscape designs can slow, capture, filter, and reuse runoff through site features.
Urban design : The planning and design of the physical form and public spaces of towns and cities. Street networks, plazas, and buildings shape the larger context for landscape projects.
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