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Landscape Design
When people are working with a real-estate agent trying to find a home, they look for something that is going to fulfill family needs as well as making things enjoyable. ... After the interior has been fully decorated, a landscape designer is called into the picture. This type of designer deals with the art of arranging or modifying the features of a landscape for aesthetic or practical purposes. ... Landscape design combines science and elements of art to create a functional, comforting extension of indoor living to the outdoors by blending man’s technology into natural surroundings.
In the course of landscape architecture’s short history, designers and architects have changed the appearance of this country. ... During the last decade of the eighteen hundreds, two major achievements projected the profession of landscape architecture in to an era that would eventually change the face of the earth. In 1899, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) was founded. ... He had become the father of American landscape architecture. ... It was landscape architect Beatrix Farrand that actually founded the ASLA. ... The designer of the landscape around Tara for “Gone with the Wind” and many other early film sets was also a young women that went by the name of Florence Yoch. Around this time period the parkway emerged as an accepted landscape feature. ... ) There is an inadequate public appreciation for the value of design and planning in enhancing the quality of life in our communities. People don’t realize how much a design for their yard can change the appearance and value of a house. ... The escalating cost of landscape education is a potential limiting factor for new generations of students entering the profession.
Becoming a landscape designer requires a lot of education as well as training. ... Knowledge of computer applications of all kinds, including computer-aided design and drafting is becoming more and more necessary. College courses required in this field usually include technical subjects such as surveying, landscape design and construction, landscape ecology, structural design, and city and regional planning. Other courses include history of landscape architecture, geology, design and color theory, and general management. ... The design studio is an important aspect of many landscape architecture curriculums. ... A bachelor’s or master’s degree in landscape architecture is usually necessary for entry into the profession. The bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture takes four to five years to complete. ... The master’s as a second professional degree is a two-year program for students who have a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture and wish to demonstrate mastery or specialize in some aspect of landscape architecture.
Forty-six of the fifty states of America require landscape designers to be licensed or registered as an architect. Licensing is based on the Landscape Architect Registration Examination also known as the L. ... This exam is designed to determine whether applicants for landscape architectural licensure possess sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide services without endangering the health, safety and welfare of the public. ... Section C is on planning and site design. ... This section tests the knowledge and skill required to implement the design in to a final constructed product including considerations for the appropriate shape and characteristics of assemblies, structural integrity and integration into existing site conditions. ... This section tests your knowledge and abilities required to manipulate the surface of the land to affect design and direct surface and subsurface water (About the L. ... ) The exam is sponsored, prepared and scored by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Board also known as the C. ... In states where licensure is required, new hires are technically called intern landscape architects until they become licensed. ... They may do project research or prepare base maps of the area to be landscaped, while some are allowed to participate in actual design of a project. ... After gaining enough experience and becoming licensed, landscape architects usually can carry a design through all stages of development. ...
Landscape designers plan these areas so that they are not only functional but beautiful and care compatible with the natural environment. ... The artisans who turn these dreams into reality are the landscape designers and architects. ... Foremost in a landscape designer’s mind is following principles to build a setting that can be enjoyed year round.
To work toward a desirable landscape design, the designer must have a working knowledge of art elements and design principles. ... Color is normally used to direct attention in a landscape, therefore, it should be used carefully. ...
The elements of art are tools which are used in combinations to make up design principles.
Approximate Word count = 3783
Approximate Pages = 15.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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