Landscape Architecture As A Career

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Term Paper Title	Landscape Architecture As A Career
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Landscape Architecture as a Career
A landscape architect is an individual who arranges and modifies the
effects of natural scenery over a tract of land so as to produce the
best aesthetic effect for the land^Òs use. Landscape architecture is the
design profession which applies artistic, cultural, and scientific
knowledge to the design, planning, and development of the land.
Landscape architects accept certain responsibilities related to the
health and welfare of the public and are concerned with resource
conservation of the land.  The practice of landscape architecture
requires an appreciation and understanding of natural and social
processes, a creative imagination, and a commitment to preserve or
improve the environment for human use and enjoyment.
Landscape architects plan the most harmonious relationships between the
land and the objects on it by proper combination of open space and
planting, and by wise use of land formation (Concise 151).  They may
work on parks, gardens, housing projects, school campuses, golf courses,
or airports.  They begin a project by reviewing the needs and desires of
the client.  They study the site, mapping such features as the slope of
the land, existing structures and the type of soil.  They check local
building codes and availability of utilities, make drawings which
outline the work in detail, and draw up lists of materials to be used.
They then invite bids from construction companies and landscape nursery
companies.  With the awarding of the contracts, their work may be
finished, or they may stay on to supervise the work as their client^Òs
representative (151).
A major branch of landscape architecture, golf course architecture,
integrates the skills of a landscape architect on a larger scale.  The
aim a golf course architect is to create a truly great golf course by
utilizing to the fullest extent possible the potential of a promising
piece of land (Golfplan 1).  This potential is expressed in the site^Òs
location, slope, vegetation, water features, soil types, climate and
orientation.  The role a golf course architect is the realization of
this potential under the constraints of design criteria that separate
the truly great golf course from the ordinary (1).
Landscape architecture, the science and art of modifying land areas by
organizing natural, cultivated, or constructed elements according to an
aesthetic plan (Encarta 1).  The elements
include topographical features such as hills, valleys, rivers, and
ponds; an...

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