landscape architect

noun

: a person who develops land for human use and enjoyment through effective placement of structures, vehicular and pedestrian ways, and plantings
landscape architecture noun

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The four-mile-long park also has a famous roots, having been designed in 1867 by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, best known for his work on New York City’s Central Park. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025 The Belgian pavilion has been initiated by the Flemish government and commissioned by the Flanders Architecture Institute, presented by curator and landscape architect Bas Smets in collaboration with neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso. Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Leave a comment View Comments Also borrowing from nature is landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith, whose proposal incorporates a replica of a centuries-old oak tree from Windsor Great Park, once the private hunting grounds of the late Queen’s former residence, Windsor Castle. Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 9 May 2025 The landscape architect Garrett Eckbo planted Lombardy poplar, olive, dwarf eucalyptus, and Mexican fan palm. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for landscape architect

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First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of landscape architect was in 1863

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“Landscape architect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landscape%20architect. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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