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Introduction To Landscape Architecture

Landscape architecture involves the planning and design of land for human use while considering environmental impacts. It has 3 main components: 1) land assessment and planning which evaluates land suitability on a regional scale, 2) site planning which creates functional site designs sensitive to local conditions, and 3) landscape design which provides detailed designs for projects like parks, campuses, and urban spaces. Landscape architects must understand both large-scale planning and small-scale design to practice responsibly. The profession aims to improve the quality of landscapes through sustainable development that preserves natural systems for future generations.

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Introduction To Landscape Architecture

Landscape architecture involves the planning and design of land for human use while considering environmental impacts. It has 3 main components: 1) land assessment and planning which evaluates land suitability on a regional scale, 2) site planning which creates functional site designs sensitive to local conditions, and 3) landscape design which provides detailed designs for projects like parks, campuses, and urban spaces. Landscape architects must understand both large-scale planning and small-scale design to practice responsibly. The profession aims to improve the quality of landscapes through sustainable development that preserves natural systems for future generations.

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

By Ar. Archit Dudeja


Assistant Professor, SOA,
Noida International University
Landscape Architecture
Definition:
• LANDSCAPE

- german “landschaft” - small collection of bldgs. as a human


concentration (both physical & spirit) in a circle of pasture or
- cultivated space surrounded by wilderness
• SCHAP – ship
• LAND – ground or soil

- the most basic commodity


- becomes landscape when it is describe or seen in terms of
physiographical & environmental characteristics

• LANDSCAPE – a picture of natural inland scenery


Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture concerns:
with planning & design of land &water for use by society.
Planning
- futuristic approach to land
- land is regarded as a resource to be considered in relation to
demands & predicted needs of society & its values
Design – qualitative & function arrangement of parcels of land set
aside in the planning process for some specific social purpose
such as housing education or recreation.
• Planning & Design suggest man-made or man regulated
landscapes.
Landscape Architecture
is a separate field of Architecture

Republic Act 9053, the Philippine Landscape Architecture Act, was


signed in 2001 recognizing the full status of Landscape Architecture as a
new profession. Graduates of Landscape Architecture will therefore have to
take the licensure examination given by the Professional Regulation
Commission.

Like Interior Design, it ceases to remain a specialization of building


architects. Graduates of Architecture and related courses may however opt
to take this program as a second profession.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE HAS A MORE BROAD SCOPE THAN


MERE GARDEN DESIGN.
Republic Act 9053 of 2000

An Act Regulating the Practice of Landscape


Architecture in the Philippines

- it is timely that the USC offered this program to train


more professionals nationwide in responsible land
stewardship for improved quality of life for society
and while rehabilitating and conserving the natural
environment.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

The profession has responded to a national expansion of actions:


• to protect and improve environmental quality and resources
• the continuing process of urbanization, industrialization, and land
development
• the concentration of population in metropolitan areas
• the need to conserve energy

• ALL REQUIRE FRESH CONCEPTS OF OPEN SPACE & LAND USE


wa·ter·shed
an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different
rivers, basins, or seas.
Landscape Architect’s Role:
Responsible Land Stewardship
• Educate our clients towards the preservation of nature
• Design: 2-fold
a. Land Development b. Natural Systems Preserved
= Sustainable Development
• Sustainable Development means:
1. The utilization of present resources for a better quality of life
for future generations.
2. Making the resources available for future use.
COMPONENTS OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
1. LAND ASSESSMENT AND LAND PLANNING
(Environmental Planning)

• concerned with regional scale land use, environmental impact predictions


• concerned with systematic evaluation of large areas of land in terms of land’s
suitability or capability for any likely future use
• usually involves a team of specialist; environmental planner / lawyer / architect/
landscape architect/ urban planner/etc.

 the selection of land suitable for urbanization should depend on an assessment of


its fragility and its value for other uses.
LAND ASSESSMENT AND LAND PLANNING
ex: Kan-Irag Bio-Physical Characterization
COMPONENTS OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
2. SITE PLANNING

• the creation of environments that satisfy the functional needs of the project
while remaining sensitive to local site conditions.

• concerned with analysis of site


- functional relationship
ex. subdivision plan
- resources
- site structure relationship
- land use relationship
ex. Nature park; Open space
COMPONENTS OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

3. LANDSCAPE DESIGN

• the site planning and the detailed design for specific projects
• seeks to improve the quality of the landscape, producing tangible forms with
structures and with plants whose growth results in changing appearances with
the seasons and passage of time
• selection of components, materials & plants & their combination as solutions to
limited & well defined problems; paving steps, fountain, etc.
- planting design on broad macro scale – project-based
- indoor / outdoor relationship (circulatory element)
- material designation
LANDSCAPE DESIGN & SITE PLANNING

Provides design services and prepares detailed


layouts for a wide variety of projects including but
not limited to:
• open space
• housing projects
• residential areas
• school grounds, university & college campuses
• urban parks
• campgrounds as well as facilities within national parks
• downtown shopping malls
• street systems
• industrial parks
• waterfront projects
COMPONENTS OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

 INTERRELATIONSHIP OF THE 3 ASPECTS

1. Criteria for certain large scale land planning decisions depends


on an understanding of the details of design & technology

2. Practitioners have to understand both scales to do either of them


with responsibility & sensitivity.
DIMENSIONS OF DESIGN

The dynamic dimensions is a


unique design characteristic
of Landscape Architecture.
Landscape Architecture:
THE LANDSCAPE PLANNER
1. Program requirement (process of planning)
2. Presentation drawing / concept
3. Specifications & estimates
4. Quality control
DOMAIN OF LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE

• Architectural Communication
• Design
• Ecology and Planning
• Construction and Technology
• Professional Practice/Ethics

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