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What's Landscape Architecture?
Landscape architecture can be characterized as the science and techn010gy of creating and shaping space.   The space involved has expanded from gardens, public parks, to the regional environment.   Landscape gardening technology originated in the Renaissance-era gardens of Europe.   This science and technology did not stop at the creation of gardens, but was later extended to public parks, urban landscapes, and environmental design.

From the end of the 18th century - with the progress of the industrial revolution - cities sprung up all over the world,   and it quickly became apparent that there was a need for parks and gardens to be created.   Landscape architecture was initially limited to public parks; the era of landscape gardens did not begin until the latter half of the 19th century.   The creation of parks did not stop with individual parks; a park system was born, and became a basic part of city planning. At this time, the nature protection movement became active, and the idea of national parks was born. Landscape architecture began to be taught at the university level. This was about 100 years ago. Landscape architecture was initially treated as a separate field within the broader field of agriculture,   but with the growth of industry and civilization it has become an important application of the world of design in modem 20th century society.

Modern landscape architecture can be characterized as the science of environmental planning - to create an Environment where humans and nature can mutually coexist in harmony.   Modern urban society, in the name of progress, seems to have underrated the importance of a natural environment,   which is the basis of human existence. However, we now acknowledge that mankind is a part of nature,   and that to realize a comfortable existence requires application of the science of conservation and restoration.

An objective of the science of landscape architecture is to contribute to solving global environmental problems at the regional level;   this brings the challenge of acquiring the technology required to create parks and gardens.

Landscape architecture science combines natural science and social science approaches,   going beyond the training of the landscape architects of the past, to create the broadly-trained landscape specialists/landscape experts demanded in present-day society.

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