LA 1201 Chapter : Landscape Architect
Document Summary
Landscape architect- design profession and planning of the land. Regional planning- design of how to use a landscape. Horticulturalist- trained in the science of growing plants. History overview: egypt and mesopotamia- desert architect. Historic town of abiana site of oasis: greek, pompeii, middle ages, renaissance italy- 1400"s 1500"s, france-1500"s 1600"s, england-1600"s 1700"s. Japan: park movement and scientific approach to planning and design. Risk triangle shaped straight edges would break and would not support the weight as flat square edges would. Triangle for structure and essence of composition- paths lead to different directions, directions you could not get with a rectangular module giving it an essence. Fits site- origin of the design was the site. Business / ethical / legal vs. design sectors private, -public, -academic, Breaches of duty nonfeasance claiming tobe able to do something and not do it-, -misfeasance claiming to be able to do something doing it , but not right, -malfeasance- intentionally not doing something legally.
