| This article provides detailed information on | | | | gardener was beginning to be referred to as a |
| Landscape Architecture. | | | | landscape architect. Schools and colleges across |
| Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor | | | | the country pitched in, offering professional |
| space using the compositional elements of | | | | degrees in landscape architecture to budding |
| vegetation, landform, water and structures such | | | | landscape architects. Landscape architecture is |
| as walls, seating, lighting, steps etc. The U.S.A. is a | | | | now recognized by the International Labor |
| large country with varied geographical resources | | | | Organization and is represented by the |
| presenting opportunities to landscape architects to | | | | International Federation of Landscape Architects |
| improvise with and accommodate these | | | | (IFLA).The landscape architect is not a lonely |
| resources. Even though there is minimal threat to | | | | figure. They have the backing of professional |
| natural habitats the growing urbanization and | | | | associations and a wide spectrum of projects |
| moving population is encouraging construction and | | | | ranging from roads, reservoirs, river reclamation, |
| designing of neighborhood parks or playgrounds. | | | | forests, housing development projects, industrial |
| These are relatively small but of intensive use for | | | | estates, rapid urbanization and other projects. If |
| education, health and recreation purposes.The first | | | | one is thinking of becoming a landscape architect, |
| American professional landscape architect | | | | one needs to have a creative flair and |
| Frederick Law Olmstead Sr. was responsible for | | | | appreciation for nature in all its forms. Along with |
| construction of the new Central Park (NY) in 1857. | | | | this is needed an analytical mind to design, |
| The project was resumed after the Civil War | | | | manage, preserve and rehabilitate cities into |
| along with new ones in Brooklyn, N.Y.; New Britain, | | | | functional and aesthetically pleasing entities. |
| Connecticut; San Francisco, California; Chicago, | | | | Whether working for a firm or being |
| Illinois and across America. With the success of | | | | self-employed, the increasing demand for designed |
| these ventures and the growing popularity of | | | | outdoor spaces is turning landscape architecture |
| constructed park cemeteries, the landscape | | | | into a challenging profession. |