文档介绍：What is Landscape Architecture?By ASLAUnit 1[1] Although the term 'landscape architecture' was invented by a Scotsman (Gilbert Laing Meason, in 1828), it was an American (Frederick Law Olmsted) who gave birth to the landscape architecture profession. We should therefore pay close attention to the definition of the profession given by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). It was as follows:?尽管“风景园林”,。?因此,我们应该更多关注由美国风景园林师协会(ASLA)对风景园林做出的定义。它是这样描述的:A Profession In Demand?需求量大的职业[2] From city council rooms to corporate boardrooms, there is increasing demand today for the professional services of landscape architects. This trend reflects the public's desire for better housing, recreational mercial facilities, and its expanded concern for environmental protection. Residential mercial real estatedevelopers, federal and state agencies, city missions, and individual property owners are all among the thousands of people anizations in America and Canada that will retain the services of a landscape architect this year. ?当前,从市政部门到公司企业,对于职业风景园林师的需求的越来越多。?这个趋势反映了公众对居住环境、娱乐和商业设施更优化的需求,以及由其引起的对环境保护的关注。?美国和加拿大今年就有数千个居住和商业地产开发商、国家和州机构、城市规划委员会,以及个人地产所有者请风景园林师为他们提供服务。More than any of the other major environmental design professions, landscape architecture is a profession on the move. It prehensive by definition-no less than the art and science of analysis, planning design, management, preservation and rehabilitationof the land. In providing well-managed design and development plans, landscape architects offer an essential array of services and expertise that reduces costs and adds long-term value to a project. ?比起其他任何专业的环境设计职业,风景园林都是发展较最快的职业。从定义来看,它具有复杂性——至少包括艺术、科学分析、规划设计、管理、土地保护和恢复等。?风景园林师能够提供至关重要的专业服务,做出良好设计和开发方案,为项目减少投入并获得长期效益。[3] Clear differences do exists between landscape architecture and the other design professions. Architects primarily design buildings and structures with specific uses, such as homes