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Definition of landscape architect
: a person who develops land for human use and enjoyment through effective placement of structures, vehicular and pedestrian ways, and plantings
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Recent Examples on the Web Amy Lindemuth, a landscape architect from Seattle, helped design a garden for incarcerated women and their children at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Westchester County.
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Richard Schiffman, New York Times, "The Secret Jailhouse Garden of Rikers Island," 4 Oct. 2019 Cherokee Park 745 Cochran Hill Road (Photo: Matt Herp, Special to the C-J)
Cherokee Park was planned by Frederick Law Olmsted, the landscape architect who designed New York City's Central Park.
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Emma Austin, The Courier-Journal, "It's not too late to see fall leaves! Here are Louisville's top spots to enjoy the colors," 8 Nov. 2019 What counts, says the project’s landscape architect, is that the result should show the time was put to good use.
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John King, SFChronicle.com, "At north edge of SF’s Presidio, a new park to connect people to the bay," 7 Nov. 2019 In the 1960s, prominent landscape architect Robert Perron, and his wife, Leonora, restored the mansion and installed English-style gardens and a greenhouse.
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oregonlive, "Bootleggers are part of the fascinating history of the 1893 Levi Hexter mansion in King’s Hill.," 6 Nov. 2019 Architectural Digest West Coast Editor Mayer Rus will moderate the panel that includes architect Ron Radziner, landscape architects Judy Kameon and David Godshall and designer Roman Alonso.
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Los Angeles Times, "Giving away free buckwheat plants to help save the butterflies in Orange County," 4 Oct. 2019 Mid-century landscape architect Lester Collins leveraged rocks, water, trees and sky along with traditional Chinese and Japanese garden design principles to create a profound experience.
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Amy Thomas, courant.com, "Dutchess County, N.Y., is an easy getaway, with earthly delights and exotic discoveries," 22 Sep. 2019 Now, the landscape architect designs park-size cracks to help Southeast Asia’s megacities cope with climate change.
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Time Staff, Time, "Meet 15 Women Leading the Fight Against Climate Change," 12 Sep. 2019 Behind this kind of hidden security is a deeply strategic design—devised in partnership with numerous consultants, from landscape architects to structural engineers to security experts.
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Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, "How Design Can Make Schools Safer," 11 July 2019
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