landscape architect

noun

: a person who develops land for human use and enjoyment through effective placement of structures, vehicular and pedestrian ways, and plantings
landscape architecture noun

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Ideal candidates are arts professionals, including curators, visual artists, art historians, collectors, fabricators, architects, landscape architects, graphic designers and educators, according to the release. Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 24 June 2025 Ben Semple, a landscape architect with Rodney Evans and Partners, said in 2022 that the development team had discussed the building’s future with Preservation Idaho, a historic conservation nonprofit, and Idaho’s State Historic Preservation Office. Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 23 May 2025 The actress even hired landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh of nearby Brooklyn Bridge Park fame to add turf on their formerly brick patio, in addition to setting up a swing and play structure. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 21 Mar. 2025 With the help of landscape architect George Burnap, Wilson leaned into a symmetrical design and centered the garden around roses for the first time. Kyler Alvord, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for landscape architect

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of landscape architect was in 1863

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“Landscape architect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landscape%20architect. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.

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