LANDSCAPE

ARCHITECTURE

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A landscape is the visible features of an area of land,
its landforms and how they integrate with natural or man-made
features

LAND LANDSCAPE

Prepared by Ar. Shwetha K Purohit, Assistant Professor, BGS SAP

Fedric Law Olmsted coined the term Landscape Architect

He was the designer of New Yorks Central Park, City traffic patterns,
university campuses etc.

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Natural Landscape

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 Natural Landscape

Wind – Deserts
Water – Coastal Landscapes, Alluvial Plains
Ice – Glacial Landforms
Tectonic Movements of Earths Crust - Mountains

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 Manmade Landscape
1. Cultural/ Rural Landscapes
2. Urban Landscapes
3. Reclaimed Lands
4. Distributed Lands
5. Social Forestry
6. Transportation corridors

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 HISTORY OF LANDSCAPE

GARDEN
GAN – Protect/ Defend The enclosure of a land
ODEN/ EDEN – Pleasure/ Delight for Pleasure and Delight

BABYLON EGYPT AND PERSIA

Gardens were made for pleasure
Irrigation Channels, Ponds
Forest trees plating in regular Grooves.
Hanging Garden of Babylon – 4 acres, Roof terraces to height of 300ft.

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 HISTORY OF LANDSCAPE

Persians – Kings created lavish formal gardens.

Palace Gardes had irrigation channels running through

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 HISTORY OF LANDSCAPE
ISLAMIC GARDEN CONCEPT

SPAIN

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 HISTORY OF LANDSCAPE
GREECE -
Houses faced inner courtyard, Statues, Potted plants

ROME -

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