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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Michael Clarke is a landscape architect, horticulturalist, and founder of Yard Work. — Jane Kim, The Spruce, 30 May 2026 The best landscape architects and designers and engineers and city planners and botanists and artists in the world coming together to produce one of the singular urban achievements ever created by humanity. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 3 June 2026 The center's landscape architect, Paul Seck, said besides the playground and community gardens, there is also a vegetable garden for the community. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 June 2026 Scott Penn, senior landscape architect for the city of Fort Worth, said a standard community center is 25,000 square feet, which does not fit the five-acre park. — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for landscape architect

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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 7 Jul. 2026.

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