Landscape Architecture History II

The course will explore the development of designed landscapes and manifestations of landscape architecture from the 18th century to the present. By investigating the complex relationships between people and their environments, it will shed light on the shaping of outdoor space and the evolution of human settlements within built and natural settings. The course will provide a critical and historical understanding of landscape architecture as ideology, experience, spatial form and profession. It will focus on pioneers within the field and on historical examples of gardens, parks, community spaces and environmental planning strategies, which explain landscape designs as products of cultural, political, social and environmental influences.