La - Landscape Architecture Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

Simplicity {Ans: The principle of landscape design defined as the elimination of unnecessary detail. Too much variety or detail creates confusion of perception. This principle is the reduction of a design to its simplest, functional form, which avoids unnecessary cost and maintenance.}John Ormsbee Simonds {Ans: Born in Jamestown, North Dakota, he was a visionary landscape architect, planner, educator, and environmentalist. He was an original modernist landscape architect and one of the most influential and well-known of his time. He moved the focus in landscape architecture from plants to the idea of plants and human relationship. He created a movement of change from landscape specialists to landscape environmentalists, urban designers, and regional planners. The style in which he created was no longer just a design, but rather it became a place for people to experience. Some of his notable works include Mellon Square Pittsburgh, USA; Chicago Botanic Garden, USA; and Pelican Bay, Naples, Florida, USA. 11 March 1913 - 6 March 2005}The 3 Classifications of Landscapes {Ans: 1. Regular Landscapes 2. Natural Landscapes 3. Composite Landscapes}Niagara Falls State Park {Ans: The park, recognized as the oldest state park in the United States, contains the American Falls, the