Theory Study Of The Modern Western Landscape Architecture

The Western nations are the pioneers of the landscape practice. Particularly by1970s, the Western sphere marched into the post-industrialization era, when thesocial advance, cultural integration and diversified arts forms also boosted thediverse directions of the landscape practice. On the other hand, the protrudingenvironment pollution and the environment theory also impacted on the landscapepractice profoundly. Therefore, the study of the Western modern landscape practicetheory is of great significance to the development of landscape industry in China.This article classifies the Western modern landscape practice history into threechronic phases, interlaces the diversified design theories, design schools anddesigners via the analysis of the social backgrounds, cultural forms and arts types ina bid to follow the history of the modern landscape practice of Western nations. Thisarticle will detail on the impact of the arts, ecology, new technologies and highcommercialization on the modern landscape sector in this era via the analysis ofmany designers and typical works. Meanwhile, after the analysis of the socialcharacteristics of the post-industrialization era, this article creates the concept of"landscape practice of post-industrialization era", and concludes that the valueperspective of the landscape practice of post-industrialization era depends on thebalance between the landscape and the society, the landscape and the arts, thelandscape and the environment, the landscape and the culture, the landscape and thebuildings and the city planning.In fact, the social environment of China extremely resembles that of Westernnations in 1960s and 1970s, when the landscape practice will be also confrontedwith great opportunity and challenge. The history of the modern landscape practiceof Western nations will absolutely help broaden our view, teach us success lessons,enlighten our experience, and help boost the landscape industry of China.