Five Questions about Landscape Architecture in China

Abstract

Using the discipline name of “Landscape Architecture” as a framework, this article addresses five questions: Why did “Feng Jing Yuan Lin Xue (风景园林学)” become the Chinese name for the discipline of landscape architecture during the national disciplinary adjustment? What is the concept of “Discipline” and the significance of “Landscape Architecture Academic Community”? What is the future trajectory of landscape architecture in China? What are the key issues that need to be addressed by landscape architecture in China? And what kind of landscape architecture does contemporary China need?

Keywords

Landscape Architecture / Discipline Development / Name / Landscape Architecture Academic Community / Contemporary China

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2014 Higher Education Press