Editing Landscape architect (section)

==United States==
[[File:New York City. Plan for Entrance to Central Park (3678964534).jpg|thumb|Drawing of plan for an entrance to Central Park in [[Manhattan]] by [[Richard Morris Hunt]] (American, 1827–1895) c. 1863]]
The United States is the founding country of the formal profession entitled landscape architecture. Those in this field work both to create an aesthetically pleasing setting and also to protect and preserve the environment in an area. In the U.S., a need to formalize the practice and a name for the profession was resolved in 1899 with the formation of the [[American Society of Landscape Architects]]. A few of the many talented and influential landscape architects who have been based in the United States are: [[Frederick Law Olmsted]], [[Beatrix Farrand]], [[Jens Jensen (landscape architect)|Jens Jensen]], [[Ian McHarg]], [[Thomas Dolliver Church|Thomas Church]], [[Arthur Shurtleff]], [[Ellen Biddle Shipman]] [[John Nolen]], [[Lawrence Halprin]], [[Charles Edgar Dickinson]], [[Iris Miller (landscape architect)|Iris Miller]], and [[Robert Royston]].

Royston summed up one American theme:
<blockquote>Landscape architecture practices the fine art of relating the structure of culture to the nature of landscape, to the end that people can use it, enjoy it, and preserve it.</blockquote>