Famous American Landscape Architects
Landscape architects work with the landscape directly to create stunning art and design within the landcaped areas. There aren't many landscape artists throughout history that have become well known. However, there are a handful of designers that have crossed into the modern world and made a name for themselves.
There have been only a handful of famous American landscape architects. This is only because the profession was not recognized until the early part of the 20th century. Here are a few of the more famous architects in this short time.
Dr. Jacob Bigelow
This man happened to be the very first of the landscape designers in America who suggested different uses for graveyards. He did over 4,000 different projects in his career. In the state of California he not only designed over 2,000 homes gardens, he also was the creator of the California garden.
Fletcher Steele
This man had his hand in on several residential gardens in the suburbs. Steele believed in the lawn area creating privacy for the home owner. He had several different garden types that he believed in and thought of a garden as a separate outdoor living space to relax in. Steele enjoyed gardens that were functional as well.
Horace W.S Cleveland
Cleveland was a landscape architect who had some interesting ideas when it came to the parks and sanitation system. He wanted to change the way that town residences looked at their gardens and had big goals for them. Cleveland worked in some of the more major cities in the United States.
Fredrick Law Olmsted
Many people consider this man to be the founder of landscape architecture. However, when it came down to it, Olmsted thought of himself more as an environmental planner. He designed the very well known Central Park and also several parks in Boston.