Abstract

The impact of Patrick Geddes (1854–1922) on the field of landscape architecture has been generally acknowledged, but its nature on theory and practise has not been subjected to a critical examination. Geddes may have been the first person in Britain to use the phrase "landscape architect" to refer to a profession in the American sense, one that worked with city planning, civic architecture, and park systems. His broad interests seemed to be covered by this career, which served as a good platform for his transdisciplinary methods, which he eventually applied to town and regional planning.