Small architectural forms in landscape. Current conceptual problems. Landscape and landscape forms

Abstract

Misunderstanding of concepts can lead to errors and regulatory violations. The article provides a critical analysis of the concepts of landscape, landscape architecture, and small architectural forms. The authors made the proposals for clarification of concepts and inclusion of these corrections in regulatory documents and design practice. The paper also contains the classification of small forms of various purposes and composition used in landscape architecture paying a special attention to architectural forms as types of objects in the landscape and gradation in size.