Education Of Landscape Architecture

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This paper submitted at 2nd International Seminar and Workshop on Ecologycal Architecture and Environment in the tropics on 17 – 19 February 2005 in Soegijapranata Catholic University Semarang Indonesia Intention of this paper to give the image of hitting education profile at Landscape Architecture studies in Indonesia. Is thereby expected by all people can know of education scope, profession coverage and prospect to the future. I. INTRODUCTION In the beginning term of “Landscape Architecture”, or “Arsitektur Lansekap” in Indonesia language was becoming popular since 1808, when Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert as a winner in Central Park Competetion in New York City, USA. By this moment, it was becomed starting point as a beginning of professional work of landscape architect, which is contains about technique, aesthetics, functions and as well as human being as a user. Furthermore, the landscape architect was becoming wellknown on recognized in the public as a profession that related to art applyng with the sciences by design product of the town garden (park) Together with growing up of the technologes, sciences and human being civilization, nowadays the landscape architecture profession has been established, not only in related to town garden or home garden, but widely into complex problems, such as land resources management, etc. In the fact, although the scopes and actifity of landscape architect widely, the products were achievement only for the human being prosperity as well. II. THE BEGINNING OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE EDUCATION IN INDONESIA (1963 – 2000) In Indonesia, the beginning of history landscape architecture profession was together with the opening of Akademi Arsitektur Pertamanan DCI Jakarta (AKAP-DCI Jakarta), regarding of Governor of Jakarta in 1963. In the 1970, there was changing about the management from

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