An Analysis of the Problems in the Landscape Design for the Contemporary Urban Residential Areas in China

The landscape design for urban residential areas is a comprehensive and emerging discipline. From the perspective of art, landscape designers should give full consideration to the formal beauty which includes the conception of the work, space, drawing, color, etc. Works should make people feel their beauty in sight, hearing, touch, smell, etc. But only pursuing the beauty of the form is not enough, landscape design is the comprehensive science and artistic subject. Ignoring the function and only pursuing the formal beauty are the common problems in the works of landscape design. When dealing with the landscape design, designers must take the combination of residents, outdoor activities, environment and art into consideration according to the requirements of the landscape design for urban residential areas. The purpose of the landscape design for urban residential areas is to construct an open area in the external space of buildings and make it harmonize with the city, buildings, people and people's life.