About the School
The School of Landscape Architecture at Beijing Forestry University (BFU) is the birthplace of modern landscape education in China, which can be traced back to 1951 when the "Gardening Group" was jointly founded by the Department of Horticulture of Beijing Agricultural University and the Department of Construction of Tsinghua University, and in 1956 when the national faculties were adjusted to the Beijing Forestry College (the predecessor of Beijing Forestry University). After the restructuring of the national faculties to Beijing Forestry College (the former Beijing Forestry University) in 1956, it went through the establishment of the Department of Urban and Residential Greening and the Department of Landscape Architecture, and at the end of 1992, the first School of Landscape Architecture was set up in China. In 2018, the School of Landscape Architecture launched the first international assessment of landscape architecture discipline in China, and agreed by the international assessment experts that "Landscape Architecture at Beijing Forestry University has ambitious goals and occupies a strong leadership position in China."
The School has formed a cluster of innovative disciplines on human settlement environment with landscape architecture as its main focus. The School now has three disciplines, including landscape architecture, architecture, urban and rural planning, and the interdisciplinary discipline of ecological environment of urban and rural human settlements. The landscape architecture ranked first in the national first-class discipline assessment of the Ministry of Education in 2012, and received A+ in the national first-level discipline assessment of the Ministry of Education in 2016. Landscape architecture, in support with urban and rural planning and architecture was listed as the National First-Class Construction Disciplines in 2017. In 2018, it was listed as one of the first-class disciplines jointly built by Beijing and central universities. In 2019, the School established the High-precision Discipline of Beijing University of Urban and Rural Human Settlement Environment based on landscape architecture. In 2022, landscape architecture was again listed as the National First-Class Construction Disciplines.The School has produced renowned experts and outstanding talents. In the field of landscape architecture, our School has produced academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, namely Wang Juyuan, Chen Junyu, Meng Zhaozhen, and Asia's first recipient of the Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award, Sun Xiaoxiang. Currently, the School has two national level talents, one winner of China Youth Science and Technology Award, one national engineering survey and design master, eight teaching masters of Beijing and National Forestry and Grassland Administration, two new-century outstanding talents of the Ministry of Education, one National Forestry and Grassland Administration Leading Talents in Forestry and Grassland Technology Innovation,one young scientific and technological talent from the Ministry of Natural Resources, two Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST, seven winners of Baosteel Education Award，Two Winner of the National Innovation Excellence Awards, and one Exemplary individual in National Textbook Construction. Two national excellent teaching teams, four excellent teaching teams in Beijing, and two provincial and ministerial level science and technology innovation teams have been established.Focusing on the "Four Orientations", the School is building a high-level teaching and research platform oriented to the frontier issues of homeland security and ecological human settlement. The School now has 2 national-level teaching and research platforms (National Engineering Research Centre for Floriculture, National Experimental Demonstration Center for Landscape Architecture Education) and 6 provincial and ministerial platforms (Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, Research Centre for Landscape and Environmental Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Flower Germplasm Innovation and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Urban and Rural Landscape Construction of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Centre of Landscape Architecture Engineering and Technology of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Ecological Pioneer Breakthrough Science and Technology Collaborative Innovation Centre of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration). The School also serves as an Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheratence Base of Traditional Flower Arrangement, the National Science Popularization Base, and the Science Popularization Bases for the Architectural Society of China and the Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture.
Histroy of the School
2022'
Established the Department of Architecture.
2022'
The Urban and Rural Planning Program was selected as a national first-class undergraduate program, and the Tourism Management Program was selected as a first-class undergraduate program in Beijing.
2021'
Hosted the Chinese Landscape Architecture Education Conference.
2020'
The "Discipline of Ecological Environment of Urban and Rural Human Settlements" was selected as Beijing High-Precision Discipline Project.
2020'
The Landscape Architecture program was selected as a key construction first-class undergraduate program in Beijing.
2019'
The Landscape Architecture, Landscape Gardening, and Horticulture programs were selected as the first batch of National First-Class Undergraduate Programs.
2019'
The Discipline of Ecological Environment of Urban and Rural Human Settlements was established as a Beijing High-Precision Discipline Project.
2018'
An international external review of the Landscape Architecture discipline and Master of Landscape Architecture program was conducted. The International Evaluation Committee concluded that Landscape Architecture at Beijing Forestry University has ambitious goals and occupies a strong leadership position in China. It has an international reputation and its influence is felt around the world. BFU offers the largest and most comprehensive provision of landscape architecture in China. It is the only School in the world where Landscape Architecture is the lead discipline for Landscape Design, Architecture, Urban Planning, Regional Planning, Horticulture and Tourism Planning, Design and Management.
2017'
Landscape Architecture was included in the "Double First-Class" initiative, entering the ranks of world-class disciplines.
2014'
The Landscape Gardening and Horticulture programs were selected as pilot projects in the first batch of the National Excellence in Agricultural and Forestry Talent Education Program.
2014'
Prof.SUN Xiaoxiang received the 2014 IFLA Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award.
2014'
The National Landscape Architecture Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center was established.
2014'
Hosted the Chinese Landscape Architecture Education Conference, and founded the Chinese Landscape Architecture Education Committee.
2012'
Landscape Architecture ranked first nationwide in the third round of national discipline evaluations.
2011'
Landscape Architecture was formally established as an independent first-level discipline.
2010'
China hosted the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) World Congress for the first time.
2009'
The Landscape Architecture Program was selected as one of the fourth batch of National Characteristic Programs.
2006'
Hosted the first Chinese Landscape Architecture Education Conference.
2005'
The National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture was established.
2000'
Led by Prof.CHEN Junyu, the Horticulture Program (Ornamental Horticulture track) was established, as the only one of its kind in China.
1999'
The Urban and Rural Planning Program was established.
1999'
Prof. MENG Zhaozhen was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
1998'
Prof. CHEN Junyu was appointed as the international authority on the registration of plum varieties.
1997'
Prof. CHEN Junyu was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
1995'
The Tourism Management Program was established.
1995'
Prof.WANG Juyuan was elected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, becoming the first academician in the field of landscape architecture in China.
1993'
The merging of the two departments resulted in the formation of the first School of Landscape Architecture in China.
1988'
The Department of Landscape Gardening was split into two departments: the Department of Landscape Gardening and the Department of Landscape Architecture.
1987'
The Landscape Architecture Program was established, based on the foundation of the Landscape Gardening Program.
1981'
Establishment of the first Master's Degree Program in Landscape Planning and Design, and Landscape Plants nationwide
1964'
The Department of Urban and Residential Area Greening was renamed the Department of Landscape Gardening.
1959'
The enrollment of the first batch of graduate students marked the inception of graduate education in landscape architecture in China.
1957'
The establishment of the Department of Urban and Residential Area Greening marked the formal beginning of higher education in landscape architecture in China, with the integration of academic departments and specialized programs.
1956'
The Garden Design Program was entirely transferred from Beijing Agricultural University to Beijing Forestry College (now Beijing Forestry University) and was renamed the Urban and Residential Area Greening Program.
1951'
Initiated by Prof. WANG Juyuan and Prof. CHEN Youmin from Beijing Agricultural University, along with Prof. LIANG Sicheng and Prof. WU Liangyong from Tsinghua University, and approved by the Ministry of Higher Education, the first "Garden Design Group" in China was established at Beijing Agricultural University, marking the beginning of modern landscape architecture education in China.
