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often happens that the whole matter is quite new to him, and he is only 

 dimly aware of what pleasures he may be able to obtain from his pos- 

 sessions. There is, therefore, in most cases, room for a professional de- 

 signer. And this designer has the task of interpreting the wishes of 

 his client, of giving them proper expression in the client's estate. But 

 the designer should feel that, after all, it is the will of his client which 

 he is expressing. The good designer has the technical training and 

 the artistic sensitiveness which enable him to express his client's will. 

 He has, also, the experience in such matters which enables him to know 

 ahead of time what desirable things are possible of attainment in a 

 given case, and he can therefore guide his client in his desires. In this 

 sense, the fundamental relation between the owner and the designer 

 is that the designer is enabling the owner to get, in the most economical 

 and in the most beautiful way, the things which the owner himself 

 wishes to obtain. 



There may be found, on an estate of some size, the house ; the house Physical 

 terrace or veranda or other floored or paved outdoor area near the f/l^^^^^^f^ 

 house; the forecourt or carriage turn; the garden; pleasure build- 

 ings ; house service areas ; service buildings ; areas for the use and 

 upkeep of the grounds ; areas for sports and games ; some large open 

 area, often a lawn ; woods, or some tree-covered area ; and, in the 

 larger estate, other natural units, — brooks, ponds, hills, and so on. 

 Also there must be provision for access for wheel and foot traffic, 

 pleasure and service, connecting all these areas and making them 

 economically part of one scheme. 



The sequence in which we have stated these objects is not a sequence 

 of importance, but is only for convenience in discussion. Their im- 

 portance is different for different owners and for different situations, 

 and of course they do not all occur in all designs. The plans given as 

 examples (Drawing XXX, opp. p. 260, DrawingXXXI, opp. p. 268, Draw- 

 ing XXXII, opp. p. 274, and Drawing XXXVII, after p. 356) show 

 several different ways, out of unlimited possibilities, in which these units, 

 or some of them, may be combined in the estate. In our discussion 

 of the estate we shall have in mind rather the property of medium or 

 large size than the smaller house lot, because in the larger area the prin- 

 ciples in which we are here interested are better exemplified, since the 



