Creating Smellscapes with Plants: A Landscape Architectural Framework

Lygum, Victoria Linn and Xiao, Jieling (2025) Creating Smellscapes with Plants: A Landscape Architectural Framework. Urban Science, 9 (3). p. 68. ISSN 2413-8851

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Abstract

This article suggests a landscape architectural framework that purposefully integrates plant scents into the design of urban green spaces. The framework is relevant in the planning and design of urban greening with the aim of enhancing biodiversity and creating a more human-centered environment to provide good living conditions and health benefits for city dwellers. A drawing–interview method is used to understand how plant scent is used in landscape design practice by examining two real-life projects. Reflecting on the opportunities and challenges of using plant scent in urban spaces, this article introduces a framework that focuses on the connections between the nature of plant scents, human access to it via design, and the perception and effect of it. This framework can be used to incorporate plant scent as part of a multisensory design responding to both the physical, social and cultural context of a space.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.3390/urbansci9030068
Dates:	Date Event 25 February 2025 Accepted 4 March 2025 Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords:	landscape architecture, design process, urban greening, smell, psychological benefits
Subjects:	CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-01 - architecture
Divisions:	Architecture, Built Environment, Computing and Engineering > Architecture and Built Environment > Architecture
Depositing User:	Gemma Tonks
Date Deposited:	21 Jan 2026 15:40
Last Modified:	21 Jan 2026 15:40
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/16822

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