The history of landscape architecture, while sharing roots with ancient garden design (exemplified by André Le Nôtre's work at Versailles for King Louis XIV), saw the term "landscape architecture" first emerge in print with Gilbert Laing Meason's 1828 book. This concept gained traction through figures like John Claudius Loudon and American theorist Andrew Jackson Downing. A pivotal moment occurred in 1858 when Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux adopted "landscape architecture" for their winning design of New York City's Central Park. They formally embraced "landscape architect" as a professional title in 1863, leading to the profession's international recognition, notably through projects like Olmsted's Emerald Necklace in Boston. Since then, it has evolved into a worldwide profession, witnessing aesthetic shifts from modernist approaches by Garrett Eckbo and Dan Kiley to contemporary movements like Landscape Urbanism.