The courtyard is an extension and microcosm of the garden landscape. It is a demand of people for living and also a way to fulfill the improvement of the garden landscape for living. Courtyard design is a kind of design that optimizes the living environment of the courtyard by means of various techniques of garden landscape planning and design, meeting people's various needs. Courtyard space satisfies people's needs for rest, communication, and viewing scenery, embodying the concepts of density and dispersion, centripetal and open, regularity and nature, and is an expression of traditional Chinese garden aesthetics. With the continuous development of human history, as society keeps adjusting and changing, courtyards are also undergoing changes. People began to build a simple shelter for survival, but now, while improving their living conditions, they also give it unique symbolic meanings. Throughout history, there are various styles of courtyards in different countries and regions. Long years have endowed each country's courtyards with a long history and civilization, shaping their unique courtyard styles. Modern courtyard landscape design should combine relevant theories such as regional culture, landscape ecology, environmental psychology, landscape aesthetics, and related disciplines such as architecture, landscape architecture, and aesthetics to create a living atmosphere that is simple, peaceful, comfortable, and pleasant, and improve the quality of courtyard landscape design.

This book analyzes the development trends of courtyard landscape design in the new era, explores new ideas such as new Chinese-style courtyard landscape design and rural courtyard landscape design, and provides references for designers at large.