通过回顾环境设计专业教育的发展历史，指出环境设计是整体的人居环境艺术与设计，该专业的创办具有划时代的意义。另一方面，环境设计正面临着环境艺术或环境设计的基本定位，以及专业整合与学科分化的抉择。研究结果表明，环境设计专业应该继续秉承整体的人居环境设计办学理念，依托“设计学”一级学科，以专业性教育为基本定位，设置合理的本科和研究生课程体系，探索环境设计中的技术科学问题。

Through reviewing the history of environmental design education, this article points out that environmental design is the art and design of human settlements, and the establishment of the discipline of environmental design is a milestone in design education. On the other hand, this discipline now encounters some puzzled problems, such as the role of art or design, and integration or differentiation of its sub -disciplines. The results show that environmental design should continue to uphold the educational philosophy of an overall living environment designed, rely on the first -level discipline of design, with the professionally oriented education set a reasonable system of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and explore the technical scientific issues of environmental design.