landscape architecht

Landscape Architects:

• Prepare site plans, specifications, and cost estimates
• Work with and present concepts to clients
• Prepare graphic representations of proposed plans
• Plan the locations of roads, walkways, flowers, shrubs, and trees
• Seek to enhance the natural beauty of a space

Desired skills:

• Be analytical
• Creativity
• Problem solving
• Communication and Visualization

HOw to become a landscape architect

• Get a bachelor's degree (BLA or BSLA)
• Work experience as an apprentice or intern
• A Landscape Architect Registration Examination license is required
• Some states require additional licensing

Landscape Architects work on a broad range of projects including: single family home landscapes, public and government campuses, projects for private clients, and many more.

Projects can include:

• Site design
• Historic preservation
• Planning
• Grading and drainage
• Horticulture

Frederick Law Olmsted designed Central Park

He believed that urban green spaces should be available equally to all citizens from every social class,
which gave the foundation to the
modern idea of a "public park."

Where do they work?

• Indoors and outdoors
• All over the country and world
• Small and large firms
• Public and private sector

According to the Association of American Geographers, jobs decreased between 2008-2012 but are expected to increase by 10-19% between 2010-2020.

Estimated total Employment

Professional organizations

• American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) 
• Association of American Geographers (AAG)
• Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD)