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Published on Mar 15, 2016
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHAT DO YOU DO?
- Plan and design traditional places; parks, residential developments, campuses, gardens, cemeteries, etc.
- Also design and plan the restoration of natural places disturbed by humans; wetlands, mined areas, mined areas, forested land, etc.
JOB SKILLS?
- Sensitivity to landscape quality
- Understanding the arts and a humanistic approach to design
- Ability to analyze problems in terms of design and physical form
- Technical competence to translate a design into a built work
- Skills in all aspects of professional practice including management and professional ethics
HOW DO YOU ATTAIN THESE SKILLS?
- Professional education in landscape architecture can be obtained at the undergraduate or graduate level. There are two undergraduate professional degrees: a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture. These usually require four or five years of study in design, construction techniques, art, history, natural and social sciences.
WHERE ARE YOU IN HIERARCHY?
- Although architects may be employed by a private or public firm, they are given a task to complete and are their own bosses as far as how they complete them.
WHAT IS THE WORK ENVIROMENT?
- The work environment is mostly office work in a private home office or company firm, not a lot of hands on work although you may have to visit the job site to survey the land.
WHAT IS THE JOB OUTLOOK?
- The job outlook from 2012 to 2022 is estimated to grow 14% compared to the average 11%
- Estimated job openings in the next year in Michigan is around 280
PAY? HOURS? BENEFITS?
- The average median pay for 2012 was $69,000
- The hours are mostly dependent on your schedule, there is a deadline to meet, and however many hours you take to complete depends on you
- Benefits vary from different companies but if you do get sick they usually always pay sick days and give paid vacation time
HOW AND WHERE DO I FIND A JOB?
- The American Society of Landscape Architects is the professional organization representing landscape architecture in the United States. The purpose of the society is "the advancement of knowledge, education, and skill in the arts and science of landscape architecture as an instrument of service in the public welfare." ASLA provides continuing professional education to practitioners to maintain their educational licensing requirements where they're needed.
