Landscape Architects (2152)

Job titles

• golf course architect
• landscape architect
• landscape planner

Nature of work

Landscape architects conceptualize landscape designs, develop contract documents and oversee the construction of landscape development for commercial projects, office complexes, parks, golf courses and residential development. They are employed by government environmental and development agencies, landscape consulting firms and by architectural and engineering firms, or they are self-employed.

Fields of interest

• Crunching numbers
• Managing, organizing, administrating
• Working outdoors or with the environment
• Writing, working in communications and information

Main duties

• Landscape architects perform some or all of the following duties:
• - Confer with clients to determine design needs
• - Survey and assess designated sites and develop designs taking into consideration landscape features, buildings, climate, future usage and other aspects
• - Prepare or oversee the preparation of detailed drawings for sites, including features such as trees, shrubs, gardens, lighting, walkways, patios, decks, benches, fences, retaining walls and fountains
• - Prepare or oversee preparation of site plans, reports, sketches, models, photographs, maps, land use studies and design plans
• - Estimate costs, prepare specifications and evaluate tenders for landscape construction projects
• - Conduct environmental design studies, including environmental assessment, planning and the preservation and re-creation of historical sites
• - Conduct community and neighbourhood physical planning studies, participate in multidisciplinary urban design studies and prepare design guidelines
• - May manage and supervise landscape construction work.

Employment requirements

• * A bachelor's degree in landscape architecture is required.
• * A master's degree in landscape architecture may be required.
• * In Ontario and British Columbia, landscape architects require a two-year internship and the successful completion of a provincial registration exam.
• * In the remaining provinces and territories, landscape architects usually require two years of landscape design experience and an interview by their respective provincial associations to receive association certification.

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