How Do You Become A Landscape Architect?

Landscape architects help to design and plan areas such as golf courses, shopping centers, college campuses, public parks and residential developments. They collaborate with surveyors, engineers and architects to ensure that the client's design wishes comply with environmental regulations and the site's geology. Step 1 Visit the American Society of Landscape Architects Web site (see asla.org). It lists universities that offer accredited programs in landscape architecture and has other links to the profession. Step 2 Understand that a bachelor's degree only allows for entry into this field. Consult your guidance counselor during your early undergraduate years about ways for you to prepare for graduate school. Step 3 Become proficient in computer-aided design (CAD), video simulation and geographic information systems technology. Step 4 Spend at least one summer as an intern for a landscape architecture firm. Step 5 Find out if your state is one of the 45 that require landscape ...  more