What is the difference between landscape design and landscape architecture?
Landscape design and landscape architecture are sister arts, dealing with the design of landscape. They are distinguished in the nature of their design projects, the scale and scope of the project, and the degree of technical expertise needed to execute the project. In general, landscape design concerns the design of gardens and smaller landscapes that do not involve highly specialized technical design solutions or large infrastructure systems. Landscape architecture, however, often deals with technical design problems of great complexity that require construction of infrastructure systems. On a legal basis, landscape architecture is a registered, state regulated profession, requiring a specific professional education and successful completion of a registration exam. Landscape design is not a state regulated profession and requires no specific professional academic credential.
