What is

Landscape Architecture?

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Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor public areas, landmarks, and structures to achieve environmental, social-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic investigation of existing social, ecological, and geological conditions and processes in the landscape, and the design of interventions that will produce the desired outcome.

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What Landscape Architects do?

 

Landscape Architects integrate and apply knowledge of ecology, socio-cultural factors, economics and aesthetics to create environments that are functional, innovative appropriate and attractive. The skill of Landscape Architects is visible all around us in the beauty and usefulness of our parks, natural areas, gardens, urban plazas, streets, neighborhoods and communities.

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Throughout the world, in our urban, suburban, rural and natural areas, Landscape Architects play a unique role in shaping the land. Often sought after to join multidisciplinary consulting teams, Landscape Architects work for private firms, municipalities, government agencies, land developers, post-secondary institutes and non-profit organizations.

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