Landscape Architecture is the art and science of designing and conserving land and water for human use and enjoyment. As a profession, Landscape Architecture is concerned with two scales of planning and design.
The first scale is with the development of specific sites for residential, recreational, institutional, commercial and industrial projects. The second scale pertains to the regional landscape where the issues include management plans for forest, park and recreation areas, agricultural lands protection, gravel pit mining and restoration, hazard land studies, and visual resource analysis.
Turn your creative vision into living reality. Apply creativity, innovation and an understanding of natural and social systems to design outdoor spaces that are as attractive as they are functional and sustainable. The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture combines education and practice, planning and creative design in a four-year degree. Position yourself as a key player in the way that our cities, suburbs, rural and wilderness areas are planned, designed, integrated and managed, to improve the outdoor spaces we enjoy.
Sample Careers
Landscape architect
Urban design/Community design Facilitator
Environmental design and remediation consultant
Resort, destination and attractions designer
Objectives of the Program
Landscape Architecture is a diverse and rewarding design profession. Landscape architects play an important role in shaping our environment, working in collaboration with other design professionals, specialists and the public.
Students in the B.L.A. program attain professional knowledge and skill that prepares them to deal with problems that concern the interface between people and the environment. Program emphasis is on core professional knowledge domains that include landscape analysis, design, implementation, communication, history and professional practice. Additional required and elective courses in the arts and sciences provide a well-rounded education.
Graduates of the program have exciting careers in the public and private sector. As landscape architects, they design memorable places that are attractive, functional and sustainable and that affect the way our cities, suburbs, rural and wilderness areas are planned, designed and managed.
