2. What is landscape architecture?
What do landscape architects do?
How do you become a landscape architect?
What about pay and conditions?

3. People have been changing their view for thousands of years

4. Landscape architects create
brand new places: Olympic Park,
London

5. Landscape architects
create great public spaces:
Parade Ground, Chelsea
College of Art and Design,
London

6. Landscape architects fight climate change by creating
urban green spaces: Peace Gardens, Sheffield

7. Landscape architects work on large, technically complex projects: Liverpool
waterfront

8. Landscape architects
design parks and
playschemes: Centenary
Gardens, Manchester

9. Landscape architects create visionary
places that revive the local economy:
Eden Project, Cornwall

10. Landscape architects restore the
heart of the city: St Andrew
Square, Edinburgh

11. Landscape architects
create great places to
relax: Yorkshire
Sculpture Park

12. From New York to New Zealand,
you can work anywhere in the world: the High
Line, New York

13. Landscape architects create sustainable, ecologically
balanced places: Playscape, Ealing

14. Landscape architects create inspiring
spaces for everyone: Sheffield Gold Route

15. How do you become a
landscape architect?
 Landscape architecture and management are
degree-level subjects so you need to
complete a university course
 Courses specialise in different areas; some
focus on art and design others on areas like
planning, management and ecology. There is
a course and a university to suit everyone
 Most design courses are studio-based and
students may be model-making, drawing,
sketching, making short films and using a
range of software to create their designs.
 All courses involve getting out and about and
exploring the environment, the way in which it
works, its usage, and its potential.

16. How do you become a
landscape architect?
 There are roughly a dozen universities in the
UK offering degrees in landscape
architecture and landscape management
 It takes 3-5 years to complete the
qualifications you need to enter the
profession

17. How do you become a
landscape architect?
 Several universities (though not all) also
require an interview and portfolio
 Every course is different, don’t just look at the
university league tables. Visit the institution,
meet the staff and talk to current students
before making a decision

18. How do you become a
landscape architect?
 Accredited universities are independentlyapproved by the Landscape Institute and
meet rigorous professional standards
 There are universities in most major cities in
the UK and several in smaller towns
 All universities offer slightly different courses,
with their own distinct emphasis, so you can
choose the one that best suits you

19. Where to study
 Edinburgh College of Art
 Leeds Metropolitan University
 Sheffield University
 Sheffield Hallam
 Manchester Metropolitan University
 Birmingham City University
 University of Gloucestershire
 University of Bath
 Cranfield University
 Writtle School of Design
 Kingston University (London)
 University of Greenwich (London)
 Hadlow College

20. Entry requirements and
subjects
 Entry Requirements: typically you will need to
have a minimum of 260-280 UCAS points or
two Bs and a C at A-Level .
 There are no ‘fixed’ subjects required
although subjects like Art, Design, Graphics,
Geography, Biology and English are useful
 You don’t need to have Maths or Physics
beyond GCSE
 Most universities are happy to offer a
foundation year in art and design or accept
students who have already undertaken a
foundation year

21. Employment and pay
 LAs are well paid chartered professionals
with average salaries of £30-40,000 per
annum.
 Some very senior figures in the private sector
can earn substantially more.
 However, it’s not just about the money.
Landscape is regularly recognised as one of
the most rewarding areas to work in.

22. Employment and pay
 Landscape architecture is a very evenly split
profession in gender terms. 50% of
landscape architects are women
 Roughly 60% of landscape architects work
for private practices
 While 40% work in the public sector for local
or regional government bodies

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