Do you want to become a Landscape Architect? Here is some information to help point you in the right direction:
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Landscape architects are responsible for designing, planning, creating and managing landscapes in a variety of settings - both urban and rural, internal and external.
Their projects could include public parks, areas of woodland or other habitats, or perhaps areas around public buildings. They may also work on disused industrial sites, new roads and motorways or run-down inner city areas.
They may draw up plans with alternative options to meet clients' needs, probably using computer-aided design (CAD) packages.
In many jobs they'll select plants, trees and shrubs to suit the land type, and which will thrive in the environment being created.
Landscape architects will normally work a 37-hour, five-day week, but the hours can be irregular. Many jobs involve travelling extensively, especially if they work in private practice.
Salaries range from £16,000 to over £25,000.
A landscape architect will need:
Around half of landscape architects work in private practice. They may also find work with local authorities, large corporations, the construction industry, government agencies and voluntary organisations.
They need either a first degree in landscape architecture, or to do postgraduate study after taking a degree in a related subject. It is possible to start at any age, but all landscape architects have to train in the same way.
Landscape architects follow a clear career path in local government. But in other organisations it is often necessary to move to gain managerial responsibility and to widen their experience.
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