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Landscape architecture is a creative problem solving profession concerned with land planning, design, and management. It is both the art of creating an aesthetically pleasing environment and the science of providing for the needs and demands of society. Landscape architects address problems of designing and managing the environment from very small sites to regional landscapes. These problems may be approached using traditional skills and techniques or through the use of computer aided design and geographic information systems.
Desirable personal attributes include a creative imagination, problem-solving skills, a strong background in mathematics and science, and good graphic and verbal communication skills necessary for expressing your ideas to others. As with any profession, your success as a landscape architect depends on your motivation and commitment, as well as your education and training. A formal education is only the beginning of a landscape architect's knowledge. As a landscape architect, creative and technical competence continues to develop and grow with each new project and job experience.
If you enjoy drawing, designing and building things, creative problem-solving and the natural and biological sciences, landscape architecture may be a career for you. Whether you are in high school, enrolled at another university or college, or contemplating a career change, you may want to consider visiting our department.
For more information regarding the Landscape Architecture option within the Environmental Planning and Design major at Rutgers University, see the curriculum graduation requirements for the major. For additional information about landscape architecture as a career, visit the American Society of Landscape Architects and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.