1. Landscape Architecture
Sponsored by ilasla
Photo: Lurie Garden Chicago

2. Definition of Practice
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Investigation and allocation of land and water resources for appropriate uses.
Form feasibility studies through graphic and written criteria to govern the planning and design of space, land and water resources.
Survey land and space
Determine the locations of improvement
Design of land forms, storm water drainage, soil conservation & erosion control methods, sight lighting, plantings, pedestrian & vehicular circulation systems and related construction details
Is the design of outdoor public areas, landmarks and structures to achieve environmental, social- behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes.

3. How to become an LA?
Apply to a university that has an accredited LA program
Illinois Institute of Technology
Ball State University
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
University of Wisconsin Madison
Purdue University
Kansas State University
Michigan State University
Iowa state University

4. How to become an LA? Scholarships available:
American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows Scholarship
Boston Society of Landscape Architects Student Scholarships
Olmsted Scholars Program
Landscape Forms Design for People Scholarships
EDSA Minority Scholarship
Vectorworks Design Scholarship

5. A license is required to become a Landscape Architect

6. Curriculum Differences
5 YEAR PROGRAM
4 YEAR PROGRAM

7. Talents & Skills amongst LA’s
TECHNICAL
ANALYTICAL
ARTISTIC
MATHMATICAL
SCIENTIFIC

8. Who hires Landscape Architects?
Private: Boutique Firms/Nurseries/Multidisciplinary Design Companies/Large Scale Design Firms/International Design Firms
Public: Cities/Municipalities/Universities/Forest Preserves/City Planning Departments/Botanic Gardens

9. Mission Statement LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
American society for landscape architects
Landscape architects lead the stewardship, planning, and design of our built and natural environment.
The Society’s mission is to lead, to educate, and to participate in the careful stewardship, wise planning and artful design of our cultural and natural environments.

10. Places Where You Will Find Landscape Architecture
Schools
Offices
Parks
Streetscapes
Residential
Hospitals

11. Schools K-12 Colleges & Universities
Playing fields – baseball, track and field, lacrosse, tennis, etc
Parking lots
Quad
Courtyard
Plaza
Pathways
Gardens

12. Activity #1
Sketch personal map of school campus

13. Offices
Where some of your siblings and parents spend their day

14. Parks
Where you want to toss the football with friends, play a pickup basketball game, have a Saturday afternoon bbq with your family, read a book under a tree

15. Streetscapes
Can help create a safer environment for pedestrians, bicyclists, and automobiles

16. Activity #2
What do you think are the best features of a downtown street to walk on, drive through, and ride your bike in that make it feel safe and welcoming?

17. Activity #2

18. Residential
Single family
Apartment Buildings
High Rises
Condos

19. Healthcare
Graph 1 : Figure 1: Garden usage is associated with reduced agitation in dementia patients (CMAI is a measure of agitation)
Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory

20. THANK YOU