Landscape Architecture Drawing Skills

Why are Autocad and hand drawing skills so fundamental to landscape architects? If you want to increase your income and job placement rates listen to the compelling reasons why drawing is so important to your success in the professional practice of landscape architecture. The reason are presented so strongly in this video that you will feel inspired to brush up on your skills immediately for greater success in your design career. Learn what employers are looking for in successful junior designers from landscape architect Lisa MacTaggart.

[@richarddrum9970]

Lisa offers some good advice to budding LA’s or wannabes. Let me add this to all of you considering a career in landscape architecture and may be entering high school or middle school. Landscape architecture is all about the natural world and the myriad of processes that enable natural systems to thrive under normal conditions and rebound after disturbances. Study the physical sciences - chemistry, physics, math, biology, ecology, etc. as well as world and national history and sociology. Most importantly take drawing classes and writing classes. You will need to be able to express your design ideas in graphic and text format. If you can quickly sketch an idea in front of a client or at a workshop with a group, you are way ahead of everyone in the room. Good luck.

[@chrisfragomeni6744]

Very nicely written, but in the real world, clients only care about 4 things 1) What's it's going to look like 2) How much will it cost 3.) When are you going to start 4) When are you going to finish. Most of the time, clients could care less about your education, regardless of their wealth. It may be a foot in the door, but I've found that the most successful people in our industry ( if indeed you are a Landscaper/ Landscape Architect) have great connections, bombard people with advertisement, and look successful ( physically). These successful people do average work, but have great follow up. Most of the time, people don't know the difference btw good work and great work.

[@TheMydoorbell]

@@chrisfragomeni6744 The most important thing is to know how to draw and a very good knowledge of the plant kingdom. That's why some autodidacts manage to do very good work.

[@hhhadjiz.s]

Thanks.

[@pottershouse2576]

Is there an online degree that you can recommend

[@cheapanharith2587]

if am i poor can i study this major ?

[@DJRod91]

+chea panharith I have been studying landscape architecture at the University of Florida since 2013 and I can say that it is very time consuming and you will need to buy a lot of materials (markers, models making material) you'll need a computer that is powerful enough to run the latest programs.
It is not a cheap major and its not one you can just go to class and expect to be great. It literally becomes your life. Hope this helps

[@kenya1067]

@@DJRod91 maybe this isn't for me. I want to hurry up and just start working.

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