Designing Our Future
Look at your community. How did the parks, residential developments, college campuses, shopping centers, gardens, transportation facilities, and corporate and institutional campuses take shape? And how might they look in the future? Planning, designing, land-use management, and careful applications of sustainable design practices are the work of landscape architects, who, through the American Society of Landscape Architects, have been "Green Since 1899." Interested in the environment and art? Landscape architecture is a profession that blends creativity and science. Interested in contributing to the greening of the planet? That goal lies at the core of all landscape architects do.
During April, National Landscape Architecture Month, members of the ASLA were even more visible in their communities across the country, working with their chapters to introduce students and the public to the profession. As a special centerpiece to this year's outreach, ASLA has launched "Designing Our Future: Sustainable Landscapes," an interactive resource on the ASLA website developed with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. These web pages present clear and concise case studies that vividly illustrate what landscape architects do and how we all benefit from their work. Visit them, share your comments, and refer the site to anyone who wants to know, "What do landscape architects do?"
And to celebrate, ASLA has made the online version of the April Landscape Architecture magazine available free to all until next April's issue. Just follow the link and discover the depth and breadth of the profession's work.
Students, Discover a Career in Landscape Architecture
Students researching careers should check out ASLA's Career Discovery page, which offers a full range of resources to explore education, the profession, and its outlook as one of the growth professions in the years ahead, as identified by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Also be sure to spend some time with Matt Busa, a graduate student in landscape architecture at the University of Maryland, via a video of his live presentation on CollegeWeekLive. Matt walks you through facts about the profession while fielding questions from interested students.
One fact yous should know: For the third year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has named landscape architecture among the best career choices, this time for 2010.
Eddie George, the 1995 Heisman Trophy winner who became a star running back for the Tennessee Titans and Dallas Cowboys, is also an ASLA member, relishing his career as a landscape architect and owner of The EDGE Group. George serves as an official spokesperson on discovering careers in landscape architecture and offers an insightful video about his choice of the profession.
Review all the videos on YouTube highlighting the profession and its projects. visit ASLA's group on Facebook, link up in LinkedIn, follow our news on Twitter.
And stay tuned for exciting news about National Landscape Architecture Month 2011.
