Overview

Landscape architects plan and design spaces and places such as gardens, parks, plazas, streetscapes, residential developments, campuses, cemeteries, commercial districts, resorts, transportation infrastructure, open space networks, towns, corporate and institutional centers and waterfront developments. This bachelor degree in Landscape Architecture is available at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

They also design and plan the restoration of natural places disturbed by humans such as wetlands, stream corridors, mined areas and forested land. Their appreciation for historic landscapes and cultural resources enables landscape architects to undertake preservation planning projects for national, regional and local historic sites and areas.

Career Opportunities 

• Landscape Architects plan and design traditional places such as parks, residential developments, campuses, gardens, cemeteries, commercial centers, resorts, transportation facilities, corporate and institutional centers and waterfront developments. 

• They also design and plan the restoration of natural places disturbed by humans such as wetlands, stream corridors, mined areas and forested land. 

• Their appreciation for historic landscapes and cultural resources enables Landscape Architects to undertake preservation planning projects for national, regional and local historic sites and areas. 

• The U.S. News & World Report named Landscape Architecture among the best career choices for 2010, and we are consistently listed in the top 10-career choices for the new millennium. 

• The U.S. Department of Labor projects growth for Landscape Architecture over the next decade to be very solid (16 %) which is faster than average among all occupations.