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Is landscape architecture more than designing gardens?
I am 21, and I just quit law school because I hated it. I have always had an interest in architecture, not so much landscape architecture though (mainly caused by lack of knowledge in what they do beyond designing gardens). I am however, very interested in skateboarding and snowboarding and am wondering if the scope of the profession extends into designing plazas and ski field terrain. Currently my situation would make it easy to get a well recognised postgraduate degree in landscape architecture in 2 years, and from what I can tell the job market looks better than that of regular architecture. My plan is to work in this area for a while as closely to my stated interest areas as possible, then later do an M.ARCH I and become an architect (when I have the money to do this overseas, and when the architect job market is looking better.) I guess I have two questions: What is the scope of the profession? and; Is it going to be viable to move into regular architecture in the way I have just stated?
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- Basicly it depends on your passion. (and i was in architecture school, myself). In my country, based on my so-so experience what i can see is a lot of landscape architect is those who are willing to gets their hands dirty.. or should i say, have some passion or knowledge on plants/ plantings. Whereas architect/ draughtman are those who like to design things on paper (most of the times, other than meetings), regardless that the design will turn into reality (ie, most of the cases... its just PROPOSALS). So, you got to ask yourself, what do you like the most: is it to delivers some good idea on paper, whether or not it'll eventually realized into ACTUAL BUILDING, or whether you want to be in small landscaping firm and yet you still can design things that is MOST likely will be turned into actual thing. It would be nice if you really really made it into architect firm/ or be architect yourself... or you win some project and you can see the building being build in front of your eyes, but sometimes, a lower expectation will do, a major job and probably becoming your income/ life Based on your interest (snowboarding/ ski field & the likes), such projects does involved both... architect and landscape architect in it. I suggest, you pick whatever you want... but if i can give some suggestions, i'll tell you that to go for a degree in architecture, and then... if you got time, apply for landscaping firm that typically involved/incooperates some small building/structures in their signature design. They'll be great to have you.
