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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE With large scale urbanisation all over the world, Landscape architecture branch has gained much importance. Landscape architects are concerned with the planning, designing and construction of outdoor environment. They plan and design parks, highways, housing complexes, commercial centres, parks, plazas and recreation facilities. The location of buildings, roads and walkways and the arrangement of flowers, shrubs and trees are also planned by landscape architects.
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their work with engineers, architects, real estate agents and horticulturists
to develop a thorough understanding of project. Landscape architects
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While pursuing their graduation in architecture they undergo practical apprenticeship in the final year of graduation. They work in relation to design and working on drawings. They learn and practice the practical aspects of architectural designing in Architecture School. There are various specialized Architecture Colleges in various parts of the World. After completing their graduation in a Architecture College, they join some architectural firms or companies and initially manage small assignments. The junior architects working with experienced architects also work as consulting managers, directing, inspecting and dealing with major technical issues and also costing and legal decisions etc. ATTITUDE AND APTITUDE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS The Landscape architect Jobs aspirants must have the intelligence and many of the aptitudes and interests found in entrepreneurs, designers, artists and scientists. They should have strong imagination and observation power. Though they are to work mainly in the office yet they are required to visit the sites also quite often, so they should have physical stamina also. They must be aware of legal procedures related to their fields. The ability to sketch is an added advantage. They must be having good leadership qualities, must have an attitude to put training to work, hard workers as so any times they need to demonstrate this quality. There is no substitute to hard work in this career. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS Lanscape Architects can work with a number of government and non-government organizations. They can join Urban development councils, central works departments, town and country planning organizations, city development authorities and a number of private firms and earn a respectable Salary.
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