They prepare designs and discuss them with their clients. They prepare plans and make sketches, drawings, and models. Landscape architects work with other architects and engineers. They estimate costs, get bids from vendors and subcontractors, make purchases, and arrange contracts. They supervise the installation of their design.
Landscape architects help save historic sites.
They also work to conserve natural resources and repair damage that has already been done. They work for many types of organizations. These range from real estate developers starting new projects to cities building airports. In their work, landscape architects make many changes before a final design is approved. It must take into account any local, State, or Federal regulations.