A career in landscape Virtual reality is one of the newest technologies used by landscape architects. This view along the Quayside towards the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle is part of a video developed by Insite Environments to help people view a proposed development. Landscape architects, managers and scientists create landscapes to make the area we live in a pleasant place. They may design public parks, reservoirs, the surroundings of public buildings or private gardens. What they design must fit in with the environment.
Landscape architects have degrees or the equivalent.
Technicians need at least good GCSEs. Landscape Architects Landscape architects can work on settings for all sorts of buildings, roads, parks and play areas, and other construction projects such as housing developments. The aim is to do the least possible damage to the scenery and ecology of the area. Landscape specialists often work on projects such as preserving the coastline, rescuing sites which have been left derelict and restoring disused pits and quarries. Landscape architects don't just work in the countryside - they are also concerned with making our towns and cities more pleasant to live in.