XsnivlemX <xsnivl
...@aol.comNOSPAM> wrote:
> Hi all,
> First time in this NG and I need to find out some info or get some feedback.
this NG is not very frequented - Landscape architects are not many on
the net, seemingly. Try posting to alt.architecture, too.
> I am currently a senior in college majoring in Geography focusing both on the
> natural elements of the world as well as the Urban/Suburban Political
> geography of land development and policy.
over here in Germany geographers are eyed suspiciously, as they are just
another profession trying to do LArch. There aren't simply not enough
jobs even for LArch Graduates...
> I have recently become interested in Landscape
> Architecture but the problem was that my school did not offer this program
> plus transfering schools would cause financial as well as time problems
> (goign to school for an aaddition 2-3 years).
Well... if You already have Time and money problems, why aiming for a
field wich will cost You enormous amounts of time and won't make You
rich... there are a few threads in alt.architecture dealing with careers
in architecture, and they are all pretty pessimist. It's basically the
same for LArch, but worse.
> So instead, I took a few classes here and
> there on courses pertaining to either L.A. or related areas of interest. My
> question is: is it too late to think about a career in Landscape Architecture
> even though I will be getting my BA in Geography?
There simply isn't such thing as a CAREER in LArch... ;-(
> Would it still be ok to have
> a BA in Geography and go for my Masters in Landscape Architecture? I have
> been given advise and suggestions from advisors and such, but I would like
> to get as much feedback and recommendations as possible. I was going to
> focus on the
> golf course architecture as well as urban architecture so I do not know if it
> would be wise to take an internship before I went for a Masters.
I have no idea how education works over whereever You are, so I can't be
helpful here. In Germany a masters degree is quite hard to earn, I doubt
it would be possible without studying LArch beforehand...
An internship in a LArch office would always be recommended, I guess.
Everyone should try to work in a profession he or she might want to
study before spending several years at univ...
> thank you,
> Brandon Cota
I'm sorry for sounding a bit pessimist, but I've been studying LArch now
for 6 years, I am currently writing my diploma thesis, and there's still
so much to learn and only very few jobs around - so eventually I'll have
to work on my own. LArch is an enormously wide field, it's totally
fascinating (to me), but it's clearly a thing one chooses out of
idealism. What worked for me was contacting young architects and doing
competitions with them. LArch is always closely related to architecture,
so my suggestion would be to develop an interest in this, and in
urbanism, and such things, and still learn a lot about plants, botany,
gardening even. And garden design history - there is almost no
contemporary theory on LArch, so one should at leats know about the
roots of the trade, wich of course go back to the garden of eden and the
hanging gardens in Babylon...
I think You have to be quite an allrounder to have any "success" - I
doubt You'll be able to earn a living designing golf courses only.
Try hard, try verrrrry hard!
regards and good luck,
Florian from Munich.
