Reply To: An “ah-ha” moment on Defining Landscape Architecture

[Steve_White]

“You can be a Landscape Architect and also a painter, furnishing designer, illustrator, etc. etc. but if you have not passed the LARE then you are a painter, furnishing designer, illustrator, not a Landscape Architect.”

 

 

I get what you are saying here and I agree to some extent.  Even though I am not licensed I am a Landscape Architect.  I went to school for LA, I read about LA work, I learn about LA.  Just because I can’t professionally collect money to be called a landscape architect doesn’t mean I am not one.  

 

I am saying its a frame of mind, clearly there are no laywers who have not passed the bar. But there is legal advice from lots of people.

 

Now, since moving to CO I have since stopped calling myself or telling people that I am a landscape architect b/c most of the time the title is not understood or not respected.  So now I advertise myself as a landscape designer(really helps get a foot in the door with design build’s). that is more in tune with the attitude here but I am still a Landscape architect. 

 

sooo when will design firms be hiring in denver again? its been 3 years and I am still waiting…