The opinion above is such arcane/elitist thinking. Internships are “cheap” corporate slavery……..period.
After spending 4-6 years of time/$ at the University to qualify to take the licensing exam (California had a 9 to 11% pass rate in the early ’90’s) who has the “time/$” to diddle around and get a license. There is a problem at the foundation level. Over 70 % of “Landscape Architectural functions” may and are performed without a license by Federal (Army Corps of Engineers for example), State, County and City employees. Many, many Landscape Architects and firms “farm-out” (sub-contract) the “health, safety, welfare and technical” aspects of the design services to Civil Engineers, Structural Engineers, Architects and so on.
It’s just not worth the liability to be designing huge retaining walls, load bearing structures, etc…..
I became a Park Superintendent in California in 1990 with a degree in Ornamental Horticulture, a California Landscape Contractor’s license and a 5 year Certification in Landscape Architecture from UC Berkeley Extension.—it became obvious early on to me that the Landscape Architecture ‘Profession ‘ had it’s head in the clouds and I see that hasn’t changed much by the old elite guard.
