Landscape architecture is a business. By reviewing case studies, you’ll learn specific business principles that lead to a successful and profitable professional practice. You’ll also learn about the important process of becoming a licensed professional.

Course Learning Outcomes

• Clearly describe the structures of different types and scales of business practices
• Identify key developments in the history of landscape architectural practices in the US
• Describe the key elements that make up a successful landscape architectural practice and cite examples
• Recognize and explain the potential problems involved in getting a project built
• Discuss the probable trends in the future of landscape architectural practice in the US