Landscape Architecture

Landscape Architecture is a design profession engaging with art and science to address the environment as a whole – its design, development, planning and management. Landscape architects create sustainable and meaningful places for people and other living things. Their work in shaping the landscape is increasingly important as the global community responds to diverse environmental challenges of our times.

The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLArch) Program at UNSW Built Environment was the first of its kind in Australia and is currently the only landscape architecture university degree program in New South Wales. The program is distinguished by its approach to learning and teaching that presents landscape architecture as both a powerful way of thinking and an increasingly important and influential profession.

Students learn the theory and practice of landscape architecture through the exploration of design principles, design representation, ecological systems and processes and studies of human modification of the environment. The emphasis of the program is on creative design inspired by Australian conditions – an approach that prepares our graduates to work anywhere in the world. 

During four years of full-time study, students combine theory, technique and practice within a sequence of eight Design Studios. Design projects are related to the subject matter of concurrent courses and culminate in an independent design study of regional and national significance. 

An important component of the BLArch, and one which also sets it apart from degrees offered by other universities, is mandatory work experience of at least 4 months duration. This exposes each student to the demands and expectations of working as a professional landscape architect, and equips them with practical as well as theoretical knowledge.

The program is accredited by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects, and graduates holding the BLArch degree may qualify for the internationally recognised corporate membership of the Institute.
 

To download the 2011 graduate catalogue click here.