Are there landscape architecture trends in play that could help students plan for the future?
The biggest trends are in sustainable land, green design, adaptive design, using recycled material, and using storm water on site, instead of just a storm concrete basin, what they call a bio-swale. What are some of the top challenges facing the field over the next decade? One interesting dynamic in play now, is that you’ve got the principals who know the profession and have their client base, but don’t know the computer. There is a big gap there in project scheduling, production… and an opportunity for those who do know how to use the computer. Another is adaptive re-uses. The landscape architecture profession has to come to terms with the word sustainability; it’s a word that’s being thrown around a lot. The profession has to come to terms with how to market sustainability; positioned correctly, sustainability could benefit any corporation in terms of relationships with the environment. What are some common myths about your profession? That we drive trucks with weed eaters and lawnmo
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