Learn to create the green and public spaces that make international cities great. Help to tackle the environmental and planetary issues of our time. No wonder careers in landscape architecture are booming.
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Honours)
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Make a difference to our global cities
Study at the intersection of sustainability, ecology, environment and design. With the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, you'll discover how landscapes and public spaces unify our complex urban environments, balancing sustainability concerns with the needs of contemporary society and culture.
You’ll also have the chance to work across disciplines — architecture, art, planning, science and engineering – to respond to some of the critical challenges of our time, from climate change and urban densification to the loss of biodiversity.
Zoe: I always knew I wanted to go into the design field and then kind of scrolling through the UTS website, I was just looking through their architecture options when I was kind of reading up on Landscape Architecture it was like a perfect balance between the structural elements of architecture, but also involving ecology, the environment. I think the environment is such an important issue at the moment and to nurture it and protect it and to be able to do that through design is pretty amazing.
Mark: Landscape Architecture has a huge role in shaping the human experience of the city. Landscape Architecture is really about designing that setting where people live out their lives. I'd say it's one of the best kept secrets, because people assume that it is about landscaping or changing landscape on a small level when really it's about life. It's about culture. The public domain is always important, because it's that place that brings people together.
Zoe: I've been working at TYRRELLSTUDIO for seven months. When I started working here, it was like everything, the past three years had just clicked into place.
Hayley: Being able to work in practice while still at uni and having the two going at once, it makes you faster at doing little things and you get into the groove of it a lot more. The Western Sydney Parklands Project, it's a huge project and something that really interested me when I applied for the job here.
Mark: So it's a vast and beautiful tract of land, a 1500 hectare park, which is five times the size of Central Park in New York, put aside as the greenbelt to limit the growth of Sydney in 1968 and since then, the city has leapt across that greenbelt and into western Sydney and more and more people will be living in western Sydney in the next 30 years, another one million people. So, there'll be a city three times the size of Canberra out there. So, a piece of greenbelt becomes a Central Park for these people. Some of the things we're doing to address the challenges of heat in that landscape are looking at the farm dam structure of water in that landscape. We're trying to take people into the coolest parts of the landscape and create these small areas where lots of people can gather and be in a more comfortable microclimate.
Hayley: So what's different about working design is that you're not stressing, typically, for exams and taking notes and trying to cram information. You're actually working in the practical world and designing things that you're interested in. For now, doing honours year, you're given a lot more freedom as well as you progress in the course. So, that's kind of excited me, and now I think I will be coming back for something in postgrad as well.
Great career prospects
The prospects are good for landscape architects, with future jobs growth ranked in the highest 'Very Strong' category by the Australian government JobOutlook site (November 2021).
Why study at UTS? Course highlights include:
- Robust and relevant connections with industry.
- Vibrant design culture.
- Urban campus in the heart of Sydney.
- Shared foundational subjects with architecture.
For ecologically minded students, landscape architecture’s emphasis on sustainability and the natural environment will also be rewarding. You’ll study in purpose-designed studios alongside academic and industry professionals, learning to create meaningful places and innovative solutions that put ecological thinking at the heart of your design practice.
Josh Gowers: Intern at ASPECT Studios
This whole experience has given me a deeper understanding of the realities that go into ‘citymaking’, and how valuable these skills are in determining the success and direction of a project. It’s been a definite confirmation of the great work and community that landscape architecture creates.
Get a global perspective
At UTS, we believe it’s important for students to experience the best the world has to offer. You’ll have the opportunity to see your work in local, national and global contexts – hone your skills as an intern in a local practice, explore the landscapes of regional Australia or pursue international design studios, global study tours and student exchanges.
(Above: Student work by Ao Zhou, Ben Hardy, Josh Gowers, Brittany Johnston, Nathan Galuzzo, Junru Yang and Katrina Shaw)
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