Landscape Architecture

Program Overview

The Landscape Architecture program at UWA equips students with the skills to design and create sustainable outdoor environments. Graduates possess a strong theoretical and practical foundation to pursue careers in landscape architecture, environmental consulting, urban design, and more. The program emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, real-world projects, and access to state-of-the-art facilities. Completion of the undergraduate degree paves the way for postgraduate studies in landscape architecture or related fields.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Landscape Architecture is a creative, design-based major primarily concerned with the quality of the environment. In this major, you will develop methods for understanding landscapes and communities, learn to design and plan for dynamic and resilient environments, and gain essential skills in critical thinking. You’ll graduate with strong theoretical and practical knowledge that enable you to produce creative landscape design outcomes. Landscape architects respond to issues like climate change and biodiversity loss by applying systems thinking and practice to develop long-term, large-scale solutions.

• Popular Combinations:
• Fine Arts
• History of Art
• Applied Human Geography
• Environmental Science
• Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage
• Public Health
• Botany
• Level 1:
• Core:
Take all units (24 points):
• ARLA1030 Structures and Systems (6)
• ARLA1040 Techniques of Visualisation (6)
• LACH1000 Landscape Foundation Studio (6)
• LACH1010 History and Theory of Landscape Architecture (6)
• Level 2:
• Core:
Take all units (18 points):
• LACH2000 Landscape Context Studio (6)
• LACH2001 Landscape Dynamic Studio (6)
• LACH2050 Plants and Landscape Systems (6)
• Level 3:
• Core:
Take all units (24 points):
• LACH3000 Landscape Synthesis Studio (6)
• LACH3001 Landscape Resolutions Studio (12)
• LACH3003 Design through Landscape Management (6)

Teaching:

• Faculty: You'll be taught by passionate professionals like Christina Nicholson, founding director of banksia & lime.

Careers:

• Career Pathways: A major in Landscape Architecture provides a wide range of employment options including working as a landscape architect, environmental consultant, urban designer, landscape architectural draftsperson, an environmental manager, a government policy adviser, a landscape architecture educator or academic.
Work is available in landscape architectural or urban design practices, city and regional planning, land development companies, conservation agencies and higher education.
• Further Study: Students who complete a Landscape Architecture major to a high enough standard can opt to complete the Master of Landscape Architecture.
Completion of a Landscape Architecture major to a high enough standard can also lead to further studies in a postgraduate Urban Design course (master's, graduate diploma or graduate certificate), Master of Architecture (requires additional conversion units), Building Information Modelling (master's or graduate diploma), or a Graduate Certificate in Architectural Conservation.

Other:

• Why study landscape architecture at UWA?

• Create great places, design with nature and combat climate change
• Meet experienced practitioners
• Join a growing profession
• UWA is uniquely located in one of the world’s 35 biodiversity hotspots
• Excellent facilities:
• Studio spaces
• Digital fabrication equipment such as plastic extrusion 3D printers, laser cutters and CNC milling machines
• Multiple computer labs with 24-hour access
• Printmaking studio with etching presses and spray booths
• Multimedia production facilities
• Cullity Gallery, where you’ll have the opportunity to exhibit your work.
• 5 years to be an Landscape architect: To become a landscape architect, you will complete five years of study.
• Meet the teachers: In the Landscape Architecture major, you'll be taught by passionate professionals like Christina Nicholson, founding director of banksia & lime.
• Form connections: See what our students are up to by following the School of Design Facebook page, School of Design Instagram account and School of Design on LinkedIn.
The UWA ALVA Student Society is affiliated with the UWA Student Guild and represents students within the School of Design. Visit the ALVA Student Society on Facebook.
• Richer student experiences:
• Student Exchange & Study Abroad:
• Tsinghua University:
Tsinghua University was established in 1911 and now has 14 schools and 56 departments with faculties in science, engineering, humanities, law, medicine, history, philosophy, economics, management, education and art. The University welcomes more than 25,900 students and, as one of China's most renowned universities, Tsinghua has become an important institution for fostering talent and scientific research. The educational philosophy of Tsinghua is to "train students with integrity".
• Student story: Filippo Tosolini
• Landscape architecture: You'll learn to:
• use methods for understanding landscapes and communities
• design and plan for dynamic and resilient environments and communities
• demonstrate theoretical and practical knowledge for producing creative design outcomes
• Course accreditation: Students who complete a Landscape Architecture major to a sufficiently high standard may proceed to the Master of Landscape Architecture (Coursework).
The UWA Master of Landscape Architecture is accredited by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA).
• Your degree options: This major is offered as a degree-specific, or first, major for these degrees.
It is also offered as a second major in our other bachelor's degrees.
• Bachelor of Environmental Design
• Bachelor of Philosophy