Landscape architecture is the art, planning, design, management , preservation and rehabilitation of the land and the design of human-made constructs. The scope of the profession includes architectural design, site planning, housing estate development, environmental restoration, town or urban planning, urban design, parks and recreation planning, regional planning, landscape urbanism, and historic preservation.

Common Questions

Are you trying to increase the vegetation in your urban core?

Are you trying to improve the parks and open space in your town?

Landscape Architecture Contacts

• Paula Reeves, WSDOT’s Scenic Byways Coordinator for technical assistance related to roadway design and landscape architecture – 360-705-7387

Landscape Architecture Resources

• Nancy Rottle at the University of Washington
• Washington Chapter of the ASLA (American Society of Landscape Architects)
• Park Planning, Design, and Open Space
• Department of Natural Resources Urban & Community Forestry Program