Landscape Designer
Use horticultural expertise to create functional and appealing outdoor spaces.
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- What's it like to be a Landscape Designer?
- How to become a Landscape Designer
- Latest Landscape Designer jobs
- Top skills and experience for Landscape Designers
- Landscape Designer role reviews
What's it like to be a Landscape Designer?
Landscape Designers are horticultural experts who combine their knowledge with technical proficiency and design expertise to create well-designed, functional and appealing outdoor spaces.
Tasks and duties
- Plan and design functional and attractive layouts for sites according to a client’s brief, having conducted assessments of climate, soil and sun exposure
- Produce technical drawings (often using CAD software), which specify the location and species of plants in addition to pathways, garden structures, water features, walls and paved areas.
- Liaise with contractors and builders to ensure the construction, irrigation and planting adheres to the design and is completed on time and on budget.
How to become a Landscape Designer
To become a Landscape Designer in Australia you generally need qualifications in landscape design. Courses usually combine visual and creative skills with practical and technical aspects of landscape design.
- 1.Undertake a course in landscape design, such as a Diploma of Landscape Design (AHC50616). Alternatively, complete an apprenticeship in landscape design.
- 2.Graduates in landscape design may work in domestic, private or commercial landscape and horticultural projects.
- 3.Landscape Designers looking to further their careers may look to working as horticultural consultants, planning and development surveyors or urban designers.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Landscape Designer employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Landscape Design
Vectorworks
Landscape Architecture
SketchUp Software
Horticulture
Bush Regeneration
AutoCAD
Vegetation Control
Arboriculture
Architectural Design
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Latest Landscape Designer reviews
3.0Nov 2018
Landscape Designers requires critical thinking but the challenges can be rewarding
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Landscape Architectural Design
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationLandscape Architecture
The good thingsProject variety where each project require a unique solution. Also there is a lot of problem solving involved which keeps you challenged and stimulated.
The challengesOften landscape is the last component of a design where other components are already set in stone and you cannot change that. Thereofre it can be frustrating to work with a lot of limitations and rest...
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5.0Oct 2018
Landscape Design How to Keep a Good Design Work Ethic for Landscaping
Reviewer's QualificationDiploma of Landscape Design
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationLandscape Design
The good thingsArtistically challenges you with various design principles in conjunction with Australia Srandards to adhere with in your documentation for the final designs for clients.
The challengesBotanical knowledge is imperative for accurate designs which work both for the client and environment; construction knowledge is particularly important as the Australian Standards you must comply with...
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