Professional Practice for Landscape Architecture: Business, Practice & Management

3 units

Advanced study of professional practice topics focusing on firm management and project management for landscape architecture projects. Firm-related topics will include starting a practice, financial management, legal structures, marketing, staffing, professional ethics and risk management. Project-related topics will include fee negotiation, project structures and participants, scheduling, use of contracts and management documents, and construction document systems. Course activities will include project site visits and visits to local firms with landscape architecture design services.