What is landscape architecture?
Landscape architects handle all planning tasks that do not concern building architecture; they deal with “everything that does not have a roof on it”. Landscape architecture or open space planning thus covers an extremely wide range of tasks, from house gardens, parks and city squares to large-scale concepts for entire districts or landscape areas.
Landscape architecture refers to the technical and creative use of private and public open spaces. Here, it is necessary to plan spaces for people under the aspects of aesthetics, economy and ecology. The course combines creativity, nature and technology. Landscape architecture requires a broad spectrum of knowledge and works interdisciplinarily with other disciplines such as architecture, urban planning and landscape design.
As a landscape architect you have the best career prospects – all our graduates currently find a job in the shortest possible time!
Through our 8-semester course of study (as opposed to a 6-semester course of study) you can join the Chamber of Architects after two years of practical experience and thus become a fully-fledged landscape architect.
Study contents
Target
After your studies of landscape architecture (Bachelor of Engineering) you are able to:
- to participate actively, responsibly and competently in the development and planning of open spaces in town and country in all planning phases
- to deal confidently with plants and building materials
- to develop drafts, concepts, programmes and strategies creatively and purposefully, both independently and in a team
- Involve citizens and users in the planning process through moderation and supervise the structural implementation of the planning
- to preserve and design open spaces in landscape and city
- to combine ecological and economic aspects of planning creatively and sensibly
- to cooperate successfully in an interdisciplinary way with architects, urban planners and landscape planners as well as transdisciplinary with other engineering and professional groups
Procedure
Foundation course
1. – 3. Semester
Choice of specialisation
Planning and building
Focus: Technical-constructive solution and implementation of planning tasks. Intensive examination of the subject area of implementation planning, construction management and construction supervision.
4. – 8. Semester
Planning and designing
Focus: Solving complex planning and design tasks including technical-constructive detail solutions using appropriate and modern communication techniques (e.g. 3D visualization).
4. – 8. Semester