A landscape architect works as a specialist who bonds together in the everyday work different elements on natural science, social science and creativity. A landscape architect is that way a modern engineer whose mission is to care about the needs of society and nature but also to give people meaningful and beautiful places and elements.
Landscape architecture involves working in opened but also private rooms. Because of the variety of work places a landscape arcitect has to have the ability to analyse his/her mission in a critical way.
If you are looking for a landscape architect then you can find help at the European federation of landscape architecture. Nowadays a landscape architect has to have at least a Bachelor degree from a university more career possibilities come with the Masters degree of course. After university they mostly find jobs as specialists in building or designing companies. These specialists have to have studied at least 5 years to have all the rights of a landscape architect. But they can also decide to do science work.
A landscape architect has to have a good eye for composition and engineering, also digital abilities and a productive imagination. He/she also has to take care of the landscape after the project has finished.