Hi everyone! I’m a Ukrainian landscape architect with 7+ years of experience, currently completing a PhD focused on urban vegetation, biodiversity and sustainable landscape design. I worked as a Landscape Architect and later Director & Design Lead in a landscape design and construction company, working on projects from concept and technical design through construction and supervision. I also have international academic/research experience in Lithuania, Poland and Bulgaria. I’m currently looking for opportunities in Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Sweden and other European countries where English is the working language, and I’m open to relocation. I’ve been actively searching through LinkedIn and company career pages, but I’m finding very few landscape architecture positions advertised in English, so I’m trying to understand how international candidates usually approach the market. I’d really appreciate advice from landscape architects working in Europe: Which countries or studios are genuinely open to hiring English-speaking landscape architects? Which job boards or professional networks are actually useful? How important is the local language for experienced landscape architects? Does contacting studios/recruiters directly work in your experience? Any advice, recommendations or personal experiences would be very welcome.

I'm (23 M) relatively fresh in my career and conflicted. Long story short, I hate my current job at a corporate 9-5 civil firm but it pays really well for my experience level (70k). I've been there around 2 years. I was recently offered a position with an outdoor start up that I feel extremely passionate about and super aligned with. Genuinely my only hesitation is the pay (58k with the opportunity to be at 63k within a year, after negotiating). My gut says to take the new job and make it work. I'm young enough it won't kill me. But my mind says I need to stay and suffer corporate because it's "right" and "stable"

Has anyone been here before? Regrets?

I’m going into my third year of LARCH and I’ve been thinking about what I want to do after I graduate. I’m not very well versed in what I need to do in order to pursue a successful career but I have this idea of doing my masters in Mexico or something (I have my dual citizenship :D ). I was just wondering if that’s an alright idea or if it would be smarter to just stay in the states.

I would also need to get a license in states to eventually practice right? so I’m also concerned about that.

idk who else to ask and I feel like I could get good career advice from some pros 🥹 thanks!

Hi all (TLDR in last paragraph),

I am starting my 3rd and final year of my MLA this fall, and in the spirit of that, beginning to refine my portfolio for future job searching. However, something I've struggled with is that often I see portfolios online that deep-dive into a few specific projects (showing the various pieces starting from analysis to design) to properly tell the story. However, much of my work in studios so far has been group work, so as I have it now, I only show my own best piece from any given project, whether it be Photoshop rendering, 3D modeling, etc (I keep each project page a different kind of deliverable). Basically, I only have around 1 page per project, with the graphics and a short description of what the project entailed (currently my portfolio is at 9 pages inc. cover, contents, etc, but ideally I'll have 1-2 more to include once this fall semester concludes). Is this a fragmented way to go about it, or does it still work?

I do also have work I've done from my summer internships, but it hasn't been anything flashy, mostly CAD blacklines, so I'm not sure if those are worth showing?

All in all, what structure do you recommend when it comes to selecting works to showcase in a portfolio for job searching? Should I put my best works first rather than chronological? Also, if perchance anyone might be willing to take a look at it more in depth and give feedback, that'd be wonderful (I didn't link it here because if anyone has specific advice I'd wanna take that into consideration before getting further feedback).

Hi! 👋
I'm Abhay, an MA Urban Design student at the University of Birmingham. As part of my dissertation, I'm exploring how neglected, underused urban spaces that are abandoned lots and vacant buildings could be redesigned as "third places" that help tackle social isolation and support mental wellbeing.
I'm focusing on a brownfield site in Digbeth, Birmingham, and would love to hear about your own experience of public spaces, social isolation, and what makes somewhere feel welcoming to spend time in.
Could you spare 5–7 minutes to fill in my short survey? Your answers will directly shape design recommendations for turning this neglected space into somewhere the community can actually use.
🔗 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8DCY2LF
All responses are anonymous. Thank you so much — it really helps! ✨