"First, there's a five-year bachelor's degree, or a master's. Then there's a three-year internship. After that, many architects in firms must spend years designing building components, such as the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning system. Going off on your own may not be a solution. Most people who hire architects are older and reluctant to trust designing their building to a 20- or 30-something." ...Whilst I, as a landscape architect only had a 5 year bachelor degree and a two year stint under the supervision of a licensed LA before licensing is an option. After that, many landscape architects in firms must spend years doing grading, construction details and planting plans before actually carrying a project from start to completion under the direction of an architect or engineer. Going off on your own may not be a solution. Most people who hire landscape architects are older and reluctant to trust their site layout and urban design work to a 20- or 30-something. While I am in no way dissappointed with the fact that Landscape Architecture is rated as excellent, I am one, I think there is an over-generalization on both parts of the article. Landscape architecture certainly isn't a walk in the park where upon graduation you become an insta-project manager taking over exciting and important new projects. And nor is architecture destined to be ungratifying work for years to come once a recent grad hits the market. I am, however, happy to see a new exposure given to our budding profession (heh...I made a pun).

Marty Nemko is a twat