About the Landscape Institute
The Landscape Institute is the Royal Chartered institute for landscape architecture.
As a professional body and educational charity, we work to protect, conserve and enhance the natural and built environment for the public benefit.
We champion landscape and the landscape profession, through advocacy and support to our members, in order to inspire great places where people want to live, work and visit.
We work with government to improve the planning, design and management of urban and rural landscape.
We accredit university courses and promote professional development to ensure that landscape architects deliver the highest standards of practice.
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Inspiring great places: find our more about our work
Influencing government and policy
As a lead voice on landscape at a national level, we help guide government thinking and policy.
Our responses to national policy consultations | Green Infrastructure | Housing | Climate change |
Stimulating debate and new ideas
Our seminars, annual awards, competitions and journal provoke thought and inspire innovation.
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Disseminating knowledge
Our technical guidance and online knowledge resources promote good practice and set industry standards.
Publications | Downloads | GLVIA | Olympic Learning Legacy | BIM | Knowledge Base (LI members) |
Promoting the work of LI members
We help clients commission landscape projects, and we show the benefits of good landscape.
Find a landscape architect | New projects | Why invest in landscape? |
Advising on landscape careers
Young people, students and career changers can find out more about options in the landscape profession.
Become a landscape architect | Student Landscape Institute Council | |
Raising professional standards
Chartership, CPD and practice registration give an assurance of high levels of professional practice.
CPD events | Practice registration Becoming chartered | Join the LI | Code of Conduct |
Last updated 14 May 2013
Landscape architecture is...
"Landscape architecture is rooted in an understanding of
how the environment works and what makes each place
unique. It is a blend of science and art, vision and thought.
It is a creative profession skilled in strategic planning, delivery
and management. Landscape architects bring knowledge
of natural sciences, environmental law and planning policy.
They lead teams, engage stakeholders and manage
conflicting demands. And they create delight with beautiful
designs, protecting and enhancing our most cherished
landscapes and townscapes".
from 'Landscape architecture: a guide for clients', 2012
"All aspects of the science, planning, design, implementation and management of landscapes and their environment in urban and rural areas and the assessment, conservation, development, creation and sustainability of landscapes with a view to promoting landscapes which are aesthetically pleasing, functional and ecologically and biologically healthy and which when required are able to accommodate the built environment in all its forms"
from the LI's Royal Charter of Incorporation, 1997
