Landscape Architecture Resource

by Brendan Kempf

A thread about unemployment over on land8lounge that was originally started in January has gotten a lot of activity this week. Several posts suggest finding ways to volunteer or intern in ways that relate to landscape architecture. The upside is additional experience that could be very valuable once the economy does improve.

A surprising place for finding internships is actually a city's Parks and Recreation department. New York City's Parks and Recreation offers around 50 different internship opportunities. While some of the internships for office work or public education, there are several relating to ecology, horticulture, and graphic design. In fact, there are internships relating directly to ecological restoration as well as the Fresh Kills Park project.

I suppose since New York has an illustrious place in the history of urban landscape architecture it should be no surprise that they have opportunities. Maybe your city's parks and rec department will be offering some interesting internships, too. It can't hurt to look! And if you do find some interesting ones, let us know in the comments.

Brendan Kempf is a contributing writer and student at Connecticut College working towards an Anthropology and Architectural Studies double major