I am very interested in the design and layout of cities at a variety of scales.
I am just about to complete my 4 year undergraduate degree in Urban and Regional Planning. I am about to accept my admission offer to a 3 year master of landscape architecture.
I know some people choose to do a master of urban design, etc. but I want to know if I am choosing the right path. I don't want to strictly be a landscape architecture and I have a brief understanding that the two field merge quite often.
Has anyone done a similar academic path such as I? Can an urban designer be an urban designer without an actual degree?
Thanks.
-YD
citizen
Apr 25, 18 12:22 pm
Many (if not most) who practice urban design don't have a degree with "urban design" named in it. This is a manifestation of the field's broad-hybrid-eclectic nature.
Architecture, landscape architecture, and planning are by far the more common degree paths. (Obviously, the particular courses and focus of design work in school are related but NOT necessarily the same as the general degree title might suggest.)
I think a 1st professional MLA makes a lot of sense. Good luck!
I am very interested in the design and layout of cities at a variety of scales.
I am just about to complete my 4 year undergraduate degree in Urban and Regional Planning. I am about to accept my admission offer to a 3 year master of landscape architecture.
I know some people choose to do a master of urban design, etc. but I want to know if I am choosing the right path. I don't want to strictly be a landscape architecture and I have a brief understanding that the two field merge quite often.
Has anyone done a similar academic path such as I? Can an urban designer be an urban designer without an actual degree?
Thanks.
-YD
Many (if not most) who practice urban design don't have a degree with "urban design" named in it. This is a manifestation of the field's broad-hybrid-eclectic nature.
Architecture, landscape architecture, and planning are by far the more common degree paths. (Obviously, the particular courses and focus of design work in school are related but NOT necessarily the same as the general degree title might suggest.)
I think a 1st professional MLA makes a lot of sense. Good luck!